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Nelson Academy

Nursery Road, Downham Market, Norfolk PE38 9PF
Primary

Recent energy usage

Use (kWh) CO2 (kg) Cost (£) Potential savings % Change
Electricity Last week 1,680 205 £357 n/a +8.4%
Last year 70,700 8,990 £16,900 none +1.1%
Gas Last week 1,210 220 £36.20 n/a -0.1%
Last year 137,000 25,000 £7,090 £614 -14%
Electricity data: 1 Oct 2020 - 11 Jul 2026. Gas data: 27 Apr 2022 - 9 Jul 2026. How did we calculate these figures?

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Recent alerts

Well done, you are making progress towards achieving your target to reduce your electricity usage!

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Well done, you are making progress towards achieving your target to reduce your gas usage!

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Last year you used 3,600 kWh of gas and 4,600 kWh of electricity in the Summer 2025 holidays. Turn off your heating, hot water and electrical appliances to save around £1,100 this year. 

 Watch out - term time electricity use has increased by 8.4%, costing an extra £27 each week. Get your Energy Team on the case!

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You need to score more than 1635 points to overtake the next school!

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You are in 2nd place on the East of England scoreboard and 23rd place nationally.

3rd

1365

points

2nd

1470

points

1st

1635

points

Horsford Primary - Holt Road
Nelson Academy
North Wootton Academy

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
36th Wells Hall Primary School 10 Checked windows are closed at the end of the day
10th Emneth Academy 30 Started a campaign to keep the doors and windows closed when the heating is on
6th Felixstowe School 30 Replaced school boiler
48th Norton St Nicholas Primary 20 Attended Energy Sparks training

What's been going on?

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

Date Points Activity
18 Dec 2026 30 Create and maintain a holiday switch off list
23 Oct 2026 30 Create and maintain a holiday switch off list
09 Jul 2026 10 Other
08 Jul 2026 10 Checked windows are closed at the end of the day
06 Jul 2026 30 Introduced a meat-free day for school dinners
25 Jun 2026 10 Other
11 Jun 2026 30 Upgraded windows to double or triple glazed
08 Jun 2026 30 Introduced an energy efficiency reward system
04 Jun 2026 30 Upgraded computers
04 Jun 2026 30 Started a whole school switch-off campaign