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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 18,100 2,860 £3,960 n/a +13%
Last year 743,000 98,300 £152,000 £44,600 -14%
Gas Last week 18,400 3,360 £828 n/a +13%
Last year 511,000 93,300 £23,900 none n/a
Electricity data: 1 Apr 2019 - 6 Feb 2026. Gas data: 23 Oct 2024 - 6 Feb 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 meter. The recent data for the Sixth Form gas meter is missing because your school has switched suppliers and your new supplier needs to arrange a site visit to fix a communications issue. 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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Recent alerts

Well done, you are making progress towards achieving your target to reduce your electricity usage!

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Last weekend 4,400 kWh of gas was used costing £200. Switch off the heating at the weekend to save energy!

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 Watch out - term time electricity use has increased by 13%, costing an extra £440 each week. Get your Energy Team on the case!

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You are in 18th place on the East of England scoreboard and 84th place nationally.

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Fairfield Park Lower School - Dickens Boulevard
Thomas Gainsborough School
Bedford Free School

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
13th Emneth Academy 10 Switched off lights on sunny days
21st St Nicholas Priory School 30 Set up an Energy or Eco team to lead on energy efficiency at your school
1st North Wootton Academy 30 Started a campaign to keep the doors and windows closed when the heating is on
32nd Thetford Academy 10 Turned off fridges and freezers in the 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