Newstead Wood School

Avebury Rd, Orpington BR6 9SA
Secondary

Recent energy usage

Use (kWh) CO2 (kg) Cost (£) Potential savings % Change
Electricity Last week 11,200 1,620 £2,250 n/a +80%
Last year 479,000 66,800 £96,300 £11,300 -3.9%
Gas Last week 17,800 3,250 £1,350 n/a -4.1%
Last year 398,000 72,700 £30,300 none -9.5%
Electricity data: 1 Oct 2020 - 2 Mar 2025. Gas data: 2 Dec 2022 - 7 Mar 2025. How did we calculate these figures?

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You have completed 5/10 of the tasks in the The BIG Question - How can switching off appliances help reduce our carbon footprint? programme
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Unfortunately you are not meeting your target to reduce your electricity and gas usage

Review progress

Gas use in the Spring half term 2025 holidays has increased by 23% compared to Spring half term 2024. 

Between Saturday 15 Feb 2025 and Sunday 23 Feb 2025 you used 20,000 kWh of gas at a cost of £1,500. Adjusting for changes in outside temperature, this is still an increase of 3,800 kWh and 700 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 11% compared to Spring half term 2024. Between Saturday 15 Feb 2025 and Sunday 23 Feb 2025 you used 7,900 kWh at a cost of £1,600. This is an increase of 790 kWh compared to the same period in the holidays last year and released an extra 130 kg CO2.

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You need to score more than 285 points to overtake the next school!

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You are in 8th place on the London scoreboard and 37th place nationally.

9th

215

points

8th

280

points

7th

285

points

Harris Junior Academy Carshalton
Newstead Wood School
Harris Primary Academy Haling Park

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
3rd Maryland Primary School 35 Plan and run a campaign to switch off lights and use natural light on sunny days
4th All Saints Catholic High School 30 Switched off heating in school holidays
2nd Sutton High School 20 Attended Energy Sparks training
2nd Sutton High School 30 Upgraded computers

What's been going on?

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

Date Points Activity
22 Jan 2025 30 Run a themed event focused on energy use
15 Jan 2025 15 Run a regular assembly about saving energy
20 Dec 2024 20 Holiday turn off
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