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Hillcrest Academy

Cowper Street, Leeds LS7 4DR
Primary

Recent energy usage

Use (kWh) CO2 (kg) Cost (£) Potential savings % Change
Electricity Last week 1,630 213 £815 n/a -9.8%
Last year 153,000 19,600 £76,700 £31,200 n/a
Gas Last week 724 132 £21.70 n/a +17%
Last year 233,000 42,500 £6,990 £1,400 +13%
Electricity data: 25 Feb 2025 - 15 Aug 2026. Gas data: 13 Feb 2022 - 13 Aug 2026. How did we calculate these figures?

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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 2,000 kWh of gas during this holiday, which has cost £61 and generated 370 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 5,800 kWh of electricity during this holiday, which has cost £2,900 and generated 680 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 9,400 kWh, costing £4,700 and generating 1,100 kg CO2.
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You are in 38th place on the Yorkshire and the Humber scoreboard and 104th place nationally.

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Bardsey 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
4th New College Doncaster 10 Checked windows are closed at the end of the day
8th Thorpe Hesley Primary School 30 Get expert advice on fitting solar panels
34th Dinnington High School 30 Label lights and appliances to show which should be left on or turned off
47th Morley Newlands Academy 30 Appoint pupil energy monitors in all classes

What's been going on?

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

Date Points Activity
15 Jun 2026 35 Turn off the heating for the summer
01 Jun 2026 30 Pupils talk to the school caretaker about improving heating controls
20 Apr 2026 30 Design posters to remind pupils to not waste food
22 Feb 2026 30 Started a whole school switch-off campaign
04 Jan 2026 20 Review and reflect/ Follow up check
18 Dec 2025 20 Holiday turn off
18 Dec 2025 10 Started a campaign to only switch on kitchen equipment when needed
18 Dec 2025 20 Switched off heating in school holidays
09 Nov 2025 10 Carry out a spot check to see if lights or electrical items are left on at lunch time
03 Nov 2025 30 Investigate whether the school's heating and hot water is switched off during the school holidays