The Cedars Academy

Wanlip Lane, Birstall, Leicester LE4 4GH
Secondary

Recent energy usage

Use (kWh) CO2 (kg) Cost (£) Potential savings % Change
Electricity Last week 9,620 1,100 £1,440 n/a +0.9%
Last year Data available from Mar 2026
Gas Last week 1,520 277 £90.90 n/a -43%
Last year 914,000 167,000 £54,700 £2,220 -5.2%
Electricity data: 11 Mar 2025 - 5 Jul 2025. Gas data: 1 Jul 2021 - 6 Jul 2025. How did we calculate these figures?

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Reminders

Your school has four gas meters and the data for MPRN 9306045709 has been missing since 10/01/25. This has been raised with your supplier to investigate.

You have completed 2/10 of the tasks in the The BIG Question - How can switching off appliances help reduce our carbon footprint? programme
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Last week the school's electricity baseload was 7.7% more than the average over the last year. If this continues it will cost £3,000 more over the next year. 

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Your school could save £3,000 each year if the heating set temperature was reduced by 1°C

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You are in 13th place on the East Midlands scoreboard and 51st place nationally.

14th

475

points

13th

490

points

12th

605

points

Martin High 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
3rd St John's C of E Academy, Worksop 10 Get the lowdown on the lunches - interview kitchen staff
3rd St John's C of E Academy, Worksop 30 Switched off heating in school holidays
23rd Spratton C of E Primary School 10 Analyse your school energy use - when is your school occupied?
6th Humphrey Perkins School 30 Introduced a policy on classroom temperature

What's been going on?

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

Date Points Activity
12 Jun 2025 25 Attended Energy Sparks training
10 Jun 2025 10 Checked windows are closed at the end of the day
09 Jun 2025 10 Checked windows are closed at the end of the day
09 Jun 2025 20 Switched off for the summer!
09 Jun 2025 15 Analyse your school energy use - when is your school occupied?
06 Jun 2025 30 Introduced a meat-free day for school dinners
05 Jun 2025 10 Switched off fume cupboards after school
23 May 2025 10 Turned off fridges and freezers in the school holidays
19 May 2025 10 Other
16 May 2025 5 Carry out a spot check to see if lights or electrical items are left on at lunch time