St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School is a mainstream, mixed-gender, state funded primary school in London, England. It provides statutory education from age 3 to 11 and has 409 pupils on roll as well as a 52-place nursery provision. The school is Voluntary Aided and of Roman Catholic denomination and is rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted. St Patrick’s creates a school environment where children feel safe and secure, enjoy learning and have an opportunity to develop their talents.
St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School was built in the 1920’s and has been extended and improved over a number of years. The strategic aims of the school are based on having an environment that is fit for purpose and efficient for current and future use. St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School found that large cost savings could be made by replacing all of their existing lighting with modern, energy efficient LED lighting with the capital funding to be provided through a SALIX loan.
Energy Efficiency Project - building blocks for a sustainable future generation.
Key Outcomes
- Financial saving of £4,876.32 per annum
- Reduced Carbon Footprint by 18 tons of CO2 per year
- Energy consumption reduced by 32,215 kWh per year
- Supporting sustainable growth contributions
- Future proofed solution for years to come
The Challenge
- Assist the school with the SALIX application
- Audit, scoping and project manage the lighting design and renewal work
- Manage all sub-contractors involved throughout, from start on site to full completion
- Ensure a warranty is provided for all LED lighting units that are installed
The Solution
St Patrick’s wished to appoint WN1 Sustainability as their provider for the work through Bloom Procurement on a direct award basis. WN1 first started by carrying out a free lighting audit of the St Patrick’s complex and produced a design for the new lighting requirements.
The School governors determined that significant cost savings would be made by replacing all their lighting with modern, energy efficient LED lighting. It was more than worth the investment and decided to go ahead with the designs provided.
The project costs will be repaid to SALIX out of the financial savings created by this work, at no more than £4,876.32 per annum. After the project cost has been repaid, any further savings will be retained by the school.
This is based on energy consumption savings and does not include further savings such as:
- Current cost of replacement lamps
- Labour cost of replacement lamps
- Reduced air conditioning costs due to lower heat emitted from LED lighting
- Potential carbon credits for reduced CO2
