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Energy (kWh)

Cost (£)

CO2 (kg)

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)
Abbots Green Academy	64,000	£9,500	9,400	View analysis
Breckland School	26,000	£3,900	3,900	View analysis
Castle Manor Academy	150,000	£23,000	23,000	View analysis
Churchill Special School	160,000	£24,000	24,000	View analysis
Clements Primary School	49,000	£7,400	7,500	View analysis
County High School - Beetons Way Campus	45,000	£6,800	6,800	View analysis
County High School - Oliver Road Campus	61,000	£9,100	9,200	View analysis
Coupals Primary Academy	11,000	£1,600	1,600	View analysis
Felixstowe School	110,000	£17,000	17,000	View analysis
Laureate Community Academy	7,700	£1,100	1,200	View analysis
Place Farm Academy	72,000	£11,000	10,000	View analysis
Samuel Ward Academy	190,000	£29,000	29,000	View analysis
Sir Bobby Robson School	69,000	£10,000	10,000	View analysis
Sir Peter Hall Special School	90,000	£14,000	14,000	View analysis
St Edward's Church of England Academy	150,000	£22,000	22,000	View analysis
Steeple Bumpstead Primary School	14,000	£2,100	2,100	View analysis
Sybil Andrews Academy	330,000	£50,000	50,000	View analysis
The Bridge School	170,000	£26,000	26,000	View analysis
Thomas Gainsborough School	400,000	£61,000	61,000	View analysis
West Row Academy	19,000	£2,900	2,900	View analysis
Westfield Primary Academy	59,000	£8,800	8,900	View analysis
Wickhambrook Primary Academy	3,800	£570	560	View analysis

2,250,500

£340,770

340,060

Reduce your electricity baseload

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)
Abbots Green Academy	64,000	£9,600	9,500	View analysis
Breckland School	65,000	£9,700	9,600	View analysis
Castle Manor Academy	120,000	£18,000	18,000	View analysis
Churchill Special School	78,000	£12,000	11,000	View analysis
Clements Primary School	38,000	£5,800	5,900	View analysis
County High School - Beetons Way Campus	68,000	£10,000	10,000	View analysis
Coupals Primary Academy	23,000	£3,400	3,400	View analysis
Felixstowe School	130,000	£20,000	19,000	View analysis
Glemsford Primary Academy	13,000	£1,900	1,900	View analysis
Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy	12,000	£1,800	1,900	View analysis
Laureate Community Academy	16,000	£2,400	2,400	View analysis
Place Farm Academy	78,000	£12,000	11,000	View analysis
Samuel Ward Academy	260,000	£39,000	39,000	View analysis
Sir Bobby Robson School	23,000	£3,500	3,500	View analysis
Sir Peter Hall Special School	37,000	£5,500	5,600	View analysis
St Edward's Church of England Academy	150,000	£22,000	22,000	View analysis
Steeple Bumpstead Primary School	15,000	£2,200	2,200	View analysis
Sybil Andrews Academy	300,000	£45,000	45,000	View analysis
The Bridge School	100,000	£16,000	15,000	View analysis
Thomas Gainsborough School	340,000	£50,000	50,000	View analysis
Tollgate Primary School	19,000	£2,800	3,600	View analysis
Wells Hall Primary School	19,000	£2,800	2,900	View analysis
West Row Academy	20,000	£2,900	3,000	View analysis
Westfield Primary Academy	51,000	£7,600	7,600	View analysis
Wickhambrook Primary Academy	10,000	£1,500	1,500	View analysis
Woodhall Primary School	17,000	£2,500	3,100	View analysis

2,066,000

£309,900

307,600

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)
Abbots Green Academy	22,000	£3,300	3,300	View analysis
Breckland School	38,000	£5,700	5,600	View analysis
Castle Manor Academy	45,000	£6,800	6,900	View analysis
Churchill Special School	41,000	£6,200	6,100	View analysis
Clements Primary School	12,000	£1,800	1,800	View analysis
County High School - Beetons Way Campus	40,000	£6,000	6,000	View analysis
Coupals Primary Academy	9,200	£1,400	1,400	View analysis
Felixstowe School	64,000	£9,700	9,600	View analysis
Glemsford Primary Academy	3,100	£460	460	View analysis
Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy	2,200	£340	370	View analysis
Laureate Community Academy	4,800	£730	730	View analysis
Newmarket Academy	18,000	£2,700	2,800	View analysis
Place Farm Academy	33,000	£5,000	4,800	View analysis
Samuel Ward Academy	120,000	£18,000	18,000	View analysis
Sir Bobby Robson School	16,000	£2,400	2,400	View analysis
Sir Peter Hall Special School	18,000	£2,800	2,800	View analysis
St Edward's Church of England Academy	60,000	£9,000	8,900	View analysis
Steeple Bumpstead Primary School	5,400	£810	810	View analysis
Sybil Andrews Academy	130,000	£20,000	20,000	View analysis
The Bridge School	48,000	£7,200	7,100	View analysis
Thomas Gainsborough School	180,000	£26,000	27,000	View analysis
West Row Academy	9,000	£1,400	1,400	View analysis
Westfield Primary Academy	16,000	£2,400	2,500	View analysis
Wickhambrook Primary Academy	2,000	£290	290	View analysis

936,700

£140,430

141,060

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)
Breckland School	39,000	£6,000	6,300	View analysis
Castle Manor Academy	74,000	£12,000	13,000	View analysis
Churchill Special School	29,000	£4,500	4,700	View analysis
Clements Primary School	16,000	£2,400	2,700	View analysis
County High School - Beetons Way Campus	49,000	£7,800	8,700	View analysis
County High School - Oliver Road Campus	23,000	£3,800	4,400	View analysis
Coupals Primary Academy	13,000	£2,000	2,100	View analysis
Glemsford Primary Academy	7,500	£1,200	1,300	View analysis
Laureate Community Academy	7,100	£1,100	1,200	View analysis
Place Farm Academy	24,000	£3,900	4,300	View analysis
Sir Bobby Robson School	18,000	£2,900	3,200	View analysis
St Edward's Church of England Academy	72,000	£11,000	12,000	View analysis
Steeple Bumpstead Primary School	9,500	£1,500	1,700	View analysis
Thomas Gainsborough School	200,000	£31,000	33,000	View analysis
West Row Academy	8,700	£1,400	1,500	View analysis
Wickhambrook Primary Academy	6,600	£1,000	1,100	View analysis

596,400

£93,500

101,200

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)
Abbots Green Academy	13,000	£1,900	2,000	View analysis
Castle Manor Academy	61,000	£9,100	10,000	View analysis
Churchill Special School	57,000	£8,600	8,900	View analysis
Clements Primary School	15,000	£2,300	2,500	View analysis
County High School - Beetons Way Campus	8,700	£1,300	1,400	View analysis
County High School - Oliver Road Campus	19,000	£2,900	2,900	View analysis
Felixstowe School	32,000	£4,700	4,800	View analysis
Laureate Community Academy	2,300	£340	410	View analysis
Place Farm Academy	7,500	£1,100	1,300	View analysis
Samuel Ward Academy	35,000	£5,200	6,400	View analysis
Sir Bobby Robson School	11,000	£1,600	1,800	View analysis
Sir Peter Hall Special School	39,000	£5,900	6,400	View analysis
St Edward's Church of England Academy	35,000	£5,300	5,500	View analysis
Steeple Bumpstead Primary School	2,000	£300	300	View analysis
Sybil Andrews Academy	74,000	£11,000	12,000	View analysis
The Bridge School	15,000	£2,200	2,400	View analysis
Thomas Gainsborough School	84,000	£13,000	14,000	View analysis
Tollgate Primary School	5,000	£750	1,000	View analysis
West Row Academy	3,200	£470	530	View analysis
Westfield Primary Academy	15,000	£2,200	2,300	View analysis
Wickhambrook Primary Academy	3,400	£510	520	View analysis

537,100

£80,670

87,360

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)
Breckland School	6,000	£180	1,300	View analysis
County High School - Beetons Way Campus	1,800,000	£53,000	370,000	View analysis
County High School - Oliver Road Campus	25,000	£740	5,200	View analysis
Coupals Primary Academy	9,300	£280	2,000	View analysis
Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy	14,000	£420	2,900	View analysis
Laureate Community Academy	6,000	£180	1,300	View analysis
Newmarket Academy	28,000	£840	5,900	View analysis
St Edward's Church of England Academy	38,000	£1,100	7,900	View analysis
Woodhall Primary School	16,000	£490	3,400	View analysis

1,942,300

£57,230

399,900

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)
Abbots Green Academy	38,000	£570	8,000	View analysis
Breckland School	23,000	£350	4,900	View analysis
Burton End Primary Academy	84,000	£1,300	18,000	View analysis
Castle Manor Academy	130,000	£2,000	27,000	View analysis
County High School - Beetons Way Campus	1,400,000	£21,000	290,000	View analysis
County High School - Oliver Road Campus	69,000	£1,000	15,000	View analysis
Coupals Primary Academy	12,000	£180	2,600	View analysis
Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy	49,000	£740	10,000	View analysis
Laureate Community Academy	11,000	£170	2,400	View analysis
St Edward's Church of England Academy	99,000	£1,500	21,000	View analysis
Woodhall Primary School	35,000	£520	7,200	View analysis

1,950,000

£29,330

406,100

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)
Abbots Green Academy	15,000	£450	3,200	View analysis
Breckland School	17,000	£520	3,700	View analysis
Burton End Primary Academy	23,000	£680	4,700	View analysis
Castle Manor Academy	53,000	£1,600	11,000	View analysis
County High School - Oliver Road Campus	26,000	£780	5,500	View analysis
Coupals Primary Academy	6,200	£190	1,300	View analysis
Felixstowe School	22,000	£660	4,600	View analysis
Glemsford Primary Academy	16,000	£480	3,400	View analysis
Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy	9,500	£290	2,000	View analysis
Langer Primary Academy	6,400	£190	1,300	View analysis
Laureate Community Academy	18,000	£530	3,700	View analysis
Newmarket Academy	92,000	£2,800	19,000	View analysis
Place Farm Academy	6,800	£200	1,400	View analysis
Sir Peter Hall Special School	6,300	£190	1,300	View analysis
St Edward's Church of England Academy	110,000	£3,400	24,000	View analysis
Steeple Bumpstead Primary School	15,000	£450	3,100	View analysis
The Bridge School	6,900	£210	1,400	View analysis
Thomas Gainsborough School	34,000	£1,000	7,200	View analysis
Tollgate Primary School	34,000	£1,000	7,200	View analysis
Wells Hall Primary School	6,700	£200	1,400	View analysis
Woodhall Primary School	12,000	£350	2,500	View analysis

535,800

£16,170

112,900

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)
Felixstowe School	110,000	£3,200	22,000	View analysis
Place Farm Academy	65,000	£2,000	14,000	View analysis
Sir Bobby Robson School	58,000	£1,700	12,000	View analysis
Sybil Andrews Academy	73,000	£2,200	15,000	View analysis
The Bridge School	67,000	£2,000	14,000	View analysis
Thomas Gainsborough School	140,000	£4,200	30,000	View analysis

513,000

£15,300

107,000

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)
Felixstowe School	27,000	£810	5,700	View analysis
Thomas Gainsborough School	71,000	£2,100	15,000	View analysis
Wells Hall Primary School	11,000	£340	2,400	View analysis

109,000

£3,250

23,100