Parkside Community School

Boythorpe Avenue, Boythorpe, Chesterfield S40 2NS
Secondary

Recent energy usage

Use (kWh) CO2 (kg) Cost (£) Potential savings % Change
Electricity Last week 2,990 320 £448 n/a +2.3%
Last year 247,000 34,200 £37,000 £8,160 -11%
Gas Last week 0 0 0p n/a 0.0%
Last year 80,800 14,800 £2,420 none n/a
Electricity data: 21 Nov 2022 - 19 Apr 2025. Gas data: 23 Feb 2024 - 23 Apr 2025. How did we calculate these figures?

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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 tasks 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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Excellent! Electricity use in the Easter 2025 holidays has decreased by 7.2% compared to Easter 2024. Between Saturday 5 Apr 2025 and Saturday 19 Apr 2025 you used 6,300 kWh at a cost of £940. This is a saving of 490 kWh compared to the same period in the holidays last year and saved 260 kg CO2.

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Your school could save £120 each year if the heating set temperature was reduced by 1°C

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You need to score more than 805 points to overtake the next school!

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You are in 11th place on the East Midlands scoreboard and 22nd place nationally.

12th

615

points

11th

800

points

10th

805

points

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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
14th Briar Hill Primary School 20 Attended Energy Sparks training
20th Cranbury College - Secondary site 10 Analyse your school energy use - when is your school occupied?
18th Kings Heath Primary Academy 10 Pupils meet with kitchen staff to discuss their role in saving energy
5th Humphrey Perkins School 20 Winter switch off

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