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Fairfield Park Lower School - Ruskin Drive
Ruskin Drive
Stotfold SG5 4SG
Primary
Electricity
Last year your school used 65,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by 240 solar panels in a year.
Electricity
Last year your school used 65,000 kWh of electricity.
It will take 9.1 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this electricity was generated.
Electricity
Last week your school's electricity use generated 95 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 560 km.
Solar PV
Last month your school's solar panels generated 3,900 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to boil 27,000 kettles.
Solar PV
Last week your school's solar panels generated 950 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to play 7 months of computer games.
Solar PV
Last year your school's solar panels generated 30,000 kWh electricity.
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 39,000 km.
Electricity
Last week your school used 1,200 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to play 8 months of computer games.
Electricity
Last month your school has used £680 of electricity.
That's enough to buy 140 books for the school library.
Electricity
Last week your school used 1,200 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 6,300 km.
Electricity
Last month your school used 4,600 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 1 days.
Electricity
Last month your school used 4,600 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy needed to drive a petrol car 5,900 km.
Electricity
Last year your school used 65,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 184 years.
Electricity
Last week your school used 1,200 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to charge 60,000 smartphones.
Solar PV
Last year your school's solar panels generated 30,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 87 years.
Electricity
Last week your school's electricity use cost £180.
That's enough to buy 71 school dinners.
Solar PV
Last month your school's solar panels generated 3,900 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 1,900 showers.
Electricity
Last week your school used 1,200 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to boil 8,000 kettles.
Electricity
Last year your school used 65,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 3 weeks
Electricity
Last year your school used 65,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the electricity used by 24 average homes in a year.
Gas
Last week your school used 1,400 kWh of gas.
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 650 showers.
Gas
Last year your school used 110,000 kWh of gas.
That's the gas used by 9.3 UK homes in a year.
Gas
Last year your school used 110,000 kWh of gas.
It will take 22 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this gas was burnt.
Gas
Last week your school's gas use generated 250 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 1,500 km.
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Reminders
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You have completed 6/9 of the tasks in the Beat your baseload programme
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Recent alerts
Well done, you are making progress towards achieving your target to reduce your electricity usage!
We 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.
Heads up! Your school's gas use in the Easter 2026 holidays has increased by 66% compared to Easter 2025. Can you ask the school site manager to check the heating controls to reduce gas use during the school holidays?
Hey Team! - The amount of electricity your school uses overnight is high. Over the last year you used on average 4 kW. In other schools like yours (similar number of pupils), this baseload is 1.3 kW. Can you bring your baseload down, and save the school £3,600?
Scoreboard update
You need to score more than 290 points to overtake the next school!
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You are in 20th place on the East of England scoreboard and 102nd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11th | Cromer Academy | 30 | Completed a programme |
| 5th | John Grant School | 30 | Run a holiday switch off campaign |
| 25th | Aspley Guise Village School | 30 | Started a campaign to keep the doors and windows closed when the heating is on |
| 6th | Felixstowe School | 30 | Replaced school boiler |
What's been going on?
A list of recent adult and pupil-led activities at this school
| Date | Points | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| 06 May 2026 | 30 | Investigate whether the school's heating and hot water is switched off during the school holidays |
| 07 Apr 2026 | 10 | Adjusted radiator thermostats |
| 18 Mar 2026 | 10 | Measure classroom temperatures |
| 02 Mar 2026 | 30 | Create and maintain a holiday switch off list |
| 23 Feb 2026 | 10 | Carry out a spot check to see if lights or electrical items are left on at lunch time |
| 20 Feb 2026 | 10 | Cleaned windows to reduce need for lighting |
| 13 Feb 2026 | 20 | Review and reflect/ Follow up check |
| 19 Jan 2026 | 30 | Turn the school heating down by 1°C |
| 12 Jan 2026 | 30 | Use appliance monitors to understand the energy use of individual appliances |
| 12 Jan 2026 | 30 | Students and staff create a holiday switch off checklist |