Critchill School

Nunney Road, Frome, Somerset, BA11 4LB
Special or Alternative Provision

Recent energy usage

Use (kWh) CO2 (kg) Cost (£) Potential savings % Change
Electricity Last week 1,330 192 £279 n/a +47%
Last year 58,200 8,040 £12,300 £377 -6.0%
Gas Last week 5,080 926 £254 n/a -2.6%
Last year 213,000 38,900 £11,400 £5,880 n/a
Electricity data: 1 Jan 2015 - 7 Mar 2025. Gas data: 14 Mar 2023 - 7 Mar 2025. How did we calculate these figures?

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Reminders

Your school has two electricity meters. Electricity data for the Working Futures Hub is only available from 25/10/22 onwards. Therefore, your account does not show your school's total electricity usage before this point.

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Gas use in the Spring half term 2025 holidays has increased by 130% compared to Spring half term 2024. 

Between Saturday 15 Feb 2025 and Sunday 23 Feb 2025 you used 5,700 kWh of gas at a cost of £280. Adjusting for changes in outside temperature, this is still an increase of 3,200 kWh and 590 kg CO2. Ask the school site manager to check the heating controls to reduce gas use during the school holidays.

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Bad News!  Your school's electricity use in the Spring half term 2025 holidays has increased by 19% compared to Spring half term 2024. Between Saturday 15 Feb 2025 and Sunday 23 Feb 2025 you used 1,100 kWh at a cost of £230. This is an increase of 170 kWh compared to the same period in the holidays last year and released an extra 8.8 kg CO2.

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St Michael's Primary School, Aldbourne
Critchill School
Bedminster Down School

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
14th Welton Primary School 30 Run a Layer Up Power Down Day
16th Barton Hill Academy 10 Analyse your school energy use - when is your school occupied?
5th The King Alfred School 10 Other
25th Chestnut Park Primary School 35 Participate in an Introduction to Energy Sparks workshop

What's been going on?

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

Date Points Activity
20 Nov 2024 10 Switched off lights on sunny days
20 Nov 2024 10 Started a campaign to only switch on kitchen equipment when needed
25 Sep 2024 30 Started a campaign to open blinds and switch off lights
09 Sep 2024 10 Turned off water chillers and hot drink boilers in the school holidays
19 Jun 2024 30 Started a campaign to keep the doors and windows closed when the heating is on
19 Jun 2024 10 Started a campaign to only switch on kitchen equipment when needed
19 Jun 2024 10 Turned off water chillers and hot drink boilers in the school holidays
19 Jun 2024 10 Switched off fume cupboards after school
19 Jun 2024 20 Winter switch off
19 Jun 2024 30 Started a campaign to open blinds and switch off lights