Cardinal Newman Catholic School

The Upper Drive BN3 6ND
Secondary

Recent energy usage

Use (kWh) CO2 (kg) Cost (£) Potential savings % Change
Electricity and Solar PV Last week 14,500 1,510 £3,340 n/a +64%
Last year 643,000 41,800 £147,000 none +2.7%
Gas Last week 18,700 3,410 £747 n/a -1.5%
Last year 465,000 84,800 £18,600 none n/a
Electricity data: 1 Jan 2021 - 7 Mar 2025. Gas data: 24 Sep 2023 - 7 Mar 2025. How did we calculate these figures?

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Unfortunately you are not meeting your target to reduce your electricity usage

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

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Last weekend 4,400 kWh of gas was used costing £170. Switch off the heating at the weekend to save energy!

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Last week the school's electricity baseload was 16% more than the average over the last year. If this continues it will cost £11,000 more over the next year. 

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You are in 11th place on the South-East England scoreboard and 76th place nationally.

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Brighton Aldridge Community Academy
Cardinal Newman Catholic School
ALP Sittingbourne

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
10th Oasis Academy - Skinner Street 5 Carry out a spot check to see if lights or electrical items are left on at lunch time
3rd St Lawrence CE Primary School 5 Design posters to remind pupils to not waste food
6th Coldean Primary School 5 Appoint pupil energy monitors in all classes
2nd Royal Russell School 15 Introduce a new staff member to Energy Sparks

What's been going on?

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

Date Points Activity
14 Jan 2025 10 Pupils meet with the headteacher and school governors to create an energy policy
02 Dec 2024 5 Recorded indoor temperatures
25 Nov 2024 5 Recorded indoor temperatures
01 Nov 2024 10 Started working towards their energy saving target
21 Oct 2024 - Recorded indoor temperatures
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21 Oct 2024 - Recorded indoor temperatures