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Alphaskolan in Västervik

Compulsory school Year 7–9 Sagostigen Holding AB · Västervik, Kalmar County

Group: Sagostigen Holding AB

Headmaster: Thomas Holmgren

43
top 29% Below average Compared to all compulsory schools nationally
Skolkoll Score 43 out of 100. The scale goes from 0 (lowest) to 100 (highest). 50 is the average. This school performs below average. Better than 71% of Sweden’s compulsory schools

A composite of five open data sources — a starting point, not a grade.

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Alphaskolan is a medium-sized group-operated compulsory school with 150 pupils.

Alphaskolan is a medium-sized group-operated compulsory school with 150 pupils. The share of qualified teachers (35%) is below the national average of 74%.

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Key figures over time

Summary of the central metrics for the most recent 5 academic years. Visit each source for the full time series.

Academic year Pupils Qualified teachers Avg. grade Cost/pupil (municipality)
2526 150 35% — —
2425 — 30% 242.1 —
2324 — 40% 217.7 —
2223 — 50% 202.5 —
2122 — 49% 216.4 —

Source: Skolverket + Kolada (cost is municipal average, not school-specific).

School history

Events from Skolverket's unit register, Skolinspektionen inspections, group history, and locally-computed statistical signals are shown in one chronology. Each row states its row type, origin and data trust so authority data is not mixed up with Skolkoll's own signals.

School history

3 priority events out of 19 total: Authority record · Visiting address changed; Authority record · School started; Authority record · Head changed.

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  1. Statistics vintage Statistics Skolverket

    Pupil count: statistics vintage available

    Pupil count is available for 2026. This is data availability, not a school event.

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    Skolverket
    Reliability
    High: the information comes from an authority source or a matched authority decision.
    What the date means
    Only the year is known, so the event is placed at year level.

  2. Statistics vintage Statistics Skolverket

    Pupils per teacher: statistics vintage available

    Pupils per teacher is available for 2026. This is data availability, not a school event.

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    Skolverket
    Reliability
    High: the information comes from an authority source or a matched authority decision.
    What the date means
    Only the year is known, so the event is placed at year level.

  3. Statistics vintage Statistics Skolverket

    Qualified teachers: statistics vintage available

    Qualified teachers is available for 2026. This is data availability, not a school event.

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    Skolverket
    Reliability
    High: the information comes from an authority source or a matched authority decision.
    What the date means
    Only the year is known, so the event is placed at year level.

  4. Computed signal Signal Skolverket

    Merit rating changed unusually much

    Merit rating increased by 24.4 points from 217.7 to 242.1 between 2024 and 2025. This is a calculated signal, not a register decision.

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    Skolverket
    Reliability
    Medium: the information is derived from several sources and should be read as context.
    What the date means
    Only the year is known, so the event is placed at year level.

  5. Computed signal Signal Skolverket

    Upper-secondary eligibility changed unusually much

    Upper-secondary eligibility increased by 22 pp from 65% to 87% between 2024 and 2025. This is a calculated signal, not a register decision.

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    Skolverket
    Reliability
    Medium: the information is derived from several sources and should be read as context.
    What the date means
    Only the year is known, so the event is placed at year level.

  6. Statistics vintage Statistics Skolverket

    Merit rating: statistics vintage available

    Merit rating is available for 2025. This is data availability, not a school event.

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    Skolverket
    Reliability
    High: the information comes from an authority source or a matched authority decision.
    What the date means
    Only the year is known, so the event is placed at year level.

  7. Statistics vintage Statistics Skolverket

    Upper-secondary eligibility: statistics vintage available

    Upper-secondary eligibility is available for 2025. This is data availability, not a school event.

    high reliability known year
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    Skolverket
    Reliability
    High: the information comes from an authority source or a matched authority decision.
    What the date means
    Only the year is known, so the event is placed at year level.

  8. Authority record Headmaster Skolverket

    Head changed

    The principal changed in the register. The name is not shown in history.

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    Skolverket
    Reliability
    High: the information comes from an authority source or a matched authority decision.
    What the date means
    The date shows when Skolkoll found the change in a data check. The change may have happened earlier.

  9. Computed signal Signal Skolverket

    Qualified teachers changed unusually much

    Qualified teachers decreased by 11 pp from 50% to 40% between 2023 and 2024. This is a calculated signal, not a register decision.

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    Skolverket
    Reliability
    Medium: the information is derived from several sources and should be read as context.
    What the date means
    Only the year is known, so the event is placed at year level.

  10. Computed signal Signal Skolverket

    Upper-secondary eligibility changed unusually much

    Upper-secondary eligibility decreased by 13 pp from 78% to 65% between 2023 and 2024. This is a calculated signal, not a register decision.

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    Skolverket
    Reliability
    Medium: the information is derived from several sources and should be read as context.
    What the date means
    Only the year is known, so the event is placed at year level.

  11. Computed signal Signal Skolverket

    Merit rating changed unusually much

    Merit rating increased by 15.2 points from 202.5 to 217.7 between 2023 and 2024. This is a calculated signal, not a register decision.

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    Skolverket
    Reliability
    Medium: the information is derived from several sources and should be read as context.
    What the date means
    Only the year is known, so the event is placed at year level.

  12. Computed signal Signal Skolverket

    Pupils per teacher changed unusually much

    Pupils per teacher increased by 23% from 13.7 to 16.8 between 2022 and 2023. This is a calculated signal, not a register decision.

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    Skolverket
    Reliability
    Medium: the information is derived from several sources and should be read as context.
    What the date means
    Only the year is known, so the event is placed at year level.

  13. Authority record Name Skolverket

    Operating name changed

    From "unknown" to "Alphaskolan".

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    Skolverket
    Reliability
    High: the information comes from an authority source or a matched authority decision.
    What the date means
    The date shows when Skolkoll found the change in a data check. The change may have happened earlier.

  14. Computed signal Signal Skolverket

    Merit rating changed unusually much

    Merit rating increased by 16.2 points from 200.2 to 216.4 between 2021 and 2022. This is a calculated signal, not a register decision.

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    Skolverket
    Reliability
    Medium: the information is derived from several sources and should be read as context.
    What the date means
    Only the year is known, so the event is placed at year level.

  15. Authority record Headmaster Skolverket

    Head changed

    The principal changed in the register. The name is not shown in history.

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    Skolverket
    Reliability
    High: the information comes from an authority source or a matched authority decision.
    What the date means
    The date shows when Skolkoll found the change in a data check. The change may have happened earlier.

  16. Authority record Contact Skolverket

    Contact details changed

    From "url: http://www.alphaskolan.se, email: info@alphaskolan.se, phone: 0490-565821" to "url: http://www.alphaskolan.se, email: info@alphaskolan.se, phone: 072-8561601".

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    Skolverket
    Reliability
    High: the information comes from an authority source or a matched authority decision.
    What the date means
    The date shows when Skolkoll found the change in a data check. The change may have happened earlier.

  17. Authority record Location Skolverket

    Visiting address changed

    From "Storgatan 49, 59333 VÄSTERVIK" to "Storgatan 49-51, 59335 Västervik".

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    Reliability
    High: the information comes from an authority source or a matched authority decision.
    What the date means
    The date shows when Skolkoll found the change in a data check. The change may have happened earlier.

  18. Authority record Contact Skolverket

    Contact details changed

    From "url: http://www.alphaskolan.se, email: info@alphaskolan.se, phone: 0490-565820" to "url: http://www.alphaskolan.se, email: info@alphaskolan.se, phone: 0490-565821".

    high reliability found in data check
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    Skolverket
    Reliability
    High: the information comes from an authority source or a matched authority decision.
    What the date means
    The date shows when Skolkoll found the change in a data check. The change may have happened earlier.

  19. Authority record Lifecycle Skolverket

    School started

    Skolverket records 2013-10-01 as the school's start date.

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    Skolverket
    Reliability
    High: the information comes from an authority source or a matched authority decision.
    What the date means
    The date is a known decision, publication or register date.

Register sources: Skolverket (fetched 4 Jun 2026), the Swedish Schools Inspectorate (fetched 31 May 2026) and group lookup from Bolagsverket/Skolkoll. Computed signals are marked separately and use year-level date precision.

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Quality data (Skolverket Statistical Database)

Costs, personnel data and school survey results from Skolverket's quality system.

Personnel

Permanently employed
82.5% Limited history There is still too little history to interpret the trend safely. This affects Permanently employed teachers This staffing metric is affected by FTE definitions, local reporting practices, and temporary vacancies. Read more about the method →
Senior teachers (förstelärare)
— Data missing — the Swedish National Agency for Education has not published this value.
Teacher turnover The proportion of staff replaced during a year. High staff turnover may indicate instability or recruitment difficulties. Read more in glossary →
14.1%
Pupils per counsellor
483.3
Certified in subject(s)
30.2% (licensed and certified for teaching subject)
Teachers (FTE)
10.3
Share of female teachers
52.8%

School survey (agree, %)

Safety, year 8
74% Limited history There is still too little history to interpret the trend safely. This affects Safety year 8 The school survey relies on voluntary responses and results can vary substantially between years for small samples. Read more about the method →
Study peace, year 8
53% Limited history There is still too little history to interpret the trend safely. This affects Study environment year 8 The school survey relies on voluntary responses and results can vary substantially between years for small samples. Read more about the method →
Anti-bullying, year 8
61%
Stimulation, year 8
52%

Source: Skolverket Statistical Database (Statistikdatabasen). Updated annually.

Demography

Pupil forecast — Västervik

Number of children in the age group ages 6–15 in the municipality, according to SCB's forecast.

Forecast covers all children in this age group across the entire municipality — not just this school's catchment. Local enrolment depends on school choice and migration patterns.

ages 6–15 (2025) 3,882
ages 6–15 (2030) 3,668
ages 6–15 (2035) 3,272
Change 2025→2030 -5.5%

Source: SCB (population forecast for Västervik municipality, by school-form age group).

Västervik municipality — history (school form: compulsory school)

Municipality-aggregated key figures from Kolada over the most recent 5 years. Shown as municipality average — not school-specific values — because Kolada reports financial and pedagogical metrics at school-form level per municipality.

Measure 20252024202320222021
Pupils 3,5033,4653,5033,5283,450
Merit value yr 9 220.2215.5213.9217.4216.6
Eligibility for upper secondary 66.2%66.2%66.9%67.2%68.1%
Pupils per teacher 10.610.410.711.010.7
Cost per pupil 150,291 SEK145,115 SEK140,592 SEK132,375 SEK127,901 SEK

Source: Kolada (Swedish council for municipal analyses).

Data sources

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