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Damers First School

Liscombe Street, Poundbury, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 3DF
Primary

Recent energy usage

Use (kWh) CO2 (kg) Cost (£) Potential savings % Change
Electricity and Solar PV Last week 1,460 30.8 £219 n/a +9.9%
Last year 80,800 4,430 £12,500 none +15%
Electricity data: 1 Sep 2018 - 15 Aug 2026. How did we calculate these figures?

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You have completed 8/10 of the tasks in the The BIG Question - How can switching off appliances help reduce our carbon footprint? programme
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Bad News!  Your school's electricity use in the Summer 2026 holidays has increased by 320% compared to Summer 2025. Between Thursday 23 Jul 2026 and Saturday 15 Aug 2026 you used 5,700 kWh at a cost of £850. This is an increase of 4,400 kWh compared to the same period in the holidays last year and released an extra 380 kg CO2.
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Watch out! Up to the school used 5,700 kWh of electricity during this holiday, which has cost £850 and generated 550 kg CO2. Make sure lights and electrical equipment are switched off to prevent further waste.

If you choose to leave electrical equipment running, by the end of the holidays you will have used 9,300 kWh, costing £1,400 and generating 890 kg CO2.
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You are in 1st place on the South-West England scoreboard and 2nd place nationally.

3rd

1785

points

2nd

2420

points

1st

5370

points

Penryn Primary Academy & Nursery
West Huntspill Primary Academy
Damers First 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
5th Bishop Fox's School 30 Installed lights with occupancy sensors
44th St Minver School 30 Analyse your school energy use - when is your school occupied?
22nd Bristol Cathedral Choir School 20 Changed central heating set temperature
3rd Penryn Primary Academy & Nursery 20 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
30 Jun 2026 30 Analyse your school energy use - when pupils are at school
30 Jun 2026 0 Created a policy on switching off information technology equipment
30 Jun 2026 50 Created a climate action plan
30 Jun 2026 10 Do a creative activity themed around energy saving
30 Jun 2026 20 Review and reflect/ Follow up check
30 Jun 2026 10 Be a solar spotter
30 Jun 2026 30 Find out why food waste is bad for the planet
30 Jun 2026 15 Defrosted freezers
29 Jun 2026 30 Wrote a policy on transportation to school
29 Jun 2026 30 Introduced a policy on switching off lights