School Comparison Tool

This tool allows you to compare the energy performance of a number of schools within a Local Authority group or across the whole of Energy Sparks. The aim is to allow you to identify the best and worst performing schools to provide examples of best practice and to identify the schools needing the most support to improve their energy management.

Benchmark list, All benchmarks on a single page

School groups

Bath and NE Somerset

Durham

East Sussex

Girls Day School Trust

Highland

Oxfordshire

Pembrokeshire

Sheffield

Somerset

Swansea

Wellsway MAT

Scoreboards

Bath area scoreboard

Durham schools scoreboard

East Sussex schools scoreboard

Girls Day School Trust scoreboard

Highland schools scoreboard

Oxfordshire schools scoreboard

Pembrokshire schools scoreboard

Sheffield schools scoreboard

Somerset schools scoreboard

Swansea schools scoreboard

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Peak school day electricity comparison kW/floor area

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This comparison shows the peak daily school power consumption per floor area. High values compared with other schools might suggest inefficient lighting, appliances or kitchen equipment. The peaks generally occur during the middle of the day. Energy Sparks allows you to drill down to individual school day usage to better understand the intraday characteristics of a school's electricity consumption.

If a school's electricity consumption is high compared with other schools is probably warrants further investigation. There might be simple low-cost remedies like turning lighting off when it is bright outside, or better management of appliances in a school's kitchen. Other measures like installing LED lighting might require investment.

LED lighting for example can consume as little as 4W/m², whereas older less efficient lighting can consume up to 12W/m².

School name	w/floor area	average peak kw	exemplar peak kw	saving if match exemplar (£)
Hamsey Primary School	30.1	12.7	4.24	£776
Catsfield Primary School	29.8	21.5	7.22	£1,310
All Saints' & St Richard's Cof E Primary School	28.8	18.7	6.49	£1,110
Chantry Community Primary School	25.7	26.3	10.2	£1,460
Dallington Primary School	23.7	16.5	6.96	£872
Little Horsted Primary School	22.1	16.7	7.54	£834
Plumpton Primary School	19.9	18.6	9.33	£845
Herstmonceux Church of England Primary School	17.1	19.1	11.2	£725
Wivelsfield Primary School	17	17.5	10.3	£654
The Haven Primary School	16.1	37.6	23.3	£1,300
Robsack Wood Primary Academy	15.6	29.2	18.7	£960
All Saints Primary School	15.5	20	12.9	£648
South Malling Primary and Nursery School	14.8	20.5	13.9	£607
Pevensey & Westham CE Primary School	12.6	29.1	23.2	£541
St Richard's Catholic College	11.9	77.2	65	£1,110
Barcombe Primary School	10.9	13.1	12.1	£96.90
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School	10.2	14.8	14.5	£30.70