Thomas Gainsborough School

Wells Hall Road, Gt. Cornard CO10 0NH
Secondary

Recent energy usage

Use (kWh) CO2 (kg) Cost (£) Potential savings % Change
Electricity Last week 19,100 4,100 £2,870 n/a +3.2%
Last year 877,000 118,000 £132,000 £52,600 -6.3%
Gas Last week 25,100 4,580 £752 n/a +8.6%
Last year Data available from Oct 2025
Electricity data: 31 Mar 2019 - 17 Dec 2024. Gas data: 23 Oct 2024 - 18 Dec 2024. How did we calculate these figures?

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Reminders

Your school has four gas meters and we are displaying the data for two meters. The data is missing for MPRN 81342902 and this meter isn't capable of sharing data with us. It needs to be upgraded. Please liaise with the central MAT team to arrange the meter upgrade. The other gas meter serves the swimming pool which no longer uses gas to heat it.

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There is a large variation in seasonal overnight electricity usage from 97 kW in the winter to 43 kW in the summer. This suggests electric heating is left running overnight during the winter or the school has inefficient security or flood lights. Change electric heater settings and improve lighting efficiency to save £18,000 annually.

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Last year your school used 550 kWh of energy per pupil. This cost around £83 and generated 75 kg CO2 per pupil. What can you do to reduce your carbon footprint at school?

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You are in 10th place on the East of 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
- Eastgate Academy 30 Create and maintain a holiday switch off list
- Eastgate Academy 10 Turned off fridges and freezers in the school holidays
- Eastgate Academy 10 Turned off water chillers and hot drink boilers in the school holidays
- Eastgate Academy 30 Changed heating frost protection settings

What's been going on?

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

Date Points Activity
25 Nov 2024 30 Replaced school boiler
25 Nov 2024 10 Turned off water chillers and hot drink boilers in the school holidays
25 Nov 2024 30 Upgraded security lights to PIR movement detectors
25 Nov 2024 30 Switched off heating in school holidays
25 Nov 2024 30 Installed lights with occupancy sensors
25 Nov 2024 10 Switched off lights and IT equipment after school
25 Nov 2024 30 Replaced a gas boiler with an air source heat pump
25 Nov 2024 20 Staff discussed energy efficiency in staff meeting
25 Nov 2024 10 Pupils meet with the caretaker or site manager to discuss their role in saving energy
25 Jul 2024 - Switched off lights on sunny days