The Cavendish School

About The Cavendish School

The Cavendish School was founded in 1875 in central London. The school later moved to its current site in Camden and incorporated into a charitable trust in 1970. The Cavendish School offers three phases of primary education: Early years foundation, Key stage 1 & 2 currently offering schooling to approximately 240 students.

The school is committed to motivating its pupils and employees to make a difference, especially in being more sustainable. Both eEnergy and Cavendish understood the need to be more energy efficient and reduce carbon emissions.

The challenge

eEnergy’s audit grade survey found that most of the existing light fixtures are obsolete fluorescent fittings. Maintenance costs were high and the lighting failure rate was 20%.

Students indicated difficulty in being able to concentrate and see clearly due to the quality of lighting causing eye strain. It was important to Cavendish to implement brighter, energy efficient lighting to support the learning experience, whilst freeing up budget for the school that could be used where it mattered most – further enhancing the quality of teaching.

The solution

eEnergy delivered a comprehensive turnkey solution from design through to installation and ongoing maintenance. We delivered a point-for-point replacement of 194 lights across the school with high quality LED fixtures from top European suppliers.

Our enhanced DBS-checked team completed installation outside of school hours to minimise disruption to the school community. The new lighting will last approximately 25 years, meaning The Cavendish School will benefit for years to come.

The results

• Cash positive from day one, with £1,204 net saving in year one
• Total net savings of £31,964 over 10 years
• Carbon emissions reduced by 5.5 tCO2 annually, equivalent to 253 trees
• No maintenance required by onsite team due to eEnergy’s maintenance package