Solar panels for our school!
We are delighted to have been enrolled in the Great British Energy’s solar programme in addition to other Bellevue Place Education Trust (BPET) schools, the family of schools we are part of.
We will join around 200 schools in England to be awarded funding to install solar panels on the roof of our building through the Great British Energy's solar programme, announced back in March 2025 by the Government.
Currently only about 20 per cent of schools in the UK have solar panels installed, despite the potential to produce clean energy and the opportunity to save money.
Halley House School will be awarded funding to install rooftop solar panels by April 2026; this will help power our classrooms with clean, self-produced energy, with the potential to sell any leftover energy back to the grid.
Mark Greatrex, BPET Chief Executive, said: "We are delighted to have Kilburn Grange School and Halley House School enrolled in the Great British Energy’s solar programme in addition to other Bellevue Place Education Trust schools. Last year, all our schools collectively achieved an amazing 9.4% reduction in energy consumption, which meant that our trust has been able to save £299,000 in energy bills, which we can invest back into the education provision for our pupils."