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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 6,430 1,080 £964 n/a +5.4%
Last year 253,000 34,100 £37,900 £9,100 +0.3%
Gas Last week no recent data
Last year 74,600 13,600 £2,240 none n/a
Electricity data: 21 Nov 2022 - 27 Nov 2025. Gas data: 23 Feb 2024 - 8 Sep 2025. How did we calculate these figures?

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Reminders and alerts

Reminders

We do not have any recent gas data due to a change in your supplier. We have requested this data from your new supplier and hope to be able to display it soon.

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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Unfortunately you are not meeting your target to reduce your electricity usage

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Last year you used 1,600 kWh of gas and 4,600 kWh of electricity in the Xmas 2024 holidays. Turn off your heating, hot water and electrical appliances to save around £730 this year. 

Last week the school's electricity baseload was 22% more than the average over the last year. If this continues it will cost £5,300 more over the next year. 

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Scoreboard update

You need to score more than 60 points to overtake the next school!

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You are in 27th place on the East Midlands scoreboard and 90th 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.

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Place School Points Activity
6th Hallam Fields Primary School 20 Changed central heating operating times
23rd Ratby Primary School 30 Analyse your school energy use - when is your school occupied?
4th Sunnyside Spencer Academy 15 Investigate the school's thermostats
17th Albany Junior School 30 Analyse your school energy use - when is your school occupied?

What's been going on?

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

All activities

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

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