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Watling Academy
Barossa Way,
Whitehouse,
Milton Keynes MK8 1EP
Secondary
Solar PV
Last year your school's solar panels generated 87,300 kWh electricity.
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 118,000 km.
Electricity
Last year your school used 592,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by 2,230 solar panels in a year.
Solar PV
Last month your school's solar panels generated 11,200 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 5,360 showers.
Electricity
Last month your school used 26,400 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 8 days.
Electricity
Last week your school used 10,100 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to charge 479,000 smartphones.
Electricity
Last month your school has used £3,960 of electricity.
That's enough to buy 792 books for the school library.
Electricity
Last week your school used 10,100 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to play 10 years of computer games.
Solar PV
Last year your school's solar panels generated 87,300 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 289 years.
Electricity
Last year your school used 592,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the electricity used by 237 average homes in a year.
Electricity
Last year your school used 592,000 kWh of electricity.
It will take 86 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this electricity was generated.
Electricity
Last week your school's electricity use cost £1,510.
That's enough to buy 431 school dinners.
Solar PV
Last month your school's solar panels generated 11,200 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to boil 75,000 kettles.
Electricity
Last year your school used 592,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 1959 years.
Electricity
Last year your school used 592,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 6 months
Solar PV
Last week your school's solar panels generated 1,910 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to play 1 year 11 months of computer games.
Electricity
Last month your school used 26,400 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy needed to drive a petrol car 35,800 km.
Electricity
Last week your school used 10,100 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 53,500 km.
Electricity
Last week your school's electricity use generated 836 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 5,200 km.
Electricity
Last week your school used 10,100 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to boil 67,700 kettles.
Gas
Last year your school used 663,000 kWh of gas.
It will take 138 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 544 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 3,390 km.
Gas
Last year your school used 663,000 kWh of gas.
That's the gas used by 69.8 UK homes in a year.
Gas
Last week your school used 2,980 kWh of gas.
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 1,430 showers.
Gas
Last month your school's gas use cost £516.
That's enough to pay for 147 school dinners.
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Recent alerts
Heads up! Your school's gas use in the Summer 2026 holidays has increased by 29.8% compared to Summer 2025. Can you ask the school site manager to check the heating controls to reduce gas use during the school holidays?
Bad News! Your school's electricity use in the Summer 2026 holidays has increased by 10.1% compared to Summer 2025
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Recent activity across Energy Sparks
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 2025 | 30 | Appoint pupil energy monitors in all classes |
| 12 Nov 2025 | 20 | Switched off hot water at weekends |
| 12 Nov 2025 | 30 | Review school heating timings |
| 10 Nov 2025 | 30 | Analyse your school energy use - when is your school occupied? |
| 27 Oct 2025 | 10 | Provided portable heaters for staff working in the holidays |
| 15 Oct 2025 | 10 | Switched off fume cupboards after school |
| 05 Oct 2025 | 10 | Checked windows are closed at the end of the day |
| 08 Sep 2025 | 30 | Introduced a meat-free day for school dinners |
| 08 Sep 2025 | 30 | Installed point of use electric water heaters |
| 01 Sep 2025 | 30 | Installed lights with occupancy sensors |