Parkside Community School

Boythorpe Avenue, Boythorpe, Chesterfield S40 2NS
Secondary

Recent energy usage

Use (kWh) CO2 (kg) Cost (£) Potential savings % Change
Electricity Last week no recent data
Last year 249,000 33,500 £37,400 £8,540 -15%
Gas Last week 4,950 903 £148 n/a +380%
Last year Data available from Sat 15 Feb 2025
Electricity data: 21 Nov 2022 - 5 Jan 2025. Gas data: 16 Feb 2024 - 17 Jan 2025. How did we calculate these figures?

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Reminders

There may be a slight delay with your gas data but we have contacted your supplier to improve this.

You have completed 1/10 of the activities in the The BIG Question - How can switching off appliances help reduce our carbon footprint? programme
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Well done, you are making progress towards achieving your target to reduce your electricity usage!

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Last year your school used 430 kWh of energy per pupil. This cost around £65 and generated 58 kg CO2 per pupil. What can you do to reduce your carbon footprint at school?

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Your school could save £110 each year if the heating set temperature was reduced by 1°C

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You are in 2nd place on the East Midlands scoreboard and 7th place nationally.

3rd

740

points

2nd

800

points

1st

860

points

Stokes Wood Primary School
Parkside Community School
Hallam Fields 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
17th Barley Croft Primary School 10 Started working towards their energy saving target
25th Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy (Junior Site) 30 Participate in an Introduction to Energy Sparks workshop
25th Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy (Junior Site) 10 Analyse your school energy use - when is your school occupied?
27th Christ the King Catholic Primary School (Infant site) 30 Participate in an Introduction to Energy Sparks workshop

What's been going on?

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

Date Points Activity
20 Dec 2024 20 Holiday turn off
13 Dec 2024 30 Create and maintain a holiday switch off list
13 Dec 2024 15 Defrosted freezers
03 Dec 2024 10 Cleaned windows to reduce need for lighting
18 Nov 2024 30 Started a campaign to keep the doors and windows closed when the heating is on
18 Nov 2024 10 Switched off lights and IT equipment after school
18 Nov 2024 30 Started a whole school switch-off campaign
15 Nov 2024 20 Conduct a lighting audit of your school
15 Nov 2024 30 Pupils talk to the school business or estate manager about improving the efficiency of school lighting
15 Nov 2024 10 Switched off fume cupboards after school