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St James C of E Primary School
Harlestone Road, Northampton NN5 7AG
Primary
Electricity
Last week your school's electricity use cost £350.
That's enough to buy 140 school dinners.
Electricity
Last year your school used 73,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by 280 solar panels in a year.
Electricity
Last year your school used 73,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 3 weeks
Solar PV
Last week your school's solar panels generated 1,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to play 7 months of computer games.
Solar PV
Last year your school's solar panels generated 27,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 76 years.
Electricity
Last week your school used 1,400 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 7,600 km.
Electricity
Last week your school's electricity use generated 180 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 1,100 km.
Electricity
Last week your school used 1,400 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to play 10 months of computer games.
Solar PV
Last year your school's solar panels generated 27,000 kWh electricity.
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 35,000 km.
Electricity
Last year your school used 73,000 kWh of electricity.
It will take 11 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this electricity was generated.
Electricity
Last week your school used 1,400 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to charge 71,000 smartphones.
Electricity
Last week your school used 1,400 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to boil 9,600 kettles.
Electricity
Last year your school used 73,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 209 years.
Electricity
Last year your school used 73,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the electricity used by 27 average homes in a year.
Gas
Last year your school used 150,000 kWh of gas.
That's the gas used by 13 UK homes in a year.
Gas
Last week your school used 900 kWh of gas.
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 430 showers.
Gas
Last year your school used 150,000 kWh of gas.
It will take 31 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 160 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 970 km.
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Reminders
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Recent alerts
Well done, you are making progress towards achieving your target to reduce your electricity usage!
Review progressWell done, you are making progress towards achieving your target to reduce your gas usage!
Review progressHolidays are almost here! But wait - last year you used 540 kWh of gas and 4,500 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 £1,200 this year.
Hey Team! - The amount of electricity your school uses overnight is high. Over the last year you used on average 5.9 kW. In other schools like yours (similar number of pupils), this baseload is 4 kW. Can you bring your baseload down, and save the school £4,300?
Scoreboard update
You need to score more than 150 points to overtake the next school!
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You are in 46th place on the East Midlands scoreboard and 143rd 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 | Highcliffe Primary School | 30 | Completed a programme |
| 26th | Clowne Junior School | 30 | Create and maintain a holiday switch off list |
| 4th | Brocks Hill Primary School | 30 | Completed a programme |
| 13th | Rushey Mead Academy | 30 | Analyse community use of your school buildings |
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 |
| 26 Nov 2025 | 35 | Pupils and staff set an energy reduction target |
| 01 Nov 2025 | 10 | Started working towards their energy saving target |
| 08 Oct 2025 | 30 | Participate in an Introduction to Energy Sparks workshop |
| 08 Oct 2025 | 30 | Analyse your school energy use - when is your school occupied? |
| 08 Oct 2025 | 30 | Set up an Energy or Eco team to lead on energy efficiency at your school |
| 22 Jan 2025 | 30 | Participate in an Introduction to Energy Sparks workshop |
| 22 Jan 2025 | 10 | Analyse your school energy use - when is your school occupied? |
| 22 Jan 2025 | 20 | Set up an Energy or Eco team to lead on energy efficiency at your school |