Glade Academy

Knappers Way, Brandon, Suffolk IP27 0DA
Primary

Recent energy usage

Use (kWh) CO2 (kg) Cost (£) Potential savings % Change
Electricity and Solar PV Last week 1,380 211 £501 n/a +129%
Last year 58,200 5,330 £21,200 £3,690 n/a
Gas Last week 7,690 1,400 £899 n/a +170%
Last year 110,000 20,100 £12,900 none -20%
Electricity data: 3 Feb 2023 - 17 Jan 2025. Gas data: 1 Sep 2018 - 17 Jan 2025. How did we calculate these figures?

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You have completed 2/8 of the activities in the Get Energised! programme
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Gas use in the Xmas 2024/2025 holidays has increased by 43,000% compared to Xmas 2023/2024. 

Between Saturday 21 Dec 2024 and Sunday 5 Jan 2025 you used 5,300 kWh of gas at a cost of £620. Adjusting for changes in outside temperature, this is still an increase of 5,300 kWh and 970 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 11% more than the average over the last year. If this continues it will cost £1,200 more over the next year. 

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You are in 8th place on the East of England scoreboard and 31st place nationally.

9th

250

points

8th

270

points

7th

285

points

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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
18th Laureate Community Academy 15 Defrosted freezers
18th Laureate Community Academy 30 Create and maintain a holiday switch off list
7th Upwell Academy 10 Provided portable heaters for staff working in the holidays
18th Laureate Community Academy 10 Checked fridge and freezer door seals

What's been going on?

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

Date Points Activity
20 Dec 2024 20 Winter switch off
20 Dec 2024 10 Turned off water chillers and hot drink boilers in the school holidays
03 Dec 2024 20 Investigate heat loss in your school with a thermal imaging camera
03 Dec 2024 20 Invite in an expert
03 Dec 2024 10 Analyse your school energy use - when is your school occupied?
03 Dec 2024 30 Participate in an Introduction to Energy Sparks workshop
03 Dec 2024 10 Analyse a school's solar data
27 Nov 2024 20 Attended Energy Sparks training
27 Nov 2024 30 Upgraded IT servers
14 Nov 2024 10 Switched off lights and IT equipment after school