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Chesterton Primary School
Green End Road, Chesterton, Cambridge CB4 1RW
Primary
Electricity
Last year your school used 45,000 kWh of electricity.
It will take 6.4 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this electricity was generated.
Solar PV
Last year your school's solar panels generated 10,000 kWh electricity.
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 13,000 km.
Electricity
Last year your school used 45,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 129 years.
Solar PV
Last year your school's solar panels generated 10,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 29 years.
Electricity
Last month your school has used £520 of electricity.
That's enough to buy 100 books for the school library.
Electricity
Last month your school used 3,700 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 1 days.
Solar PV
Last month your school's solar panels generated 1,400 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to boil 9,700 kettles.
Solar PV
Last week your school's solar panels generated 340 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to play 10 weeks of computer games.
Electricity
Last week your school used 610 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to play 4 months of computer games.
Electricity
Last year your school used 45,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the electricity used by 17 average homes in a year.
Solar PV
Last month your school's solar panels generated 1,400 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 690 showers.
Electricity
Last week your school's electricity use generated 62 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 370 km.
Electricity
Last week your school's electricity use cost £84.
That's enough to buy 34 school dinners.
Electricity
Last week your school used 610 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to boil 4,100 kettles.
Electricity
Last year your school used 45,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 14 days
Electricity
Last month your school used 3,700 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy needed to drive a petrol car 4,800 km.
Electricity
Last week your school used 610 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 3,200 km.
Electricity
Last week your school used 610 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to charge 30,000 smartphones.
Electricity
Last year your school used 45,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by 170 solar panels in a year.
Gas
Last month your school's gas use cost £300.
That's enough to pay for 120 school dinners.
Gas
Last week your school's gas use generated 190 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 1,100 km.
Gas
Last year your school used 220,000 kWh of gas.
It will take 47 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this gas was burnt.
Gas
Last week your school used 1,000 kWh of gas.
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 490 showers.
Gas
Last year your school used 220,000 kWh of gas.
That's the gas used by 20 UK homes in a year.
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Recent alerts
Unfortunately you are not meeting your target to reduce your gas usage
Review progressWe have limited energy data for your school. You can enter monthly consumption data to show progress against any targets set or observe changes in consumption over a longer period of time.
Supply historical manual readingsHolidays are almost here! But wait - last year you used 5,800 kWh of gas and 3,200 kWh of electricity in the Summer 2025 holidays. Quick - ask your Site Manager to turn off your heating, hot water and electrical appliances to save around £750 this year.
Hey Team! - The amount of electricity your school uses overnight is high. Over the last year you used on average 2.1 kW. In other schools like yours (similar number of pupils), this baseload is 1.2 kW. Can you bring your baseload down, and save the school £1,100?
Scoreboard update
You need to score more than 275 points to overtake the next school!
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You are in 27th place on the East of England scoreboard and 119th 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.
| Place | School | Points | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Nelson Academy | 20 | Holiday turn off |
| 33rd | Burrough Green CofE Primary Academy | 30 | Installed lights with occupancy sensors |
| 2nd | Nelson Academy | 20 | Switched off heating for the summer |
| 10th | Emneth Academy | 20 | Switched off hot water in school holidays |
What's been going on?
A list of recent adult and pupil-led activities at this school
| Date | Points | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2026 | 20 | Changed central heating operating times |
| 28 Apr 2026 | 30 | Review school heating timings |
| 28 Apr 2026 | 20 | Review and reflect/ Follow up check |
| 28 Apr 2026 | 10 | Carry out a spot check to see if lights or electrical items are left on at lunch time |
| 20 Apr 2026 | 30 | Analyse your school energy use - when is your school occupied? |
| 20 Apr 2026 | 30 | Set up an Energy or Eco team to lead on energy efficiency at your school |
| 14 Apr 2026 | 30 | Label lights and appliances to show which should be left on or turned off |
| 30 Mar 2026 | 30 | Pupils and staff set an energy reduction target |
| 04 Feb 2026 | 30 | Appoint pupil energy monitors in all classes |
| 13 Jan 2026 | 30 | Set up an Energy or Eco team to lead on energy efficiency at your school |