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Thomas Gainsborough School

Wells Hall Road, Gt. Cornard CO10 0NH
Secondary

Recent energy usage

Use (kWh) CO2 (kg) Cost (£) Potential savings % Change
Electricity Last week 9,030 1,020 £1,970 n/a -6.1%
Last year 707,000 89,700 £154,000 £37,700 -15%
Gas Last week 1,100 201 £49.70 n/a -59%
Last year 392,000 71,500 £17,600 none n/a
Electricity data: 1 Apr 2019 - 4 Aug 2026. Gas data: 23 Oct 2024 - 4 Aug 2026. How did we calculate these figures?

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Reminders

Your school has three gas meters and we are displaying the data for the Main school and Sixth Form meters. The data for the third meter which serves the Leisure Centre is missing entirely. This meter isn't capable of sharing data with us. It needs to be upgraded. Please liaise with the central MAT team to arrange the meter upgrade.

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Watch out - the heating or hot water is running during the current school holidays! Up to the school used 3,400 kWh of gas during this holiday, which has cost £150 and generated 620 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 9,700 kWh, costing £440 and generating 1,800 kg CO2.
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Last year you used 4,800 kWh of gas and 62,000 kWh of electricity in the Summer 2025 holidays. Turn off your heating, hot water and electrical appliances to save around £14,000 this year. 

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Thomas Gainsborough School
Norwich Road Academy

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
12th Eastgate Academy 20 Changed central heating set temperature
25th Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery School 30 Create and maintain a holiday switch off list
18th Glade Academy 30 Find out exactly how much food your school is wasting
27th Norwich Road Academy 20 Switched off heating in school holidays

What's been going on?

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

Date Points Activity
10 Sep 2025 20 Changed central heating operating times
10 Sep 2025 10 Fixed dripping hot taps
10 Sep 2025 10 Switched off lights on sunny days
04 Sep 2025 30 Upgraded IT servers
04 Sep 2025 30 Upgraded whiteboards
04 Sep 2025 20 Attended Energy Sparks training
04 Sep 2025 10 Fixed dripping hot taps
04 Sep 2025 10 Introduce a new staff member to Energy Sparks
04 Sep 2025 20 Changed central heating operating times
04 Sep 2025 30 Installed point of use electric water heaters