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 24,200 4,530 £3,630 n/a +3.4%
Last year 867,000 118,000 £130,000 £51,100 -8.2%
Gas Last week 24,400 4,450 £732 n/a -2.7%
Last year Data available from Oct 2025
Electricity data: 31 Mar 2019 - 18 Feb 2025. Gas data: 23 Oct 2024 - 19 Feb 2025. How did we calculate these figures?

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Your school has three gas meters and we are displaying the data for two meters. The data is missing for MPRN 81342902 and 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 Wednesday 19 Feb 2025 the school used 17,000 kWh of gas during this holiday, which has cost £500 and generated 3,000 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 29,000 kWh, costing £870 and generating 5,300 kg CO2.

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Watch out! Up to Tuesday 18 Feb 2025 the school used 9,800 kWh of electricity during this holiday, which has cost £1,500 and generated 1,600 kg CO2. Make sure lights and electrical equipment are switched off to prevent further waste.

If you choose to leave electrical equipment running, by the end of the holidays you will have used 22,000 kWh, costing £3,300 and generating 3,600 kg CO2.

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You are in 13th place on the East of England scoreboard and 45th 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
18th Felixstowe School 10 Started working towards their energy saving target
4th Emneth Academy 5 Make draught proofing equipment
4th Emneth Academy 5 Make draught proofing equipment
4th Emneth Academy 5 Harness the wind

What's been going on?

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

Date Points Activity
25 Nov 2024 30 Replaced school boiler
25 Nov 2024 10 Turned off water chillers and hot drink boilers in the school holidays
25 Nov 2024 30 Upgraded security lights to PIR movement detectors
25 Nov 2024 30 Switched off heating in school holidays
25 Nov 2024 30 Installed lights with occupancy sensors
25 Nov 2024 10 Switched off lights and IT equipment after school
25 Nov 2024 30 Replaced a gas boiler with an air source heat pump
25 Nov 2024 20 Staff discussed energy efficiency in staff meeting
25 Nov 2024 10 Pupils meet with the caretaker or site manager to discuss their role in saving energy
25 Jul 2024 - Switched off lights on sunny days