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Victoria Park Primary School
Atlas Road, Bedminster, Bristol BS3 4QS
Primary
Electricity
Last month your school has used £2,200 of electricity.
That's enough to buy 440 books for the school library.
Electricity
Last year your school used 67,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the electricity used by 25 average homes in a year.
Solar PV
Last year your school's solar panels generated 3,600 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 10 years.
Solar PV
Last week your school's solar panels generated 22 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to play 5 days of computer games.
Electricity
Last year your school used 67,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 3 weeks
Electricity
Last week your school used 1,800 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 9,400 km.
Electricity
Last year your school used 67,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 193 years.
Solar PV
Last month your school's solar panels generated 95 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 45 showers.
Solar PV
Last month your school's solar panels generated 95 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to boil 640 kettles.
Electricity
Last week your school's electricity use generated 280 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 1,700 km.
Electricity
Last week your school's electricity use cost £520.
That's enough to buy 210 school dinners.
Electricity
Last year your school used 67,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by 250 solar panels in a year.
Electricity
Last week your school used 1,800 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to play 12 months of computer games.
Electricity
Last month your school used 7,600 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 2 days.
Electricity
Last month your school used 7,600 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy needed to drive a petrol car 9,700 km.
Electricity
Last week your school used 1,800 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to boil 12,000 kettles.
Electricity
Last year your school used 67,000 kWh of electricity.
It will take 10 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this electricity was generated.
Electricity
Last week your school used 1,800 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to charge 88,000 smartphones.
Solar PV
Last year your school's solar panels generated 3,600 kWh electricity.
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 4,700 km.
Gas
Last week your school used 9,100 kWh of gas.
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 4,400 showers.
Gas
Last year your school used 190,000 kWh of gas.
That's the gas used by 17 UK homes in a year.
Gas
Last month your school's gas use cost £3,000.
That's enough to pay for 1,200 school dinners.
Gas
Last week your school's gas use generated 1,700 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 9,800 km.
Gas
Last year your school used 190,000 kWh of gas.
It will take 40 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this gas was burnt.
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Reminders
Measure classroom temperatures to find out whether you should turn down the heating to save energy
Start a transport survey so that you can find out how much carbon your school community generates by travelling to school
You have completed 5/8 of the tasks in the Get Energised! programme
Complete the final 3 tasks now to score 40 points and 30 bonus points for completing the programme
Recent alerts
Unfortunately you are not meeting your target to reduce your electricity usage
Holidays are almost here! But wait - last year you used 9,100 kWh of gas and 1,100 kWh of electricity in the Spring half term 2025 holidays. Quick - ask your Site Manager to turn off your heating, hot water and electrical appliances to save around £840 this year.
Over the last year your school's gas use was 190,000 kWh and generated 36,000 kg CO2. This is too high. Other schools of a similar size used 170,000 kWh. Match these schools and save £3,400!
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | West Huntspill Primary Academy | 15 | Carry out wider environmental activities around school |
| 4th | Bishop Fox's School | 30 | Understand your school's baseload |
| 6th | Writhlington School | 30 | Get expert advice on fitting solar panels |
| 22nd | St Julian's Church School | 20 | Holiday turn off |
What's been going on?
A list of recent adult and pupil-led activities at this school
| Date | Points | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 2025 | 15 | Pupils and staff set an energy reduction target |
| 20 Dec 2024 | 10 | Switched off lights and IT equipment after school |
| 20 Dec 2024 | 25 | Holiday turn off |
| 13 Dec 2024 | 35 | Students and staff create a holiday switch off checklist |
| 20 Nov 2024 | 10 | Checked windows are closed at the end of the day |
| 28 Oct 2024 | 30 | Switched off hot water in school holidays |
| 25 Oct 2024 | 20 | Holiday turn off |
| 07 Aug 2024 | - | Installed point of use electric water heaters |
| 01 Aug 2024 | - | Switched off hot water at weekends |
| 01 Aug 2024 | - | Switched off hot water at weekends |