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Parkside Community School

Boythorpe Avenue, Boythorpe, Chesterfield S40 2NS
Secondary

Recent energy usage

Use (kWh) CO2 (kg) Cost (£) Potential savings % Change
Electricity Last week 3,840 415 £576 n/a +13%
Last year 263,000 33,300 £39,500 £10,900 +5.4%
Gas Last week no recent data
Last year 77,300 14,100 £2,320 none -1.6%
Electricity data: 21 Nov 2022 - 13 Aug 2026. Gas data: 23 Feb 2024 - 11 Jul 2026. How did we calculate these figures?

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Reminders

Your school's recent gas data is missing. This is because we have been receiving it on a very intermittent basis since 12/07/26. This has been raised with your supplier to investigate.

You have completed 3/10 of the tasks in the The BIG Question - How can switching off appliances help reduce our carbon footprint? programme
Complete the final 7 tasks now to score 170 points and 30 bonus points for completing the programme

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Last year you used 220 kWh of gas and 16,000 kWh of electricity in the Summer 2025 holidays. Turn off your heating, hot water and electrical appliances to save around £2,400 this year. 
Bad News!  Your school's electricity use in the Summer 2026 holidays has increased by 31% compared to Summer 2025. Between Friday 24 Jul 2026 and Thursday 13 Aug 2026 you used 11,000 kWh at a cost of £1,600. This is an increase of 2,500 kWh compared to the same period in the holidays last year and released an extra 240 kg CO2.
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You are in 58th place on the East Midlands scoreboard and 160th place nationally.

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Ashwood Spencer Academy
Parkside Community School
Buxton Junior 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
42nd Church Hill Infant School 10 Carry out a spot check to see if lights or electrical items are left on after school
43rd Sharnford CE Primary School 10 Carry out a spot check to see if lights or electrical items are left on at lunch time
18th Beauchamp College 10 Conduct a transport survey
29th Barley Croft Primary School 10 Turned off water chillers and hot drink boilers in the school holidays

What's been going on?

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

Date Points Activity
26 Nov 2025 30 Upgraded security lights to LED
26 Nov 2025 20 Switched off hot water in school holidays
26 Nov 2025 10 Switched off lights on sunny days
30 Apr 2025 10 Learn about where our electricity and gas comes from and their impact on the environment
20 Mar 2025 5 Label lights and appliances to show which should be left on or turned off
20 Dec 2024 20 Holiday turn off
13 Dec 2024 15 Defrosted freezers
13 Dec 2024 30 Create and maintain a holiday switch off list
03 Dec 2024 10 Cleaned windows to reduce need for lighting
18 Nov 2024 10 Switched off lights and IT equipment after school