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St Mary's Primary School, Purton
Electricity
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 4 weeks
Solar PV
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 110 showers.
Solar PV
That's enough energy to play 11 days of computer games.
Solar PV
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 2,300 km.
Electricity
That's enough to buy 330 books for the school library.
Electricity
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 8,000 km.
Solar PV
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 5 years.
Electricity
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 1,000 km.
Electricity
That's enough to buy 140 school dinners.
Electricity
That's the electricity used by 36 average homes in a year.
Electricity
That's enough energy to charge 75,000 smartphones.
Electricity
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 2 days.
Electricity
That's the energy generated by 370 solar panels in a year.
Electricity
That's enough energy to boil 10,000 kettles.
Electricity
It will take 14 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this electricity was generated.
Electricity
That's enough energy to play 10 months of computer games.
Electricity
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 277 years.
Electricity
That's the energy needed to drive a petrol car 9,100 km.
Solar PV
That's enough energy to boil 1,600 kettles.
Gas
That's the gas used by 2 UK homes in a year.
Gas
It will take 4.7 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this gas was burnt.
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Recent alerts
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You are in 24th place on the South-West England scoreboard and 111th 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 09 Jan 2026 | 35 | Get expert advice on fitting solar panels |
| 09 Jan 2026 | 30 | Completed a programme |
| 09 Jan 2026 | 10 | Carry out a spot check to see if lights or electrical items are left on at lunch time |
| 09 Jan 2026 | 30 | Analyse a school's solar data |
| 19 Dec 2025 | 20 | Switched off heating in school holidays |
| 19 Dec 2025 | 20 | Changed heating frost protection settings |
| 19 Dec 2025 | 20 | Switched off hot water in school holidays |
| 12 Dec 2025 | 20 | Switched off heating at weekends |
| 14 Nov 2025 | 10 | Switched off lights and IT equipment after school |
| 24 Oct 2025 | 35 | Upgraded interior lights to LED |