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Harris Academy Purley
Kendra Hall Road, South Croydon CR2 6DT
Secondary
Solar PV
Last year your school's solar panels generated 72,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 205 years.
Electricity
Last week your school used 10,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to charge 520,000 smartphones.
Electricity
Last year your school used 750,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the electricity used by 280 average homes in a year.
Solar PV
Last week your school's solar panels generated 2,400 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to play 16 months of computer games.
Electricity
Last week your school used 10,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to boil 69,000 kettles.
Electricity
Last year your school used 750,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by 2,800 solar panels in a year.
Electricity
Last year your school used 750,000 kWh of electricity.
It will take 110 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this electricity was generated.
Electricity
Last week your school used 10,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 55,000 km.
Electricity
Last year your school used 750,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 8 months
Electricity
Last week your school used 10,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to play 6 years of computer games.
Electricity
Last year your school used 750,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 2129 years.
Electricity
Last week your school's electricity use generated 1,400 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 8,100 km.
Electricity
Last week your school's electricity use cost £2,800.
That's enough to buy 1,100 school dinners.
Solar PV
Last year your school's solar panels generated 72,000 kWh electricity.
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 93,000 km.
Gas
Last week your school used 3,500 kWh of gas.
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 1,700 showers.
Gas
Last year your school used 850,000 kWh of gas.
It will take 180 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 650 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 3,800 km.
Gas
Last year your school used 850,000 kWh of gas.
That's the gas used by 74 UK homes in a year.
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Reminders
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You have completed 4/7 of the tasks in the Take a bite out of food waste programme
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Recent alerts
Holidays are almost here! But wait - last year you used 65,000 kWh of gas and 59,000 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 £20,000 this year.
Hey Team! - The amount of electricity your school uses overnight is high. Over the last year you used on average 60 kW. In other schools like yours (similar number of pupils), this baseload is 20 kW. Can you bring your baseload down, and save the school £95,000?
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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 | Stillness Infant School | 25 | Attended Energy Sparks training |
| 18th | Coombe Girls' School | 30 | Upgraded computers |
| 1st | Oasis Academy - Enfield | 30 | Tell leaders what you want them to do about climate change |
| 4th | Torriano Primary School | 35 | Run an assembly about food waste at your school |
What's been going on?
A list of recent adult and pupil-led activities at this school
| Date | Points | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 2024 | 5 | Design posters to remind pupils to not waste food |
| 11 Jul 2024 | 10 | Run a silent debate on energy |
| 11 Jul 2024 | 10 | Do a creative activity themed around energy saving |
| 11 Jul 2024 | 50 | Run a campaign for the whole school community - Challenge 1 degree |
| 11 Jul 2024 | 10 | Analyse your school energy use - when is your school occupied? |
| 11 Jul 2024 | 10 | Analyse a school's solar data |
| 11 Jul 2024 | 5 | Run a Winter Heat Saver campaign |
| 11 Jul 2024 | 20 | Find out why food waste is bad for the planet |
| 11 Jul 2024 | 5 | Fight food waste at home |
| 11 Jul 2024 | 15 | Tell leaders what you want them to do about climate change |