Brays School

Brays Road, Sheldon, Birmingham B26 1NS
Special or Alternative Provision

Recent energy usage

Use (kWh) CO2 (kg) Cost (£) Potential savings % Change
Electricity Last week 2,680 499 £403 n/a +0.3%
Last year 117,000 15,600 £17,600 £8,640 -1.3%
Gas Last week 11,900 2,180 £358 n/a +20%
Last year Data available from Aug 2025
Electricity data: 28 May 2022 - 19 Feb 2025. Gas data: 9 Aug 2024 - 19 Feb 2025. How did we calculate these figures?

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You haven't yet completed any of the tasks in the Get Energised! programme
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Unfortunately you are not meeting your target to reduce your electricity usage

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Watch out - the heating or hot water is running during the current school holidays! Up to Wednesday 19 Feb 2025 the school used 5,300 kWh of gas during this holiday, which has cost £160 and generated 970 kg CO2. Make sure both your heating and hot water are switched off to prevent further waste.

If you choose to leave your heating and/or hot water running, by the end of the holidays you will have used 9,000 kWh, costing £270 and generating 1,600 kg CO2.

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Watch out - term time gas use has increased costing an extra £51 each week. Check whether heating thermostats are set to 18°C to save energy.

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You are in 25th place on the East Midlands scoreboard and 63rd place nationally.

26th

90

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25th

100

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24th

105

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Maiden Erlegh School
Brays School
Barley Croft Primary School

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
2nd Sunnyside Spencer Academy - Run an assembly about food waste at your school
2nd Sunnyside Spencer Academy - Review and reflect/ Follow up check
2nd Sunnyside Spencer Academy - Do a creative activity themed around energy saving
24th Barley Croft Primary School 10 Started working towards their energy saving target

What's been going on?

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

Date Points Activity
04 Feb 2025 30 Participate in an Introduction to Energy Sparks workshop
04 Feb 2025 20 Investigate heat loss in your school with a thermal imaging camera
04 Feb 2025 10 Analyse a school's solar data
01 Jan 2025 10 Started working towards their energy saving target
15 Nov 2024 30 Run a Layer Up Power Down Day