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Thornton Primary School
Electricity
That's enough to buy 180 school dinners.
Electricity
That's the electricity used by 58 average homes in a year.
Electricity
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 16,000 km.
Electricity
That's enough energy to charge 150,000 smartphones.
Electricity
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 7 weeks
Electricity
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 446 years.
Electricity
That's the energy generated by 590 solar panels in a year.
Electricity
That's enough energy to play 1 year 8 months of computer games.
Electricity
It will take 23 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this electricity was generated.
Electricity
That's enough energy to boil 20,000 kettles.
Electricity
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 2,700 km.
Gas
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 7,900 km.
Gas
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 3,500 showers.
Gas
It will take 48 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this gas was burnt.
Gas
That's the gas used by 20 UK homes in a year.
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You are in 10th place on the West Midlands scoreboard and 112th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21st | Rakegate Primary School | 10 | Started working towards their energy saving target |
| 2nd | The Ferncumbe C of E Primary School | 30 | Participate in an Introduction to Energy Sparks workshop |
| 1st | Highfield J&I School | 10 | Provided portable heaters for staff working in the holidays |
| 1st | Highfield J&I School | 20 | Changed heating frost protection settings |
What's been going on?
A list of recent adult and pupil-led activities at this school
| Date | Points | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2026 | 10 | Carry out a spot check to see if lights or electrical items are left on after school |
| 13 Feb 2026 | 10 | Turned off fridges and freezers in the school holidays |
| 13 Feb 2026 | 20 | Holiday turn off |
| 15 Dec 2025 | 30 | Set up an Energy or Eco team to lead on energy efficiency at your school |
| 27 Oct 2025 | 20 | Switched off heating in school holidays |
| 13 Oct 2025 | 30 | BMS (Building Management System) optimisation |
| 08 Sep 2025 | 50 | Created a climate action plan |