Summercourt Academy

School Road, Summercourt, Newquay, Cornwall TR8 5EA
Primary

Recent energy usage

Use (kWh) CO2 (kg) Cost (£) Potential savings % Change
Electricity and Solar PV Last week 724 94.2 £151 n/a +122%
Last year 29,500 3,750 £5,350 £1,700 -4.2%
Electricity data: 1 Oct 2022 - 7 Mar 2025. How did we calculate these figures?

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Your school uses oil for heating and this usage is not displayed on your Energy Sparks account.

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Bad News!  Your school's electricity use in the Spring half term 2025 holidays has increased by 28% compared to Spring half term 2024. Between Saturday 15 Feb 2025 and Sunday 23 Feb 2025 you used 400 kWh at a cost of £84. This is an increase of 89 kWh compared to the same period in the holidays last year and released an extra 0.52 kg CO2.

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Last week the school's electricity baseload was 12% more than the average over the last year. If this continues it will cost £280 more over the next year. 

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You are in 26th place on the South-West England scoreboard and 80th place nationally.

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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
13th Berrow Primary Church Academy 30 Changed central heating operating times
27th Indian Queens Primary School 15 Defrosted freezers
12th Trinity C of E First School, Frome 25 Set up an Energy or Eco team to lead on energy efficiency at your school
27th Indian Queens Primary School 10 Use appliance monitors to understand the energy use of individual appliances

What's been going on?

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

Date Points Activity
01 Feb 2025 10 Started working towards their energy saving target
22 Jan 2025 10 Switched off lights and IT equipment after school
02 Dec 2024 20 Set up an Energy or Eco team to lead on energy efficiency at your school