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Church Hill Infant School
Church Hill Road, Thurmaston, Leicester LE4 8DE
Primary
Electricity
Last week your school's electricity use cost £180.
That's enough to buy 72 school dinners.
Electricity
Last year your school used 48,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by 180 solar panels in a year.
Electricity
Last year your school used 48,000 kWh of electricity.
It will take 7.3 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this electricity was generated.
Electricity
Last week your school used 1,200 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to play 8 months of computer games.
Electricity
Last year your school used 48,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 137 years.
Electricity
Last week your school used 1,200 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 6,400 km.
Solar PV
Last month your school's solar panels generated 740 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 360 showers.
Solar PV
Last year your school's solar panels generated 23,000 kWh electricity.
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 30,000 km.
Electricity
Last month your school used 4,900 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy needed to drive a petrol car 6,300 km.
Solar PV
Last month your school's solar panels generated 740 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to boil 5,000 kettles.
Electricity
Last month your school has used £730 of electricity.
That's enough to buy 150 books for the school library.
Electricity
Last month your school used 4,900 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 2 days.
Solar PV
Last week your school's solar panels generated 170 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to play 5 weeks of computer games.
Electricity
Last week your school used 1,200 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to boil 8,100 kettles.
Solar PV
Last year your school's solar panels generated 23,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 66 years.
Electricity
Last year your school used 48,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the electricity used by 18 average homes in a year.
Electricity
Last week your school used 1,200 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to charge 60,000 smartphones.
Electricity
Last year your school used 48,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 2 weeks
Electricity
Last week your school's electricity use generated 150 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 870 km.
Gas
Last week your school used 3,700 kWh of gas.
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 1,800 showers.
Gas
Last week your school's gas use generated 680 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 4,000 km.
Gas
Last year your school used 92,000 kWh of gas.
It will take 19 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 £370.
That's enough to pay for 150 school dinners.
Gas
Last year your school used 92,000 kWh of gas.
That's the gas used by 8 UK homes in a year.
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Reminders and alerts
Reminders
Measure classroom temperatures to find out whether you should turn down the heating to save energy
Start a transport survey so that you can find out how much carbon your school community generates by travelling to school
You have completed 3/7 of the tasks in the Give your heating a lie-in programme
Complete the final 4 tasks now to score 80 points and 30 bonus points for completing the programme
Recent alerts
Unfortunately you are not meeting your target to reduce your electricity usage
Holidays are almost here! But wait - last year you used 2,200 kWh of gas and 890 kWh of electricity in the Xmas 2024 holidays. Quick - ask your Site Manager to turn off your heating, hot water and electrical appliances to save around £270 this year.
Oh No! Term time gas use has increased costing an extra £17 each week. Check whether heating thermostats are set to 18°C to save energy.
Scoreboard update
You need to score more than 190 points to overtake the next school!
Complete our recommended activities and actions to score points, win prizes and start reducing your energy usage.
You are in 13th place on the East Midlands scoreboard and 67th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32nd | Briar Hill Primary School | 20 | School governors discussed energy efficiency |
| 10th | Portway Junior School | 10 | Run a regular assembly about saving energy |
| 1st | Highcliffe Primary School | 15 | Fixed dripping hot taps |
| 13th | Bilton C of E Junior School | 30 | Participate in an Introduction to Energy Sparks workshop |
What's been going on?
A list of recent adult and pupil-led activities at this school
| Date | Points | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Nov 2025 | 30 | Pupils and staff set an energy reduction target |
| 14 Nov 2025 | 30 | Work with your Caretaker to change the morning heating start time |
| 18 Oct 2025 | 10 | Started working towards their energy saving target |
| 10 Oct 2025 | 30 | Analyse your school energy use - when is your school occupied? |
| 10 Oct 2025 | 30 | Students and staff create a holiday switch off checklist |
| 09 Oct 2025 | 30 | Analyse your school energy use - review heating timings |
| 09 Oct 2025 | 10 | Investigate the school's thermostats |
| 09 Oct 2025 | 10 | Carry out a spot check to see if lights or electrical items are left on after school |
| 08 Oct 2025 | 10 | Carry out a spot check to see if lights or electrical items are left on at lunch time |
| 02 May 2025 | 10 | Pupils meet with the caretaker or site manager to discuss their role in saving energy |