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Northgate Primary School
Electricity
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 2,000 km.
Electricity
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 241 years.
Electricity
That's the electricity used by 31 average homes in a year.
Electricity
That's enough energy to charge 100,000 smartphones.
Electricity
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 11,000 km.
Electricity
That's enough energy to boil 14,000 kettles.
Electricity
It will take 13 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this electricity was generated.
Electricity
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 4 weeks
Electricity
That's the energy generated by 320 solar panels in a year.
Electricity
That's enough to buy 170 school dinners.
Electricity
That's enough energy to play 14 months of computer games.
Gas
It will take 21 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this gas was burnt.
Gas
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 2,200 km.
Gas
That's the gas used by 8.9 UK homes in a year.
Gas
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 1,000 showers.
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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
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You are in 41st place on the South-West England scoreboard and 114th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Damers First School | 30 | Hold an assembly to introduce your school to Energy Sparks |
| 2nd | West Huntspill Primary Academy | 10 | Started working towards their energy saving target |
| 4th | Bishop Fox's School | 30 | Run a themed event focused on energy use |
| 9th | Penryn Primary Academy & Nursery | 30 | Run a campaign to switch off electrical equipment overnight |
What's been going on?
A list of recent adult and pupil-led activities at this school
| Date | Points | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 2025 | 10 | Carry out a spot check to see if lights or electrical items are left on at lunch time |
| 05 Nov 2025 | 10 | Run a regular assembly about saving energy |
| 07 Oct 2024 | 10 | Analyse your school energy use - when is your school occupied? |
| 07 Oct 2024 | 20 | Set up an Energy or Eco team to lead on energy efficiency at your school |
| 07 Oct 2024 | 35 | Participate in an Introduction to Energy Sparks workshop |
| 01 Sep 2024 | 10 | Pupils and staff set an energy reduction target |
| 01 Sep 2024 | 0 | Started working towards their energy saving target |
| 26 Mar 2024 | - | Set up an Energy or Eco team to lead on energy efficiency at your school |
| 26 Mar 2024 | 20 | Attended Energy Sparks training |