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The Ruth Gorse Academy

Black Bull Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS10 1HW
Secondary

Recent energy usage

Use (kWh) CO2 (kg) Cost (£) Potential savings % Change
Electricity and Solar PV Last week 13,200 1,860 £6,590 n/a +0.6%
Last year 587,000 70,200 £293,000 £82,000 +1.9%
Gas Last week 15,000 2,730 £449 n/a -4.7%
Last year 397,000 72,500 £11,900 none -21%
Electricity data: 1 Sep 2018 - 13 Feb 2026. Gas data: 13 Feb 2022 - 14 Feb 2026. 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 Saturday 14 Feb 2026 the school used 370 kWh of gas during this holiday, which has cost £11 and generated 67 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 3,300 kWh, costing £99 and generating 600 kg CO2.

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Last year you used 18,000 kWh of gas and 8,200 kWh of electricity in the Spring half term 2025 holidays. Turn off your heating, hot water and electrical appliances to save around £4,600 this year. 

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You are in 52nd place on the Yorkshire and the Humber scoreboard and 134th place nationally.

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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
36th Owston Park Primary Academy 10 Carry out a spot check to see if lights or electrical items are left on after school
18th The Morley Academy 10 Working on clearing the Eco-garden
28th Havelock Academy 30 Upgraded security lights to LED
27th South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College 30 Set up an Energy or Eco team to lead on energy efficiency at your school

What's been going on?

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

Date Points Activity
05 Sep 2025 10 Switched off lights and IT equipment after school
05 Sep 2025 35 Started a whole school switch-off campaign
03 Mar 2025 55 Take longer term action to promote sustainable and energy saving travel to school
03 Mar 2025 35 Wrote a policy on transportation to school
29 Nov 2024 5 Review and reflect/ Follow up check
29 Nov 2024 30 Completed a programme
29 Nov 2024 10 Save energy in the kitchen in Food Technology
29 Nov 2024 10 Introduced an energy efficiency reward system
29 Nov 2024 10 Turned off water chillers and hot drink boilers in the school holidays
29 Nov 2024 10 Switched off lights and IT equipment after school