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Western Primary School
Cold Bath Road, Harrogate HG2 0NA
Primary
Electricity
Last year your school used 61,000 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to run a modern television continuously for 173 years.
Electricity
Last month your school used 6,500 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 2 days.
Electricity
Last month your school used 6,500 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy needed to drive a petrol car 8,400 km.
Electricity
Last week your school's electricity use cost £380.
That's enough to buy 150 school dinners.
Electricity
Last week your school used 1,600 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to play 11 months of computer games.
Electricity
Last week your school used 1,600 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to charge 79,000 smartphones.
Electricity
Last week your school's electricity use generated 250 kg of carbon dioxide.
That's the same amount of carbon dioxide generated when you drive a petrol car 1,500 km.
Electricity
Last year your school used 61,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the electricity used by 23 average homes in a year.
Electricity
Last week your school used 1,600 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to drive an electric car 8,400 km.
Electricity
Last year your school used 61,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by a UK onshore wind turbine in 3 weeks
Electricity
Last year your school used 61,000 kWh of electricity.
It will take 9.2 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this electricity was generated.
Electricity
Last month your school has used £1,600 of electricity.
That's enough to buy 310 books for the school library.
Electricity
Last week your school used 1,600 kWh of electricity.
That's enough energy to boil 11,000 kettles.
Electricity
Last year your school used 61,000 kWh of electricity.
That's the energy generated by 230 solar panels in a year.
Gas
Last month your school's gas use cost £2,500.
That's enough to pay for 980 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 10,000 km.
Gas
Last year your school used 190,000 kWh of gas.
It will take 39 trees, each living 40 years, to absorb the carbon dioxide released when this gas was burnt.
Gas
Last week your school used 9,300 kWh of gas.
That's enough energy to heat the hot water for 4,500 showers.
Gas
Last year your school used 190,000 kWh of gas.
That's the gas used by 16 UK homes in a year.
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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 3/7 of the tasks in the Give your heating a lie-in programme
Complete the final 4 tasks now to score 90 points and 30 bonus points for completing the programme
Recent alerts
Unfortunately you are not meeting your target to reduce your electricity usage
Your school's annual electricity consumption has increased by +7.3% compared to last year. What can you switch off to make a difference?
Ask your head teacher to install solar panels on the school roof and you could save an average of £3,600 each year off your electricity bill.
Scoreboard update
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Complete our recommended activities and actions to score points, win prizes and start reducing your energy usage.
You are in 45th place on the Yorkshire and the Humber scoreboard and 118th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36th | Oasis Academy - Watermead | 30 | Analyse your school energy use - when is your school occupied? |
| 48th | Castle Hill School | 10 | Switched off lights on sunny days |
| 15th | Malet Lambert | 10 | Fixed dripping hot taps |
| 29th | Dinnington High School | 10 | Introduce a new staff member to Energy Sparks |
What's been going on?
A list of recent adult and pupil-led activities at this school
| Date | Points | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 2025 | 30 | Label lights and appliances to show which should be left on or turned off |
| 25 Nov 2025 | 10 | Investigate the school's thermostats |
| 08 Oct 2025 | 15 | Carry out a spot check to see if lights or electrical items are left on after school |
| 08 Sep 2025 | 30 | Pupils talk to the school caretaker about improving heating controls |
| 09 Jun 2025 | 5 | Carry out a spot check to see if lights or electrical items are left on at lunch time |
| 01 May 2025 | 30 | Changed central heating operating times |
| 07 Apr 2025 | 30 | Switched off heating in school holidays |
| 04 Apr 2025 | 35 | Hold a sustainable travel theme day |
| 04 Apr 2025 | 5 | Carry out a spot check to see if lights or electrical items are left on at lunch time |
| 27 Mar 2025 | 10 | Understand how our transportation choices impact the environment |