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Accrington Academy

Queens Road West, Accrington BB5 4FF
Secondary

Recent energy usage

Use (kWh) CO2 (kg) Cost (£) Potential savings % Change
Electricity and Solar PV Last week 22,300 3,090 £4,490 n/a +0.3%
Last year 1,110,000 134,000 £223,000 £142,000 +0.5%
Gas Last week 61,300 11,200 £2,450 n/a +33%
Last year 1,850,000 337,000 £73,800 £41,400 -8.0%
Electricity data: 2 Oct 2020 - 7 Feb 2026. Gas data: 1 Oct 2022 - 2 Feb 2026. How did we calculate these figures?

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Reminders

This school uses more energy than others as it doubles as a community leisure centre year-round, including at weekends and over school holidays.

You have completed 2/7 of the tasks in the Beat your baseload programme
Complete the final 5 tasks now to score 140 points and 30 bonus points for completing the programme

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Unfortunately you are not meeting your target to reduce your electricity usage

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Well done, you are making progress towards achieving your target to reduce your gas usage!

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Last year you used 65,000 kWh of gas and 22,000 kWh of electricity in the Spring half term 2025 holidays. Turn off your heating, hot water and electrical appliances to save around £7,000 this year. 

Last weekend 14,000 kWh of gas was used costing £550. Switch off the heating at the weekend to save energy!

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Scoreboard update

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You are in 10th place on the North-West England scoreboard and 133rd 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.

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Place School Points Activity
1st Sir John Deane's Sixth Form College 10 Checked fridge and freezer door seals
2nd Oasis Academy - Aspinal 20 Switched off heating at weekends
6th Abbey Hey Primary Academy 10 Carry out a spot check to see if lights or electrical items are left on after school
2nd Oasis Academy - Aspinal 10 Checked windows are closed at the end of the day

What's been going on?

A list of recent adult and pupil-led activities at this school

All activities

Date Points Activity
01 Sep 2025 10 Started working towards their energy saving target
23 Jan 2025 10 Understand your school's baseload
14 Nov 2024 30 Run a campaign to switch off electrical equipment overnight
07 Nov 2024 30 Started a campaign to keep the doors and windows closed when the heating is on
31 Oct 2024 5 Carry out a spot check to see if lights or electrical items are left on after school
31 Oct 2024 20 Set up an Energy or Eco team to lead on energy efficiency at your school
16 Jul 2024 30 Create and maintain a holiday switch off list
16 Jul 2024 10 Analyse your school energy use - when is your school occupied?
16 Jul 2024 10 Introduced an energy efficiency reward system
01 Jul 2024 0 Started working towards their energy saving target

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