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 24,100 4,190 £3,610 n/a +98%
Last year 859,000 113,000 £129,000 £49,800 -10%
Gas Last week 26,200 4,780 £785 n/a +20%
Last year Data available from Oct 2025
Electricity data: 31 Mar 2019 - 16 Jan 2025. Gas data: 23 Oct 2024 - 17 Jan 2025. How did we calculate these figures?

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Your school has four 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. The other gas meter serves the swimming pool which no longer uses gas to heat it.

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Last week the school's electricity baseload was 38% more than the average over the last year. If this continues it will cost £27,000 more over the next year. 

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There is a large variation in seasonal overnight electricity usage from 83 kW in the winter to 43 kW in the summer. This suggests electric heating is left running overnight during the winter or the school has inefficient security or flood lights. Change electric heater settings and improve lighting efficiency to save £16,000 annually.

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You are in 11th place on the East of England scoreboard and 39th 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 Laureate Community Academy 15 Defrosted freezers
18th Laureate Community Academy 30 Create and maintain a holiday switch off list
7th Upwell Academy 10 Provided portable heaters for staff working in the holidays
18th Laureate Community Academy 10 Checked fridge and freezer door seals

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