The King Alfred School

185 Burnham Road TA9 3EE
Secondary

Recent energy usage

Use (kWh) CO2 (kg) Cost (£) Potential savings % Change
Electricity Last week 8,750 1,280 £2,420 n/a +43%
Last year 386,000 52,900 £107,000 none +46%
Gas Last week 0 0 0p n/a n/a
Last year 865,000 158,000 £38,000 £8,270 -8.9%
Electricity data: 1 Jan 2023 - 6 Mar 2025. Gas data: 11 May 2021 - 7 Mar 2025. How did we calculate these figures?

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Your school has 2 electric meters, we are only showing data for one of your electric meters (MPAN 2200042111858) after February 2024 as this meter was recently upgraded. Please note that data before February 2024 includes the majority of your consumption but is not representative of your total consumption

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Bad News!  Your school's electricity use in the Spring half term 2025 holidays has increased by 58% compared to Spring half term 2024. Between Saturday 15 Feb 2025 and Sunday 23 Feb 2025 you used 7,300 kWh at a cost of £2,000. This is an increase of 2,700 kWh compared to the same period in the holidays last year and released an extra 180 kg CO2.

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Last week the school's electricity baseload was 11% more than the average over the last year. If this continues it will cost £5,400 more over the next year. 

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You are in 5th place on the South-West England scoreboard and 34th 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
4th Probus Primary School 10 Investigate the school's thermostats
17th Woolavington Village Primary School 5 Carry out a spot check to see if lights or electrical items are left on at lunch time
22nd St Minver School 10 Analyse your school energy use - when is your school occupied?
10th Nansledan School 30 Changed central heating operating times

What's been going on?

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

Date Points Activity
20 Dec 2024 30 Switched off heating in school holidays
19 Dec 2024 30 Comprehensive review of boiler control settings
28 Oct 2024 30 Replaced school boiler
18 Oct 2024 20 Winter switch off
18 Oct 2024 30 Switched off heating in school holidays
11 Oct 2024 30 Changed central heating operating times
09 Oct 2024 20 Staff discussed energy efficiency in staff meeting
09 Oct 2024 30 Run a campaign to switch off electrical equipment overnight
08 Oct 2024 10 Fixed dripping hot taps
04 Oct 2024 10 Other