Newstead Wood School

Avebury Rd, Orpington BR6 9SA
Secondary

Recent energy usage

Use (kWh) CO2 (kg) Cost (£) Potential savings % Change
Electricity Last week 10,600 922 £2,130 n/a -12%
Last year 489,000 67,300 £98,400 £13,400 -3.0%
Gas Last week 15,900 2,910 £1,210 n/a -14%
Last year 408,000 74,400 £31,000 none -4.3%
Electricity data: 1 Oct 2020 - 22 Dec 2024. Gas data: 2 Dec 2022 - 27 Dec 2024. How did we calculate these figures?

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Reminders and alerts

Reminders

You have completed 4/10 of the activities in the The BIG Question - How can switching off appliances help reduce our carbon footprint? programme
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Recent alerts

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

Review progress

Watch out - the heating or hot water is running during the current school holidays! Up to Friday 27 Dec 2024 the school used 1,300 kWh of gas during this holiday, which has cost £96 and generated 230 kg CO2. Make sure both your heating and hot water are switched off to prevent further waste.

If you choose to leave your heating and/or hot water running, by the end of the holidays you will have used 3,700 kWh, costing £280 and generating 680 kg CO2.

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Watch out - term time gas use has increased costing an extra £290 each week. Check whether heating thermostats are set to 18°C to save energy.

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You need to score more than 215 points to overtake the next school!

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You are in 7th place on the London scoreboard and 33rd place nationally.

8th

105

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7th

215

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7th

215

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Oasis Academy - South Bank
Newstead Wood School
Harris Junior Academy Carshalton

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
- Sutton High School 10 Turned off water chillers and hot drink boilers in the school holidays
- Sutton High School 10 Checked fridge and freezer door seals
- Sutton High School 30 Switched off hot water in school holidays
- Oasis Academy - Enfield 30 Talk to the caretaker about turning off the heating and hot water in the school holidays

What's been going on?

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

Date Points Activity
28 Oct 2024 10 Activated standby mode on computers
28 Oct 2024 30 Upgraded computers
18 Oct 2024 20 Holiday turn off
18 Oct 2024 20 Holiday turn off
16 Oct 2024 10 Learn about where our electricity and gas comes from and their impact on the environment
15 Oct 2024 10 Label lights and appliances to show which should be left on or turned off
08 Oct 2024 10 Review and reflect/ Follow up check
08 Oct 2024 15 Analyse your school energy use - when is your school occupied?
02 Oct 2024 15 Understand how our carbon emissions cause the Greenhouse Effect and Climate change
25 Sep 2024 10 Understand your school's baseload