Sidegate Primary School

Sidegate Lane, Ipswich IP4 4JD
Primary

Recent energy usage

Use (kWh) CO2 (kg) Cost (£) Potential savings % Change
Electricity and Solar PV Last week 3,060 551 £458 n/a +0.2%
Last year 134,000 14,200 £41,700 £977 +3.6%
Gas Last week 11,800 2,150 £353 n/a -2.0%
Last year Data available from Oct 2025
Storage heaters Last week no recent data
Last year 22,300 2,670 £8,540 none n/a
Electricity data: 31 Jan 2023 - 19 Feb 2025. Gas data: 1 Oct 2024 - 20 Feb 2025. Storage heaters data: 31 Jan 2023 - 23 May 2024. How did we calculate these figures?

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Watch out - the heating or hot water is running during the current school holidays! Up to Thursday 20 Feb 2025 the school used 5,800 kWh of gas during this holiday, which has cost £170 and generated 1,100 kg CO2. Make sure both your heating and hot water are switched off to prevent further waste.

If you choose to leave your heating and/or hot water running, by the end of the holidays you will have used 8,000 kWh, costing £240 and generating 1,500 kg CO2.

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Watch out! Up to Wednesday 19 Feb 2025 the school used 1,400 kWh of electricity during this holiday, which has cost £210 and generated 220 kg CO2. Make sure lights and electrical equipment are switched off to prevent further waste.

If you choose to leave electrical equipment running, by the end of the holidays you will have used 2,400 kWh, costing £360 and generating 380 kg CO2.

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Sidegate Primary School
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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
18th Felixstowe School 10 Started working towards their energy saving target
4th Emneth Academy 5 Make draught proofing equipment
4th Emneth Academy 5 Make draught proofing equipment
4th Emneth Academy 5 Harness the wind

What's been going on?

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

Date Points Activity
29 Jan 2025 30 Participate in an Introduction to Energy Sparks workshop
29 Jan 2025 10 Analyse a school's solar data
29 Jan 2025 20 Investigate heat loss in your school with a thermal imaging camera
29 Jan 2025 10 Analyse your school energy use - when is your school occupied?
16 Oct 2024 20 Set up an Energy or Eco team to lead on energy efficiency at your school
28 Mar 2024 30 Switched off heating for the summer
21 Feb 2024 15 Fixed dripping hot taps
16 Feb 2024 30 Switched off heating in school holidays
09 Feb 2024 30 Switched off heating at weekends
30 Jan 2024 10 Checked windows are closed at the end of the day