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Orchards Church of England Academy
Electricity
That's the energy needed to drive a petrol car 7,800 km.
Electricity
That's enough energy to play 10 months of computer games.
Electricity
That's enough to buy 87 school dinners.
Electricity
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 7,700 km.
Electricity
That's enough energy to boil 9,700 kettles.
Electricity
That's enough to buy 180 books for the school library.
Electricity
That's enough energy to charge 72,000 smartphones.
Electricity
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 830 km.
Electricity
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 2 days.
Gas
That's the gas used by 41 UK homes in a year.
Gas
It will take 97 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 3,600 km.
Gas
That's enough to pay for 190 school dinners.
Gas
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 1,600 showers.
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Recent alerts
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You are in 40th place on the East of England scoreboard and 134th 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.
What's been going on?
A list of recent adult and pupil-led activities at this school
| Date | Points | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| 05 May 2026 | 30 | BMS (Building Management System) optimisation |
| 24 Apr 2026 | 20 | Changed central heating operating times |
| 02 Apr 2026 | 25 | Changed central heating set temperature |
| 27 Mar 2026 | 30 | Students and staff create a holiday switch off checklist |
| 01 Mar 2026 | 10 | Started working towards their energy saving target |