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Richmond Hill Academy
Clarke Lane, Leeds LS9 8PN
Primary
Electricity
Last year your school used 230,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 10 weeks
Electricity
Last week your school's electricity use cost £2,500.
That's enough to buy 1,000 school dinners.
Electricity
Last week your school used 5,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to play 2 years 10 months of computer games.
Electricity
Last year your school used 230,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 647 years.
Electricity
Last year your school used 230,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by 850 solar panels in a year.
Electricity
Last year your school used 230,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the electricity used by 84 average homes in a year.
Electricity
Last week your school used 5,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 27,000 km.
Electricity
Last week your school's electricity use generated 640 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 3,800 km.
Electricity
Last week your school used 5,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to boil 34,000 kettles.
Electricity
Last week your school used 5,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to charge 250,000 smartphones.
Electricity
Last year your school used 230,000 kWh of electricity.
It will take 33 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this electricity was generated.
Gas
Last year your school used 130,000 kWh of gas.
It will take 28 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this gas was burnt.
Gas
Last year your school used 130,000 kWh of gas.
That's the gas used by 12 UK homes in a year.
Gas
Last week your school's gas use generated 410 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 2,400 km.
Gas
Last week your school used 2,300 kWh of gas.
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 1,100 showers.
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Reminders
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You have completed 4/9 of the tasks in the Beat your baseload programme
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Recent alerts
Holidays are almost here! But wait - last year you used 8,400 kWh of gas and 14,000 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 £7,300 this year.
Hey Team! - The amount of electricity your school uses overnight is high. Over the last year you used on average 13 kW. In other schools like yours (similar number of pupils), this baseload is 6 kW. Can you bring your baseload down, and save the school £30,000?
Scoreboard update
You need to score more than 215 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 53rd place on the Yorkshire and the Humber scoreboard and 133rd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36th | Bardsey Primary School | 20 | Switched off heating at weekends |
| 65th | Western Primary School | 10 | Started working towards their energy saving target |
| 29th | New College Pontefract | 30 | Get expert advice on fitting solar panels |
| 30th | The Farnley Academy | 20 | Switched off heating for the summer |
What's been going on?
A list of recent adult and pupil-led activities at this school
| Date | Points | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2026 | 30 | Complete a baseload audit |
| 20 May 2026 | 10 | Create a classroom switch off list |
| 18 May 2026 | 30 | Understand your school's baseload |
| 21 Apr 2026 | 10 | Carry out a spot check to see if lights or electrical items are left on at lunch time |
| 19 Mar 2026 | 30 | Analyse community use of your school buildings |
| 20 Dec 2025 | 30 | Create and maintain a holiday switch off list |
| 19 Dec 2025 | 10 | Carry out a spot check to see if lights or electrical items are left on after school |
| 16 Dec 2025 | 10 | Switched off lights and IT equipment after school |
| 08 Dec 2025 | 30 | Started a campaign to keep the doors and windows closed when the heating is on |
| 24 Jul 2025 | - | Turned off fridges and freezers in the school holidays |