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Elstow School

Abbey Fields, Elstow, Bedford, Bedfordshire MK42 9GP
Primary

Recent energy usage

Use (kWh) CO2 (kg) Cost (£) Potential savings % Change
Electricity Last week 624 76 £93.60 n/a +18%
Last year 100,000 13,000 £15,100 £2,780 n/a
Gas Last week 634 116 £19 n/a +8.7%
Last year Data available from Dec 2026
Electricity data: 1 Jul 2025 - 6 Aug 2026. Gas data: 15 Dec 2025 - 5 Aug 2026. How did we calculate these figures?

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Reminders

Electricity data is now available for Elstow. However, data may not always be up to date as this is only able to be a manual request and upload.

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Recent alerts

Watch out - the heating or hot water is running during the current school holidays! Up to the school used 1,200 kWh of gas during this holiday, which has cost £36 and generated 220 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 3,400 kWh, costing £100 and generating 620 kg CO2.
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Watch out! Up to the school used 1,300 kWh of electricity during this holiday, which has cost £200 and generated 160 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 3,200 kWh, costing £480 and generating 390 kg CO2.
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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 Horsford Primary - Mill Lane 35 Label lights and appliances to show which should be left on or turned off
21st Elm CofE Primary School 30 Set up an Energy or Eco team to lead on energy efficiency at your school
7th King's Lynn Academy 30 Upgraded IT servers
4th Southery Academy 10 Provided portable heaters for staff working in the holidays

What's been going on?

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

Date Points Activity
15 Jan 2026 10 Carry out a spot check to see if lights or electrical items are left on at lunch time
12 Dec 2025 30 Set up an Energy or Eco team to lead on energy efficiency at your school