Björkestaskolan in Nykvarn

After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class — Year 1–6 in Nykvarn, Stockholms län · NYKVARNS KOMMUN

5 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
  • 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.

Read more about the method →
Skolkoll score: 60 of 100 How is it calculated?
This school performs near average
420 pupils 90% qualified teachers 16 pupils/teacher 1 warning signal
Quality dimensions
Results* 50
Staff 94
Value-added* 50
Safety 70
Resources 7
* Missing school-specific data — using national median (50). Based on 3 of 5 dimensions.

Björkestaskolan is a compulsory school in Nykvarn, Stockholms län. The school has 420 pupils and 16 pupils per teacher. 90% of teachers are qualified. Provider The organisation that runs the school — a municipality, foundation or limited company.Read more in glossary → : Nykvarns kommun.

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

Skip table of contents

Visits

Open house and visiting days

Verified dates for visiting this school.

No verified open house dates are registered yet.

Send a date

Suggest an open house date

Dates are added from school-provided or editorially verified sources after manual review.

Warning signals

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

1 warning signal identified
High pupil-to-teacher ratio 16.0

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

School signal summary

Above average
compared to national averages
Pupils/teacher
16 ↑
National: 12.1 Municipality: 14.7
Qualified teachers
90% ↓
National: 74.0% Municipality: 73.9%
School National Municipality

School profileSchool strengths and profile

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

Percentile ranking

School's position among all compulsory schools in Sweden.

Qualified teachers P94
Teacher density P7

Safety index

70 /100
Safety 79%
Study environment 66%
Anti-bullying 62%
Staff 58%

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 → — Nykvarn

Municipality average cost per pupil. Source: Kolada.

124,267 SEK Total cost/pupil National avg: 142,155 SEK
55,561 SEK Teaching
25,540 SEK Facilities
8,079 SEK Meals
4,698 SEK Learning materials
4,784 SEK Student health

Municipal schools: 122,723 SEK/pupil.

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

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

Student health, compulsory school
4,784 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
48.5%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
42.6%
Support from student health (staff)
66.6%
Preventive work (staff)
66.7%

View all key figures for Nykvarn · Source: Kolada

After-school care in Nykvarn

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

Children per FTE
24.9 (national: 21.6)
Pedagogical higher education
27.3% (national: 36.7%)
Cost per child
38,136 SEK/year (national: 46,712 SEK)
Enrolment rate (age 6-12)
60.1% (national: 57.9%)
Enrolled children in municipality
775

View all key figures for Nykvarn · Source: Kolada

Student forecast — Nykvarn

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

1,772 ages 6–15 (2025)
1,760 ages 6–15 (2030)
1,655 ages 6–15 (2035)
-0.7 % 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 high staff stability.

High
Permanently employed
86.7%
Senior teachers
11.8%
Qualified teachers
90%

Teacher turnover: 15.2% — share of teachers who left or joined during the year

Municipal average qualified teachers: 73.9% (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 → — Nykvarn (2025)
78.5% (national: 73.3%)
Qualification trend (2020–2025)
↑ +9.8 percentage points (improving)
Pupils per teacher — Nykvarn
15 (national: 11.9)

Trend: qualified teachers in Nykvarn (%)

2020: 68.7% 2025: 78.5%

All staff data for Nykvarn

Similar schools

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

Blombackaskolan
Södertälje
Merit: 238.8 Qual: 89.8% 460 pupils
10 km away 94% similarity
Rönninge skola
Salem
Merit: 231.4 Qual: 90.1% 400 pupils
18 km away 93% similarity
Pershagenskolan
Södertälje
Merit: 244.2 Qual: 82.8% 410 pupils
13 km away 90% similarity
Innovitaskolan Södertälje
Södertälje
Merit: 243.1 Qual: 83.2% 490 pupils
9 km away 88% similarity
Ekebyhovsskolan
Ekerö
Qual: 82.3% 420 pupils
25 km away 87% similarity

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.

72 Pupils yr 6
-7.2 pp Pass rate yr 6 vs 9

Pupils per year group

Year 1
71
Year 2
72
Year 3
81
Year 4
58
Year 5
63
Year 6
72

Statistics

Number of pupils
420 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
16 (municipal avg: 14.7, national: 12.1)
Qualified teachers
90% (municipal avg: 73.9%, national: 74%)
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
122,700 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
55,600 SEK
Facilities
25,500 SEK
Meals
8,100 SEK
Learning materials
4,700 SEK
Student health
4,780 SEK

Personnel

Special needs teachers qualified
29.6%
Permanently employed
86.7% 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
11.8%
Teacher turnover The proportion of staff replaced during a year. High staff turnover may indicate instability or recruitment difficulties.Read more in glossary →
15.2%
Pupils per counsellor
3066
Certified in subject(s)
71.9% (licensed and certified for teaching subject)
Teachers (FTE)
100.9
Share of female teachers
72.6%

School survey — radar chart

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

SafetyStudy environmentAnti-bullyingStimulationSupport
Safety 83% +1.2 pp
Study environment 60% +3.5 pp
Anti-bullying 64% -1.1 pp
Stimulation 67% +1.1 pp
Support 75% +1 pp
Avg 70%

NKI trend over time (Pupils year 5)

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

6.2 2023 7.0 2025
Rising (+0.8 on 0–10)

Demographics & safety

Pupil demographics

Foreign background
14%
Other mother tongue than Swedish
9.4% (municipality avg.)
Swedish as a second language
4.8% (municipality avg.)
Parents with higher education
63.5%

Safety in the municipality

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

Reported crimes (total)
8,113 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
866 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
162 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
558 per 100,000 pop.

Contact & AboutAbout the school

Loading contact details...
View contact details on Skolverket

Postal address

15580 NYKVARN

Open in Google Maps
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
68422076
School forms
After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class
Year span
1–6
School provider
Nykvarns kommun
Organisation number
2120002999
Provider type
Municipality
Municipality
Nykvarn
County
Stockholms län
Legal form
Municipality
Principal
Madeleine Källström

For definitions and methodology: method, data sources and glossary.

Lillhagaskolan Compulsory school, Adapted compulsory school · 490 pupils · Merit 231.7 Furuborgskolan Compulsory school, Preschool class, After-school care, Adapted compulsory school · 320 pupils Turingeskolan Compulsory school, Preschool class, After-school care · 320 pupils Praktiska Gymnasiet Nykvarn Upper secondary school · 260 pupils LILLHAGA FÖRSKOLA Preschool · 138 pupils HÖKMOSSENS FÖRSKOLA Preschool · 104 pupils See all compulsory schools in Nykvarn
Compare Björkestaskolan with another school

Compare

Choose a perspective to find nearby schools and relevant national comparisons.

Related

Keep exploring this school through its provider, group, municipality, and the most relevant statistics pages.

Compulsory schools in NykvarnSee all compulsory schools in the municipality with results and comparisons.Schools in NykvarnOpen the municipality page with all schools, rankings, and local aggregates.Nykvarns kommunSee all schools, municipalities, and core metrics for the same provider.Stockholms länCompare municipalities and school patterns across the whole county.Merit value year 9Compare year-9 merit values across municipalities and school environments.Certification vs Merit valueSee how merit values and upper-secondary eligibility move together.School size by school typeSee how school forms and unit sizes are distributed nationally.School type distributionCompare how school forms are distributed across municipalities and operators.

Watch this school

Get notified by email when new statistics are published, merit scores change significantly, or the School Inspectorate issues a new decision.

Last updated: Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada

Back to search

Back to search

Statistics: school year 2023/24. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada. Glossary · About the data.
— = data not available from source.