Backaskolan in Malmö

After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class — Year 1–9 in Malmö, Skåne län · FÖRENINGEN BACKASKOLAN

Skolkoll score: 57 of 100 Improving How is it calculated?
This school performs near average
240 pupils 64% qualified teachers Merit 249.3 11.1 pupils/teacher Grade deviation -0.8
Quality dimensions
Results 79
Staff 23
Value-added 53
Safety 71
Resources 64

Backaskolan is a compulsory school in Malmö, Skåne län. The school has 240 pupils and 11.1 pupils per teacher. Average merit value in year 9 is 249.3 points. 64% of teachers are qualified. Provider The organisation that runs the school — a municipality, foundation or limited company.Read more in glossary → : Föreningen Backaskolan.

Statistics: school year 2023/24. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada. Glossary · About the data.

Result history: 5 years
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School signal summary

Above average
compared to national averages
Merit value yr 9
249.3
National: 227.7 Municipality: 231.7
Pupils/teacher
11.1
National: 12.1 Municipality: 13.4
Qualified teachers
64%
National: 74.0% Municipality: 73.6%
Eligible for upper secondary
100%
National: 86.1%
School National Municipality

School profileSchool strengths and profile

School's strengths compared to all compulsory schools nationally. Source: Skolverket, Schools Inspectorate. Method.

Radar chart: school profile across five dimensions ResultsStaffSafetyResourcesTrend

Percentile ranking

School's position among all compulsory schools in Sweden.

Merit score P79
Qualified teachers P23
Teacher density P64
Upper secondary eligibility P86

Safety index

71 /100
Safety 84%
Study environment 58%
Anti-bullying 66%
Staff 64%

Cost per pupil The municipality’s total cost for compulsory school per student per year. Ranges from under SEK 100,000 to over SEK 200,000.Read more in glossary → — Malmö

Municipality average cost per pupil. Source: Kolada.

140,833 SEK Total cost/pupil National avg: 142,155 SEK
88,189 SEK Teaching
27,573 SEK Facilities
7,821 SEK Meals
6,414 SEK Learning materials
4,531 SEK Student health

Municipal schools: 145,194 SEK/pupil. This school is run by an independent provider and receives a pupil allowance from the municipality.

Student support services Collective term for the school’s medical, psychological, psychosocial, and special-educational services.Read more in glossary → in Malmö

Municipality-level data on student health and support resources. Source: Kolada and the Schools Inspectorate.

Student health, compulsory school
4,531 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
61.3%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
51.5%
Support from student health (staff)
73.4%
Preventive work (staff)
64.2%

View all key figures for Malmö · Source: Kolada

After-school care in Malmö

Municipality-level key figures for after-school care (fritidshem) in Malmö. The data covers the entire municipality and may differ from this specific unit.

Children per FTE
23.5 (national: 21.6)
Pedagogical higher education
42.2% (national: 36.7%)
Cost per child
57,703 SEK/year (national: 46,712 SEK)
Enrolment rate (age 6-12)
62% (national: 57.9%)
Enrolled children in municipality
17,945

View all key figures for Malmö · Source: Kolada

Student forecast — Malmö

Population forecast for children ages 6–15 in Malmö. Source: SCB.

41,258 ages 6–15 (2025)
38,070 ages 6–15 (2030)
35,151 ages 6–15 (2035)
-7.7 % Change

Staff & stability

Staff stability and qualification data, shown first at school level and then at municipality level.

This school

Indicator based on the share of permanently employed, senior and qualified teachers. The school has moderate staff stability.

Medium
Permanently employed
68.4%
Senior teachers
12.5%
Qualified teachers
64%

Teacher turnover: 11% — share of teachers who left or joined during the year

Municipal average qualified teachers: 73.6% (national: 74%).

A high share of permanently employed and qualified teachers indicates a more stable staff situation. Source: Skolverket Statistical Database.

Municipality

How stable the teaching workforce is in the municipality, measured as the trend in the share of qualified teachers over time. Municipality-level data from Kolada. School-specific trend is shown above under This school.

Qualified teachers The proportion of teachers with a teaching licence and qualification in the subjects they teach.Read more in glossary → — Malmö (2025)
71.2% (national: 73.3%)
Qualification trend (2020–2025)
↑ +3.7 percentage points (improving)
Pupils per teacher — Malmö
12.1 (national: 11.9)

Trend: qualified teachers in Malmö (%)

2020: 67.5% 2025: 71.2%

All staff data for Malmö

Merit value The sum of a student’s 16 best grades in year 9, max 320 points (340 with modern languages). The national average is around 225–230.Read more in glossary → vs. expected ( SALSA A statistical model that compares schools’ results with what is expected given the student composition.Read more in glossary → )

SALSA compares the school's actual merit value with a modelled value based on pupil composition. School year 2024/25.

249 Actual merit value
245 Modelled value
+4.0 (expected: 0) School's own contribution (2024/25)

Municipality avg. (Malmö): +12.8

−60 0 +60
○ Moderate certainty Standard uncertainty: ±1.0 points (240 pupils)
Medium-sized school — the SALSA score is reasonably stable but individual cohorts can have an impact.

SALSA measures relative performance — not absolute school quality. The model explains approx. 53% of variation; the rest depends on factors like leadership, teaching, resources and pupil selection not captured by the model. Independent schools with selective admissions may show higher SALSA scores without necessarily better teaching.

Background variables in the model
Parents' education level
2.6 (scale 1-3)
Recently immigrated pupils
0%
Share of boys
61.0%
Pass in all subjects
86% (model: 83%, score: +2)

SALSA score over time

2020/21: -2.0 2024/25: +4.0

Positive SALSA score = higher results than expected given pupil composition. Source: SIRIS/Skolverket. Read more about SALSA.

Similar schools

The 5 most similar compulsory schools based on pupil count, geography, teacher qualifications and pupil composition.

Schools with similar pupil composition

Schools with similar SALSA background variables (parents' education, recently immigrated, gender). Shows how Backaskolan performs compared to schools with similar conditions.

+4.0 Performs above expectations

Better SALSA score than 7 of 15 comparison schools

Average SALSA score among comparison schools: +5.3

School Municipality Merit value SALSA score Qualified teachers
Backaskolan Malmö 249 +4.0 64%
Kunskapsskolan Örebro Örebro 254 +13.0 94.2%
Axonaskolan Kristianstad 276 +33.0 66.9%
Kapareskolan A-D Kungsbacka 232 -16.0 79.2%
Glumslövs skola Landskrona 245 +4.0 81%
Bällstabergsskolan Vallentuna 244 +2.0 86.8%
Skanör Falsterbo Montessorisk. Vellinge 243 -3.0 65.4%
Alléskolan skolenhet Ask Lerum 221 -20.0 78.6%
Montessoriskolan i Falun Falun 234 -9.0 54.3%
Häggvik- Skälbyskolan Sollentuna 266 +20.0 79.7%
Rålambshovsskolan Stockholm 268 +23.0 87.9%
Framtidskompassen i Vellinge Vellinge 261 +20.0 87.7%
Runbackaskolan Sollentuna 261 +16.0 94.5%
Fornuddens skola Tyresö 260 +18.0 73.5%
Nyköpings Enskilda Grundskola Nyköping 246 -2.0 83.7%
Raoul Wallenbergskolan Skövde Skövde 218 -19.0

SALSA score = actual merit value minus SALSA model's expected value. Positive (green) = better than expected. Source: SIRIS/Skolverket. School year 2024/25.

Student throughput The proportion of upper secondary students who graduate within three years. An important quality measure for upper secondary schools.Read more in glossary →

Proxy: difference in pass rate (all subjects) year 6 vs year 9.

28 Pupils yr 6
26 Pupils yr 9
100% Upper secondary eligibility National avg: 86% (national: 86.1%)

Pupils per year group

Year 1
25
Year 2
26
Year 3
26
Year 4
28
Year 5
23
Year 6
28
Year 7
27
Year 8
28
Year 9
26

Statistics

Number of pupils
240 Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsNumber of pupilsPupil counts may be privacy-suppressed for small units and are not always updated on the same cadence as other indicators.Read more about the method →
Pupils per teacher
11.1 (municipal avg: 13.4, national: 12.1)
Qualified teachers
64% (municipal avg: 73.6%, national: 74%)
Merit value yr 9
249.3 (municipal avg: 231.7, national: 227.7)
Eligible for vocational upper secondary yr 9
100% (national: 86.1%)
NP Swedish yr 9
14.6%
NP English yr 9
17%
NP Mathematics yr 9
14.8%
School library
No

Quality dataQuality and finance (Skolverket Statistical Database)

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

Personnel

Special needs teachers qualified
0%
Permanently employed
68.4% Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsPermanently employed teachersThis staffing metric is affected by FTE definitions, local reporting practices, and temporary vacancies.Read more about the method →
Senior teachers
12.5%
Teacher turnover The proportion of staff replaced during a year. High staff turnover may indicate instability or recruitment difficulties.Read more in glossary →
11%
Pupils per counsellor
972
Certified in subject(s)
56.2% (licensed and certified for teaching subject)
Teachers (FTE)
22.1
Share of female teachers
71.5%

School survey — radar chart

Student responses across 5 dimensions. Grey area = national average. What does the survey measure?

SafetyStudy environmentAnti-bullyingStimulationSupport
Safety 73% -8.8 pp
Study environment 43% -13.5 pp
Anti-bullying 54% -11.1 pp
Stimulation 47% -18.9 pp
Support 65% -9 pp
Avg 56%

NKI trend over time (Pupils year 8)

NKI per year (0–10): the "nojdhet" dimension when present, otherwise the average of all survey dimensions. What does the survey measure?

6.0 2023 6.4 2025
Stable (+0.4 on 0–10)

Demographics & safety

Pupil demographics

Foreign background
17.3%
Gender
61.0% boys, 39.0% girls
Recently immigrated pupils
0% (SALSA model)
Other mother tongue than Swedish
58.7% (municipality avg.)
Swedish as a second language
37.4% (municipality avg.)
Parents with higher education
90.1%

Safety in the municipality

Reported crimes at municipality level — not school-specific. Source: Kolada.

Reported crimes (total)
16,183 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
1,358 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
352 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
1,328 per 100,000 pop.

Contact & AboutAbout the school

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Result tracking

Eligible for upper secondary
100% (national: 86.1%)

Postal address

EBBA STRÖMS GATA 22 A, 21250 MALMÖ

About data and sources

Statistics are sourced from Skolverket, Kolada/RKA and SCB. Latest known data update: . Empty values mean the data is missing at source or not applicable to this school type.

School unit code
55040455
School forms
After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class
Year span
1–9
Orientation
ALLMAN
School provider
Föreningen Backaskolan
Organisation number
8465001777
Provider type
Independent
Municipality
Malmö
County
Skåne län
Legal form
Non-profit association
Principal
Fredrik Håkansson

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Statistics: school year 2023/24. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada. Glossary · About the data.
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