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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 1,700 240 £361 n/a -2.8%
Last year 73,400 9,610 £22,400 none -1.2%
Gas Last week 5,740 1,050 £316 n/a -5.1%
Last year 155,000 28,200 £10,500 £1,920 -0.8%
Electricity data: 1 Oct 2020 - 11 Feb 2026. Gas data: 27 Apr 2022 - 12 Feb 2026. How did we calculate these figures?

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Reminders

You have completed 2/5 of the tasks in the Lower Your Lighting Impact programme
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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 4,600 kWh of gas and 1,100 kWh of electricity in the Spring half term 2025 holidays. Turn off your heating, hot water and electrical appliances to save around £480 this year. 

Last weekend 220 kWh of gas was used costing £12. Switch off the heating at the weekend to save energy!

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Scoreboard update

You need to score more than 1005 points to overtake the next school!

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You are in 3rd place on the East of England scoreboard and 22nd place nationally.

4th

935

points

3rd

955

points

2nd

1005

points

Horsford Primary - Holt Road
Nelson Academy
John Grant 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 Horsford Primary - Holt Road 15 Run a regular assembly about saving energy
10th Cromer Academy 20 Changed central heating operating times
16th Clements Primary Academy 10 Turned off water chillers and hot drink boilers in the school holidays
20th East Point Academy 20 Switched off hot water in school holidays

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
23 Jan 2026 0 Switched off lights and IT equipment after school
22 Jan 2026 0 Started a campaign to open blinds and switch off lights
22 Jan 2026 0 Switched off lights and IT equipment after school
22 Jan 2026 30 Conduct a lighting audit of your school
21 Jan 2026 35 Introduced an energy efficiency reward system
12 Jan 2026 30 Installed lights with occupancy sensors
07 Jan 2026 30 Completed a programme
06 Jan 2026 10 Switched off lights and IT equipment after school