Björkebyskolan

Adapted compulsory school, Compulsory school — Year 7–9 in Järfälla , Stockholms län

6 values has limited history

This applies only to the values listed here.

There is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.

This affects

  • Anti-bullying year 8
  • Cost per student
  • Permanently employed teachers
  • Safety year 8
  • Study environment year 8
  • Number of pupils
  • The school survey relies on voluntary responses and results can vary substantially between years for small samples.
  • Costs are affected by accounting practices, rent levels, and service mix, and should mainly be compared across similar school types.
  • This staffing metric is affected by FTE definitions, local reporting practices, and temporary vacancies.
  • Pupil counts may be privacy-suppressed for small units and are not always updated on the same cadence as other indicators.

Other values here do not have this specific note.

Björkebyskolan is a compulsory school in Järfälla, Stockholms län. The school has 560 pupils and 15.6 pupils per teacher. Average merit value in year 9 is 232.5 points. 79.7% of teachers are qualified. Provider: Järfälla kommun.

Statistics: school year 2023/24. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada. Glossary · About the data. For the full Swedish profile with surveys, trend charts and extended commentary, you can also open the Swedish school page.

Warning signals

Objective assessment based on statistics — not a quality stamp. Glossary.

Notable concerns
High pupil-to-teacher ratio 15.6

15.6 pupils per teacher — significantly above the national average (12.1).

High absence 554712%

554712% of pupils have more than 20% unauthorised absence.

Near average
compared to national averages
Merit value yr 9
232.5
National: 227.2 Municipality: 227.0
Pupils/teacher
15.6
National: 12.1 Municipality: 15.1
Qualified teachers
79.7%
National: 73.2% Municipality: 45.8%
Eligible for upper secondary
91.2%
National: 86.1%
School National Municipality

Student support services in Järfälla

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

Student health, compulsory school
4,679 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
66.3%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
59.1%
Support from student health (staff)
75.6%
Preventive work (staff)
70.1%

View all key figures for Järfälla · Source: Kolada

After-school care in Järfälla

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

Children per FTE
22.8 (national: 21.6)
Pedagogical higher education
21.1% (national: 36.7%)
Cost per child
54,351 SEK/year (national: 46,712 SEK)
Enrolment rate (age 6-12)
54.5% (national: 57.6%)
Enrolled children in municipality
4,253

View all key figures for Järfälla · Source: Kolada

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 high staff stability.

High
Permanently employed
89.3%
Senior teachers
8.5%
Qualified teachers
79.7%

Teacher turnover: 14.4% — share of teachers who left or joined during the year

Municipal average qualified teachers: 45.8% (national: 73%).

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 — Järfälla (2024)
71.9% (national: 72.6%)
Qualification trend (2020–2024)
↑ +2.5 percentage points (improving)
Pupils per teacher — Järfälla
14.2 (national: 12)

Trend: qualified teachers in Järfälla (%)

2020: 69.4% 2024: 71.9%

All staff data for Järfälla

Merit value vs. expected (SALSAStatistical model adjusting results for student demographics)

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

233 Actual merit value
231 Modelled value
+2.0 School's own contribution (2024/25)

Municipality avg. (Järfälla): +3.0

−60 0 +60
✓ High certainty Standard uncertainty: ±0.6 points (560 pupils)
Large school — the SALSA score is statistically stable.

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.

Background variables in the model
Parents' education level
2.4 (scale 1-3)
Recently immigrated pupils
3%
Share of boys
50.0%
Pass in all subjects
76% (model: 73%, score: +3)

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

Schools with similar pupil composition

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

+2.0 Performs above expectations

Better SALSA score than 11 of 15 comparison schools

Average SALSA score among comparison schools: -7.1

School Municipality Merit value SALSA score Qualified teachers
Björkebyskolan Järfälla 233 +2.0 79.7%
Gottorpskolan Malmö 243 +15.0 74.1%
Finnbacksskolan 2 Lycksele 226 -4.0 70.8%
Roslagsskolan Norrtälje 239 +10.0 70.7%
Ramunderskolan Söderköping 220 -10.0 80.6%
Helenaskolan Skövde 223 -7.0 71.3%
Hälsinggårdsskolan Falun 213 -20.0 65.1%
Gröndalsskolan Värnamo 226 -5.0 75.1%
Sjöängsskolan Stockholm 234 +2.0 68.3%
Ludvigsborgsskolan Västervik 216 -12.0 59.8%
Vifolkaskolan 7-9 Mjölby 203 -28.0 80.4%
Stenstalidskolan 7-9 Kristinehamn 202 -25.0 68.4%
Korsbackaskolan Kävlinge 231 +3.0 69.4%
Wämöskolan 7-9 Karlskrona 209 -22.0 69.1%
Södermalmsskolan 7-9 Kristinehamn 228 -2.0 61.1%
Sandåkerskolan Landskrona 232 -1.0 70.7%

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

Statistics

Number of pupils
560 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
15.6
Qualified teachers
79.7%
Merit value yr 9
232.5
Eligible for vocational upper secondary yr 9
91.2%
NP Swedish yr 9
11.6%
NP English yr 9
16%
NP Mathematics yr 9
12.6%
School library
Yes

Quality dataQuality and finance (Skolverket Statistical Database)

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

Costs per pupil

Total cost
123,300 SEK Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsCost per studentCosts are affected by accounting practices, rent levels, and service mix, and should mainly be compared across similar school types.Read more about the method →
Teaching
72,700 SEK
Facilities
17,200 SEK
Meals
6,800 SEK
Learning materials
4,800 SEK
Student health
4,680 SEK

Personnel

Special needs teachers qualified
20.8%
Permanently employed
89.3% 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
8.5%
Teacher turnover
14.4%
Pupils per counsellor
3326.5

Absence

High unauthorised absence (>20%)
554712% of pupils
High total absence (>20%)
940344% of pupils

School survey (agree, %)

Share of pupils who fully or partly agree. Voluntary survey with varying response rates.

Safety, year 5
8.2%
Safety, year 8
7.7% Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsSafety year 8The school survey relies on voluntary responses and results can vary substantially between years for small samples.Read more about the method →
Study peace, year 5
5.6%
Study peace, year 8
5.4% Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsStudy environment year 8The school survey relies on voluntary responses and results can vary substantially between years for small samples.Read more about the method →
Anti-bullying, year 5
6.1%
Anti-bullying, year 8
5.3%
Stimulation, year 5
6.6%
Stimulation, year 8
5%

Demographics & safety

Pupil demographics

Foreign background
44.4%
Gender
50.0% boys, 50.0% girls
Recently immigrated pupils
3% (SALSA model)
Parents with higher education
66.4%

Safety in the municipality

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

Reported crimes (total)
13,803 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
1,024 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
269 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
1,154 per 100,000 pop.

Basic informationAbout the school

School unit code
40847752
School forms
Adapted compulsory school, Compulsory school
Year span
7–9
Municipality
Järfälla
County
Stockholms län
School provider
Järfälla kommun
Organisation number
2120000043
Provider type
Municipality
Legal form
Municipality
Principal
Caroline Ekstrand

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Addresses

Postal address

17780 JÄRFÄLLA

Inspection and review

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