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Westdene Primary School
Bankside Brighton East Sussex BN1 5GN
Primary
Electricity
Last week your school used 930 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to charge 47,000 smartphones.
Electricity
Last year your school used 110,000 kWh of electricity.
It will take 16 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this electricity was generated.
Electricity
Last month your school has used £2,000 of electricity.
That's enough to buy 390 books for the school library.
Solar PV
Last month your school's solar panels generated 8,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to boil 54,000 kettles.
Electricity
Last year your school used 110,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the electricity used by 42 average homes in a year.
Electricity
Last month your school used 8,500 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 3 days.
Solar PV
Last week your school's solar panels generated 1,700 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to play 11 months of computer games.
Electricity
Last week your school used 930 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 5,000 km.
Electricity
Last week your school's electricity use cost £210.
That's enough to buy 83 school dinners.
Solar PV
Last month your school's solar panels generated 8,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 3,800 showers.
Solar PV
Last year your school's solar panels generated 50,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 144 years.
Electricity
Last year your school used 110,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 5 weeks
Electricity
Last year your school used 110,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by 430 solar panels in a year.
Electricity
Last month your school used 8,500 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy needed to drive a petrol car 11,000 km.
Electricity
Last week your school used 930 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to boil 6,300 kettles.
Electricity
Last week your school's electricity use generated 98 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 570 km.
Electricity
Last week your school used 930 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to play 6 months of computer games.
Solar PV
Last year your school's solar panels generated 50,000 kWh electricity.
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 65,000 km.
Electricity
Last year your school used 110,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 322 years.
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.
Gas
Last week your school's gas use generated 180 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 1,000 km.
Gas
Last week your school used 980 kWh of gas.
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 470 showers.
Gas
Last month your school's gas use cost £180.
That's enough to pay for 72 school dinners.
Gas
Last year your school used 190,000 kWh of gas.
That's the gas used by 17 UK homes in a year.
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Recent alerts
Holidays are almost here! But wait - last year you used 4,400 kWh of gas and 6,100 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 £1,500 this year.
Heads up! Your school's gas use in the Summer 2026 holidays has increased by 49% compared to Summer 2025. Can you ask the school site manager to check the heating controls to reduce gas use during the school holidays?
Scoreboard update
You need to score more than 30 points to overtake the next school!
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You are in 27th place on the South-East England scoreboard and 165th 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 | Priory Rise School | 30 | BMS (Building Management System) optimisation |
| 1st | Priory Rise School | 10 | Fixed dripping hot taps |
| 1st | Priory Rise School | 30 | Added insulation to hot water tanks and pipes |
| 27th | Merebrook Infant School | 10 | Switched off lights on sunny days |
What's been going on?
A list of recent adult and pupil-led activities at this school
| Date | Points | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Sep 2025 | 30 | Set up an Energy or Eco team to lead on energy efficiency at your school |