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Frome Vale Academy

Frenchay Road, Downend, Bristol BS16 2QS
Primary

Recent energy usage

Use (kWh) CO2 (kg) Cost (£) Potential savings % Change
Electricity Last week 1,430 182 £214 n/a +2.7%
Last year 76,600 9,880 £12,200 £5,840 -3.3%
Gas Last week 520 94.9 £15.60 n/a +45%
Last year 211,000 38,500 £7,120 £2,980 -7.9%
Electricity data: 31 May 2024 - 11 Jul 2026. Gas data: 30 Sep 2022 - 10 Jul 2026. How did we calculate these figures?

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Energy Sparks is showing data for two out of your three electricity meters. We don't have data for the kitchen electricity meter, 2200017423720, due to a meter issue.

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Recent alerts

Unfortunately you are not meeting your target to reduce your electricity usage

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Unfortunately you are not meeting your target to reduce your gas usage

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Last year you used 560 kWh of gas and 5,800 kWh of electricity in the Summer 2025 holidays. Turn off your heating, hot water and electrical appliances to save around £1,200 this year. 

Last week the school's electricity baseload was 8.3% more than the average over the last year. If this continues it will cost £530 more over the next year. 

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You are in 49th place on the South-West England scoreboard and 155th place nationally.

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Frome Vale Academy
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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
21st St Werburgh's Primary School 10 Carry out a spot check to see if lights or electrical items are left on at lunch time
15th St Uny C of E Primary Academy 35 Hold a sustainable travel theme day
9th Mawgan in Pydar Primary School 30 Turn the school heating down by 1°C
4th Bishop Fox's School 10 Turned off fridges and freezers in the school holidays

What's been going on?

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

Date Points Activity
25 Sep 2025 15 Run a regular assembly about saving energy
05 Sep 2025 30 Pupils and staff set an energy reduction target
05 Sep 2025 30 Set up an Energy or Eco team to lead on energy efficiency at your school
01 Sep 2025 10 Started working towards their energy saving target