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Barton Hill Academy
Barton Hill Road, Torquay TQ2 8JA
Primary
Electricity
Last week your school used 2,500 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to play 17 months of computer games.
Electricity
Last week your school used 2,500 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 13,000 km.
Electricity
Last week your school used 2,500 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to boil 17,000 kettles.
Electricity
Last month your school used 11,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 3 days.
Solar PV
Last year your school's solar panels generated 39,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 112 years.
Electricity
Last week your school's electricity use generated 260 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 1,500 km.
Solar PV
Last month your school's solar panels generated 5,300 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to boil 36,000 kettles.
Electricity
Last year your school used 130,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the electricity used by 46 average homes in a year.
Electricity
Last year your school used 130,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 6 weeks
Solar PV
Last month your school's solar panels generated 5,300 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 2,500 showers.
Solar PV
Last year your school's solar panels generated 39,000 kWh electricity.
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 51,000 km.
Solar PV
Last week your school's solar panels generated 1,700 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to play 12 months of computer games.
Electricity
Last week your school's electricity use cost £730.
That's enough to buy 290 school dinners.
Electricity
Last year your school used 130,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 358 years.
Electricity
Last year your school used 130,000 kWh of electricity.
It will take 18 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this electricity was generated.
Electricity
Last week your school used 2,500 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to charge 130,000 smartphones.
Electricity
Last month your school used 11,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy needed to drive a petrol car 14,000 km.
Electricity
Last month your school has used £3,100 of electricity.
That's enough to buy 620 books for the school library.
Electricity
Last year your school used 130,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by 470 solar panels in a year.
Gas
Last week your school's gas use generated 130 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 790 km.
Gas
Last year your school used 260,000 kWh of gas.
That's the gas used by 23 UK homes in a year.
Gas
Last week your school used 740 kWh of gas.
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 350 showers.
Gas
Last year your school used 260,000 kWh of gas.
It will take 55 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this gas was burnt.
Gas
Last month your school's gas use cost £250.
That's enough to pay for 100 school dinners.
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Recent alerts
Well done, you are making progress towards achieving your target to reduce your electricity usage!
Well done, you are making progress towards achieving your target to reduce your gas usage!
Hey Team! - The amount of electricity your school uses overnight is high. Over the last year you used on average 8.2 kW. In other schools like yours (similar number of pupils), this baseload is 5.2 kW. Can you bring your baseload down, and save the school £7,500?
Heads up! Your school's electricity use in term time has increased by 2.7%, costing an extra £18 each week. Can you investigate why this was?
Scoreboard update
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You are in 28th place on the South-West England scoreboard and 127th place nationally.
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Recent activity on your scoreboard
Schools score points by recording their activities to investigate their energy use, learning about energy, and taking energy saving actions around their school.
What's been going on?
A list of recent adult and pupil-led activities at this school
| Date | Points | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| 23 May 2026 | 20 | Switched off hot water in school holidays |
| 02 Apr 2026 | 20 | Switched off heating in school holidays |
| 19 Dec 2025 | 30 | Create and maintain a holiday switch off list |
| 04 Dec 2025 | 35 | Comprehensive review of boiler control settings |
| 24 Oct 2025 | 20 | Switched off hot water in school holidays |
| 16 Oct 2025 | 30 | Appoint pupil energy monitors in all classes |
| 16 Oct 2025 | 35 | Label lights and appliances to show which should be left on or turned off |
| 09 Oct 2025 | 35 | Set up an Energy or Eco team to lead on energy efficiency at your school |
| 25 Jul 2025 | - | Switched off hot water in school holidays |
| 01 Mar 2025 | 10 | Started working towards their energy saving target |