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Energy (kWh)

Cost (£)

CO2 (kg)

Electricity baseload is the electricity needed to provide power to appliances that keep running at all times. It can be the fastest way of reducing a school's energy costs and reducing its carbon footprint.

These figures represent a comparison of school baseload over the last 12 months against the best performing schools.

This action has been identified as a priority for the following schools.

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	Savings
School	Energy (kWh)	Cost (£)	CO2 (kg)
Beechen Cliff School	130,000	£19,000	21,000	View analysis
Buckler's Mead School	58,000	£19,000	8,600	View analysis
Dundry Primary School	5,300	£800	790	View analysis
Farrington Gurney Primary School	6,200	£930	960	View analysis
Hayesfield Girls' School and Mixed Sixth Form	150,000	£23,000	23,000	View analysis
High Littleton Primary School	6,900	£1,000	1,100	View analysis
Knowle-DGE Learning Centre	160,000	£24,000	24,000	View analysis
Longvernal Primary School	14,000	£2,000	2,100	View analysis
Midsomer Norton Primary School	18,000	£2,700	2,700	View analysis
Norton Hill Primary School	56,000	£8,400	8,300	View analysis
Notton House School	71,000	£11,000	11,000	View analysis
Peasedown St John Primary	44,000	£8,200	6,500	View analysis
Shoscombe Church Primary School	9,000	£1,400	1,300	View analysis
Somervale School	50,000	£7,400	7,600	View analysis
St Dunstan's School	58,000	£8,700	8,700	View analysis
St John's Primary School, Radstock	28,000	£4,200	4,200	View analysis
St Julian's Church School	8,200	£1,200	1,300	View analysis
St Mary's Primary School, Timsbury	17,000	£2,500	2,500	View analysis
Trinity Church School	23,000	£3,400	3,400	View analysis
Welton Primary School	8,600	£1,300	1,300	View analysis
Westfield Primary School	22,000	£3,300	3,200	View analysis
Writhlington School	160,000	£23,000	23,000	View analysis

1,103,200

£176,430

166,550

Reduce your annual electricity use

Understanding how a school's energy use matches up with other schools of a similar size and how much energy could be saved each year is a good place to start.

These savings are based on comparing electricity usage over the last 12 months against the best performing schools.

This action has been identified as a priority for the following schools.

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	Savings
School	Energy (kWh)	Cost (£)	CO2 (kg)
Buckler's Mead School	27,000	£9,200	4,000	View analysis
Critchill School	39,000	£5,800	5,800	View analysis
Dundry Primary School	5,200	£790	780	View analysis
Farrington Gurney Primary School	17,000	£2,600	2,600	View analysis
Hayesfield Girls' School and Mixed Sixth Form	99,000	£15,000	15,000	View analysis
High Littleton Primary School	8,300	£1,300	1,300	View analysis
Longvernal Primary School	13,000	£2,000	2,000	View analysis
Midsomer Norton Primary School	9,600	£1,400	1,400	View analysis
Norton Hill Primary School	78,000	£12,000	11,000	View analysis
Notton House School	120,000	£19,000	19,000	View analysis
Peasedown St John Primary	83,000	£17,000	12,000	View analysis
Shoscombe Church Primary School	8,600	£1,300	1,300	View analysis
Somervale School	63,000	£9,500	9,600	View analysis
Soundwell Academy	54,000	£8,000	7,900	View analysis
St Dunstan's School	66,000	£10,000	9,900	View analysis
St John's Primary School, Radstock	10,000	£1,500	1,500	View analysis
St Julian's Church School	8,600	£1,300	1,300	View analysis
St Mark's C of E School	88,000	£13,000	13,000	View analysis
St Mary's Primary School, Timsbury	18,000	£2,700	2,700	View analysis
St Matthias Academy Fishponds (South)	12,000	£1,700	1,700	View analysis
Trinity Church School	23,000	£3,400	3,400	View analysis
Welton Primary School	4,800	£720	710	View analysis
Writhlington School	78,000	£12,000	12,000	View analysis

933,100

£151,210

139,890

Reduce your out of hours electricity use

Out of hours electricity use is the amount of electricity used when the school is closed - overnight, at weekends and during the holidays. Reducing out of hours electricity use is one of the easiest, and cheapest ways of saving lots of energy.

These figures are based on a comparison of electricity usage outside of school hours against the best performing schools. Ensuring that school opening hours are up to date will improve the accuracy of the analysis.

This action has been identified as a priority for the following schools.

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	Savings
School	Energy (kWh)	Cost (£)	CO2 (kg)
Beechen Cliff School	71,000	£11,000	11,000	View analysis
Buckler's Mead School	42,000	£14,000	6,300	View analysis
Critchill School	5,700	£860	860	View analysis
Dundry Primary School	2,300	£340	330	View analysis
Farrington Gurney Primary School	4,200	£630	650	View analysis
Hayesfield Girls' School and Mixed Sixth Form	62,000	£9,200	9,100	View analysis
High Littleton Primary School	3,200	£480	500	View analysis
Longvernal Primary School	4,200	£620	630	View analysis
Midsomer Norton Primary School	8,600	£1,300	1,300	View analysis
Norton Hill Primary School	18,000	£2,700	2,700	View analysis
Norton Hill School	66,000	£9,900	9,900	View analysis
Notton House School	30,000	£4,600	4,600	View analysis
Oakfield Academy	9,400	£1,400	1,500	View analysis
Preston School Academy	24,000	£3,500	3,500	View analysis
Shoscombe Church Primary School	4,300	£650	650	View analysis
Somervale School	8,500	£1,300	1,300	View analysis
Soundwell Academy	18,000	£2,800	2,700	View analysis
St Dunstan's School	25,000	£3,800	3,800	View analysis
St John's Primary School, Radstock	9,000	£1,400	1,400	View analysis
St Julian's Church School	2,100	£320	330	View analysis
St Mark's C of E School	22,000	£3,300	3,400	View analysis
St Matthias Academy Brentry (North)	1,800	£270	270	View analysis
St Matthias Academy Fishponds (South)	3,100	£470	450	View analysis
Trinity Church School	8,000	£1,200	1,200	View analysis
Welton Primary School	2,400	£360	360	View analysis
Writhlington School	73,000	£11,000	11,000	View analysis

527,800

£87,400

79,730

Reduce your peak electricity consumption

Electricity use varies at different times of the day. Usage will be at a peak in the middle of the day, but should be low overnight.

These figures represent a comparison of usage at peak times against the best performing schools.

This action has been identified as a priority for the following schools.

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	Savings
School	Energy (kWh)	Cost (£)	CO2 (kg)
Beechen Cliff School	50,000	£7,400	8,500	View analysis
Clutton Primary School	1,700	£250	260	View analysis
Dundry Primary School	1,200	£180	170	View analysis
Farrington Gurney Primary School	7,200	£1,100	1,300	View analysis
High Littleton Primary School	6,800	£1,000	1,200	View analysis
Knowle-DGE Learning Centre	52,000	£7,800	8,600	View analysis
Longvernal Primary School	4,400	£660	730	View analysis
Norton Hill Primary School	35,000	£5,300	5,400	View analysis
Notton House School	47,000	£7,000	7,600	View analysis
Peasedown St John Primary	42,000	£9,200	6,500	View analysis
Shoscombe Church Primary School	1,200	£180	200	View analysis
Somervale School	21,000	£3,100	3,400	View analysis
St Dunstan's School	24,000	£3,600	3,800	View analysis
St Julian's Church School	3,000	£460	580	View analysis
St Mark's C of E School	42,000	£6,200	7,000	View analysis
St Mary's Primary School, Timsbury	6,200	£930	940	View analysis
St Matthias Academy Fishponds (South)	1,100	£170	160	View analysis
Trinity Church School	4,800	£730	740	View analysis
Welton Primary School	1,700	£250	260	View analysis

352,300

£55,510

57,340

Reduce your out of hours gas use

Out of hours gas use is the amount of gas used when the school is closed - overnight, at weekends and during the holidays. Reducing out of hours gas use is one of the easiest, and cheapest ways of saving lots of energy.

These figures are based on a comparison of gas usage outside of school hours against the best performing schools. Ensuring that school opening hours are up to date will improve the accuracy of the analysis.

This action has been identified as a priority for the following schools.

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	Savings
School	Energy (kWh)	Cost (£)	CO2 (kg)
Beechen Cliff School	220,000	£6,500	46,000	View analysis
Buckler's Mead School	61,000	£5,500	13,000	View analysis
Critchill School	21,000	£620	4,300	View analysis
Dundry Primary School	6,400	£190	1,400	View analysis
Hayesfield Girls' School and Mixed Sixth Form	170,000	£5,200	36,000	View analysis
High Littleton Primary School	3,200	£95	660	View analysis
Knowle-DGE Learning Centre	99,000	£3,000	21,000	View analysis
Longvernal Primary School	8,400	£250	1,800	View analysis
Midsomer Norton Primary School	36,000	£1,100	7,500	View analysis
Norton Hill Primary School	35,000	£1,100	7,400	View analysis
Norton Hill School	310,000	£9,200	65,000	View analysis
Notton House School	51,000	£1,500	11,000	View analysis
Peasedown St John Primary	14,000	£410	2,800	View analysis
Somervale School	39,000	£1,200	8,300	View analysis
St John's Primary School, Radstock	19,000	£560	3,900	View analysis
St Mark's C of E School	42,000	£1,200	8,700	View analysis
St Mary's Primary School, Timsbury	8,100	£240	1,700	View analysis
Welton Primary School	19,000	£560	3,900	View analysis
Westfield Primary School	34,000	£1,000	7,200	View analysis
Writhlington School	290,000	£8,600	60,000	View analysis

1,486,100

£48,025

311,560

Install solar panels

Solar PV works well at schools as peak output from the panels around midday coincides with peak consumption at your school. Schools are now seeing a return on their investment within five to ten years.

These savings are based on the estimated annual savings in energy use if solar panels were installed in these schools. Savings do not include capital costs. View the analysis for individual schools for more information on our estimates, including capital costs and payback periods.

This action has been identified as a priority for the following schools.

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	Savings
School	Energy (kWh)	Cost (£)	CO2 (kg)
Buckler's Mead School	43,000	£15,000	6,800	View analysis
Clutton Primary School	4,900	£800	910	View analysis
Critchill School	14,000	£2,300	2,600	View analysis
Dundry Primary School	4,000	£630	680	View analysis
Farrington Gurney Primary School	4,000	£640	720	View analysis
High Littleton Primary School	5,100	£810	920	View analysis
Longvernal Primary School	7,900	£1,200	1,400	View analysis
Midsomer Norton Primary School	10,000	£1,600	1,700	View analysis
Notton House School	21,000	£3,200	3,500	View analysis
Preston School Academy	57,000	£9,000	9,800	View analysis
Shoscombe Church Primary School	4,900	£770	820	View analysis
St Julian's Church School	4,400	£700	790	View analysis
St Matthias Academy Brentry (North)	3,000	£460	500	View analysis
Trinity Church School	8,500	£1,300	1,400	View analysis
Welton Primary School	5,400	£850	920	View analysis

197,100

£39,260

33,460

Reduce your annual gas use

Understanding how a school's energy use matches up with other schools of a similar size and how much energy could be saved each year is a good place to start.

These savings are based on comparing gas usage over the last 12 months against the best performing schools.

This action has been identified as a priority for the following schools.

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	Savings
School	Energy (kWh)	Cost (£)	CO2 (kg)
Beechen Cliff School	130,000	£3,900	27,000	View analysis
Critchill School	35,000	£1,000	7,300	View analysis
Hayesfield Girls' School and Mixed Sixth Form	200,000	£5,900	41,000	View analysis
Longvernal Primary School	48,000	£1,400	10,000	View analysis
Midsomer Norton Primary School	34,000	£1,000	7,100	View analysis
Norton Hill School	260,000	£7,800	55,000	View analysis
Notton House School	38,000	£1,100	8,000	View analysis
Westfield Primary School	63,000	£1,900	13,000	View analysis

808,000

£24,000

168,400

Switch off the heating in warmer weather

Turning the boiler off in warm weather, for example earlier in the spring and later in the winter, can reduce gas usage.

These savings are based on our analysis of when the heating has been on in schools during warm weather. View the detailed analysis for each school for more information.

This action has been identified as a priority for the following schools.

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	Savings
School	Energy (kWh)	Cost (£)	CO2 (kg)
Beechen Cliff School	58,000	£1,700	12,000	View analysis
Buckler's Mead School	37,000	£3,300	7,700	View analysis
Critchill School	17,000	£500	3,500	View analysis
Dundry Primary School	3,800	£120	810	View analysis
Hayesfield Girls' School and Mixed Sixth Form	83,000	£2,500	17,000	View analysis
High Littleton Primary School	3,200	£97	680	View analysis
Knowle-DGE Learning Centre	43,000	£1,300	8,900	View analysis
Midsomer Norton Primary School	14,000	£410	2,800	View analysis
Norton Hill School	83,000	£2,500	17,000	View analysis
Notton House School	20,000	£610	4,300	View analysis
Peasedown St John Primary	8,100	£240	1,700	View analysis
Somervale School	40,000	£1,200	8,500	View analysis
St Dunstan's School	26,000	£780	5,500	View analysis
St Mary's Primary School, Timsbury	1,700	£50	350	View analysis
Welton Primary School	8,500	£250	1,800	View analysis
Westfield Primary School	9,600	£290	2,000	View analysis
Writhlington School	51,000	£1,500	11,000	View analysis

506,900

£17,347

105,540

Turn the heating down by 1°C

Even the best performing schools can reduce energy usage by turning down the heating.

Getting the heating control right for your schools can save money and carbon very quickly as well as improving the learning environment for students.

This action has been identified as a priority for the following schools.

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	Savings
School	Energy (kWh)	Cost (£)	CO2 (kg)
Beechen Cliff School	52,000	£1,600	11,000	View analysis
Buckler's Mead School	23,000	£2,100	4,900	View analysis
Critchill School	6,400	£190	1,300	View analysis
Dundry Primary School	2,500	£76	530	View analysis
Hayesfield Girls' School and Mixed Sixth Form	52,000	£1,600	11,000	View analysis
High Littleton Primary School	2,800	£83	580	View analysis
Knowle-DGE Learning Centre	18,000	£550	3,800	View analysis
Leigh on Mendip School	2,000	£59	410	View analysis
Longvernal Primary School	7,000	£210	1,500	View analysis
Midsomer Norton Primary School	9,000	£270	1,900	View analysis
Norton Hill Primary School	8,300	£250	1,700	View analysis
Norton Hill School	50,000	£1,500	11,000	View analysis
Notton House School	13,000	£380	2,700	View analysis
Somervale School	19,000	£560	3,900	View analysis
St Dunstan's School	23,000	£700	4,900	View analysis
St John's Primary School, Radstock	14,000	£420	2,900	View analysis
St Mark's C of E School	19,000	£580	4,100	View analysis
Trinity Church School	7,600	£230	1,600	View analysis
Welton Primary School	4,700	£140	980	View analysis
Westfield Primary School	4,100	£120	870	View analysis
Writhlington School	48,000	£1,500	10,000	View analysis

385,400

£13,118

81,570

Improve your thermostatic control

A building with good thermostatic control means that the colder it is outside the higher the gas consumption for heating.

These savings are based on improving the thermostatic control in schools, to use less gas when the weather is warmer. This could be by checking thermostats or configuring weather compensation settings on boilers.

This action has been identified as a priority for the following schools.

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	Savings
School	Energy (kWh)	Cost (£)	CO2 (kg)
Dundry Primary School	9,800	£300	2,100	View analysis
Knowle-DGE Learning Centre	38,000	£1,100	8,000	View analysis
Leigh on Mendip School	1,700	£50	350	View analysis
Peasedown St John Primary	51,000	£1,500	11,000	View analysis
Somervale School	67,000	£2,000	14,000	View analysis
St Dunstan's School	42,000	£1,300	8,800	View analysis
St Mary's Primary School, Timsbury	70,000	£2,100	15,000	View analysis
Westfield Primary School	17,000	£500	3,500	View analysis

296,500

£8,850

62,750

Insulate your hot water pipes

This action has been identified as a priority for the following schools.

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	Savings
School	Energy (kWh)	Cost (£)	CO2 (kg)
St John's Primary School, Radstock	28,000	£840	5,900	View analysis
St Mary's Primary School, Timsbury	7,100	£210	1,500	View analysis

35,100

£1,050

7,400

Set your heating to come on later in the morning

Getting the heating control right for your schools can save money and carbon very quickly as well as improving the learning environment for students.

These savings are based on changing the average morning start time for heating in each school. So that the heating comes on later each day to minimise waste outside of school hours.

This action has been identified as a priority for the following schools.

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	Savings
School	Energy (kWh)	Cost (£)	CO2 (kg)
Critchill School	7,200	£110	1,500	View analysis
Knowle-DGE Learning Centre	38,000	£560	7,900	View analysis
Notton House School	19,000	£290	4,000	View analysis

64,200

£960

13,400

Switch off storage heaters in warmer weather

Turning the heating off in warm weather, for example earlier in the spring and later in the winter, can reduce gas usage.

These savings are based on our analysis of when the storage heaters has been on in schools during warm weather. View the detailed analysis for each school for more information.

This action has been identified as a priority for the following schools.

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	Savings
School	Energy (kWh)	Cost (£)	CO2 (kg)
St Julian's Church School	890	£130	95	View analysis

890

£130