Inkersall Spencer Academy

Inkersall Green Road, Inkersall, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 3SE
Primary

Recent energy usage

Use (kWh) CO2 (kg) Cost (£) Potential savings % Change
Electricity Last week 2,410 373 £707 n/a +110%
Last year 105,000 14,800 £30,400 £10,300 +4.3%
Gas Last week 6,140 1,120 £325 n/a -0.5%
Last year 171,000 31,200 £9,060 £1,210 +4.7%
Electricity data: 11 Apr 2022 - 7 Mar 2025. Gas data: 11 May 2021 - 8 Mar 2025. How did we calculate these figures?

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Please note that your Trust's gas data is estimated between the 28th of February and 31st of March 2024 due to a data issue with your previous supplier

You have completed 2/10 of the tasks from your energy audit
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You have completed 6/10 of the tasks in the The BIG Question - How can switching off appliances help reduce our carbon footprint? programme
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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 7,200 kWh of gas at a cost of £380. Adjusting for changes in outside temperature, this is still an increase of 4,100 kWh and 750 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 46% compared to Spring half term 2024. Between Saturday 15 Feb 2025 and Sunday 23 Feb 2025 you used 1,500 kWh at a cost of £410. This is an increase of 460 kWh compared to the same period in the holidays last year and released an extra 51 kg CO2.

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Schools score points by recording their activities to investigate their energy use, learning about energy, and taking energy saving actions around their school.

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7th Fairfield Spencer Academy 10 Use appliance monitors to understand the energy use of individual appliances
2nd Rushcliffe Spencer Academy 30 Switched off heating in school holidays
24th Spratton C of E Primary School 30 Installed point of use electric water heaters
2nd Rushcliffe Spencer Academy 30 Upgraded security lights to PIR movement detectors

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Date Points Activity
28 Mar 2024 20 Hold an assembly to introduce your school to Energy Sparks
28 Mar 2024 30 Run a Layer Up Power Down Day
15 Mar 2024 30 Introduce a policy on switching off lights, computers, and other information technology equipment
12 Mar 2024 30 Talk to the caretaker about turning off the heating and hot water in the school holidays
07 Mar 2024 30 Run a campaign to switch off electrical equipment overnight
14 Feb 2024 30 Students and staff create a holiday switch off checklist
01 Feb 2024 10 Get the lowdown on the lunches - interview kitchen staff
31 Jan 2024 10 Run a regular assembly about saving energy
30 Jan 2024 10 Analyse your school energy use - review heating timings
18 Jan 2024 5 Label lights and appliances to show which should be left on or turned off