Sidegate Primary School

Sidegate Lane, Ipswich IP4 4JD
Primary

Recent energy usage

Use (kWh) CO2 (kg) Cost (£) Potential savings % Change
Electricity and Solar PV Last week 3,120 266 £468 n/a +1.2%
Last year 133,000 13,900 £39,800 £844 +4.6%
Gas Last week 8,730 1,590 £262 n/a -12%
Last year Data available from Oct 2025
Storage heaters Last week no recent data
Last year 22,300 2,670 £8,540 none n/a
Electricity data: 31 Jan 2023 - 8 Mar 2025. Gas data: 1 Oct 2024 - 8 Mar 2025. Storage heaters data: 31 Jan 2023 - 23 May 2024. How did we calculate these figures?

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Last weekend 720 kWh of gas was used costing £22. Switch off the heating at the weekend to save energy!

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The storage heaters use 2,400 kWh running during the school holidays when the school is normally empty. This costs £900. At weekends the storage heaters use 1,300 kWh which costs £490. Check the timers to save energy.

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You are in 17th place on the East of England scoreboard and 51st place nationally.

18th

165

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17th

185

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16th

200

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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 Emneth Academy 5 Fight food waste at home
16th Thomas Gainsborough School 10 Switched off lights and IT equipment after school
36th Hillhouse C of E Primary School 10 Started working towards their energy saving target
25th County High School 10 Turned off water chillers and hot drink boilers 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 Feb 2025 10 Create a classroom switch off list
28 Feb 2025 5 Appoint pupil energy monitors in all classes
29 Jan 2025 30 Participate in an Introduction to Energy Sparks workshop
29 Jan 2025 10 Analyse your school energy use - when is your school occupied?
29 Jan 2025 10 Analyse a school's solar data
29 Jan 2025 20 Investigate heat loss in your school with a thermal imaging camera
20 Dec 2024 10 Turned off water chillers and hot drink boilers in the school holidays
20 Dec 2024 10 Turned off fridges and freezers in the school holidays
02 Dec 2024 30 Started a campaign to keep the doors and windows closed when the heating is on
02 Dec 2024 30 Added insulation to hot water tanks and pipes