Ashwood Spencer Academy

Amber Street, Derby, Derbyshire DE24 8FT
Primary

Recent energy usage

Use (kWh) CO2 (kg) Cost (£) Potential savings % Change
Electricity Last week 3,130 537 £914 n/a +116%
Last year 122,000 16,100 £35,300 £4,680 -8.2%
Gas Last week 18,800 3,440 £999 n/a -35%
Last year 384,000 70,200 £20,400 £9,360 -2.2%
Electricity data: 9 Aug 2022 - 17 Jan 2025. Gas data: 11 May 2021 - 18 Jan 2025. How did we calculate these figures?

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Reminders and alerts

Reminders

Your gas data currently stops on November 29th 2024 due to a change in supplier. Once we are able to access the data from your new supplier your gas data will be restored and this gap will be back-filled.

Please note that your Trust's gas data is estimated between the 28th of February and 31st of March 2024 due to a data issue with your supplier, we are in touch with your supplier to resolve this

You have completed 1/5 of the activities and 1/6 of the actions from your energy audit
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You have completed 6/8 of the activities in the Get Energised! programme
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Recent alerts

Gas use in the Xmas 2024/2025 holidays has increased by 160% compared to Xmas 2023/2024. 

Between Saturday 21 Dec 2024 and Sunday 5 Jan 2025 you used 20,000 kWh of gas at a cost of £1,000. Adjusting for changes in outside temperature, this is still an increase of 12,000 kWh and 2,200 kg CO2. Ask the school site manager to check the heating controls to reduce gas use during the school holidays.

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Last week the school's electricity baseload was 12% more than the average over the last year. If this continues it will cost £2,300 more over the next year. 

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Scoreboard update

You need to score more than 70 points to overtake the next school!

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You are in 23rd place on the East Midlands scoreboard and 62nd place nationally.

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23rd

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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
17th Barley Croft Primary School 10 Started working towards their energy saving target
25th Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy (Junior Site) 30 Participate in an Introduction to Energy Sparks workshop
25th Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy (Junior Site) 10 Analyse your school energy use - when is your school occupied?
27th Christ the King Catholic Primary School (Infant site) 30 Participate in an Introduction to Energy Sparks workshop

What's been going on?

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

Date Points Activity
14 Nov 2024 30 Run a Layer Up Power Down Day
06 Nov 2024 5 Carry out a spot check to see if lights or electrical items are left on after school
04 Nov 2024 5 Water wasting assembly
09 Sep 2024 30 Introduced a meat-free day for school dinners
16 Feb 2024 10 Introduced an energy efficiency reward system
12 Feb 2024 15 Introduce an energy efficiency reward system
12 Feb 2024 15 Run a regular assembly about saving energy
07 Feb 2024 25 Create an energy saving display
07 Feb 2024 80 Declare a Climate Emergency
18 Jan 2024 10 Switched off lights and IT equipment after school