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 23,900 2,520 £4,810 n/a +7.8%
Last year 1,120,000 142,000 £224,000 £144,000 -0.5%
Gas Last week 27,200 4,970 £1,090 n/a +60%
Last year 1,900,000 347,000 £76,100 £41,200 -7.3%
Electricity data: 2 Oct 2020 - 7 Jul 2025. Gas data: 1 Oct 2022 - 12 Jul 2025. How did we calculate these figures?

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Last year you used 120,000 kWh of gas and 93,000 kWh of electricity in the Summer 2024 holidays. Turn off your heating, hot water and electrical appliances to save around £23,000 this year. 

Last week the school's electricity baseload was 18% more than the average over the last year. If this continues it will cost £23,000 more over the next year. 

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You are in 5th place on the North-West England scoreboard and 118th place nationally.

6th

65

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5th

95

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4th

170

points

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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
8th Oasis Academy - Broadoak 20 Set up an Energy or Eco team to lead on energy efficiency at your school
1st Oasis Academy - Media City UK 10 Introduce a new staff member to Energy Sparks
4th Oasis Academy - Leesbrook 5 Carry out a spot check to see if lights or electrical items are left on at lunch time
2nd Oasis Academy - Aspinal 30 Changed central heating operating times

What's been going on?

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

Date Points Activity
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 20 Set up an Energy or Eco team to lead on energy efficiency at your school
31 Oct 2024 5 Carry out a spot check to see if lights or electrical items are left on after 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