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The Cedars Academy

Wanlip Lane, Birstall, Leicester LE4 4GH
Secondary

Recent energy usage

Use (kWh) CO2 (kg) Cost (£) Potential savings % Change
Electricity Last week 11,300 1,450 £2,280 n/a -3.4%
Last year 526,000 68,000 £105,000 £39,600 n/a
Gas Last week 3,820 697 £179 n/a -16%
Last year Data available from Sep 2026
Electricity data: 11 Mar 2025 - 11 Jul 2026. Gas data: 10 Sep 2025 - 10 Jul 2026. How did we calculate these figures?

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Reminders

Your school has three gas meters and the data for MPRN 9306045709 is being displayed from 10/09/25.

You have completed 4/10 of the tasks in the The BIG Question - How can switching off appliances help reduce our carbon footprint? programme
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Recent alerts

Up to Friday 10 Jul 2026 the school used 1,300 kWh of gas during this holiday when closed and 250 kWh during periods of community use and lettings. The total cost has been £63 with £12 of that during lettings.

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Up to Saturday 11 Jul 2026 the school used 6,500 kWh of electricity during this holiday when closed and 1,200 kWh during periods of community use and lettings. The total cost has been £1,300 with £260 of that during lettings.

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You are in 8th place on the East Midlands scoreboard and 46th place nationally.

9th

775

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8th

855

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7th

900

points

Hallam Fields Primary School
The Cedars Academy
St John's C of E Academy, Worksop

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
15th The Joseph Whitaker School 30 BMS (Building Management System) optimisation
4th Brocks Hill Primary School 10 Fixed dripping hot taps
3rd Springfield Primary School 10 Checked fridge and freezer door seals
40th English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy 30 Analyse a school's solar data

What's been going on?

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

Date Points Activity
18 May 2026 30 Wrote a policy on transportation to school
15 May 2026 0 Replaced school boiler
13 May 2026 30 BMS (Building Management System) optimisation
12 May 2026 20 Staff discussed energy efficiency in staff meeting
12 May 2026 10 Changed the set temperature of the server room air conditioning
11 May 2026 0 Checked windows are closed at the end of the day
11 May 2026 30 Run a campaign to switch off electrical equipment overnight
08 May 2026 0 Checked windows are closed at the end of the day
08 May 2026 30 Installed point of use electric water heaters
08 May 2026 20 Changed heating frost protection settings