Centralskolan 4-9

Compulsory school, Open leisure-time activities — Year 4–9 in Perstorp , Skåne län

7 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

  • Certified teachers
  • Cost per student
  • Eligible for vocational programmes
  • Merit score year 9
  • Permanently employed teachers
  • Pupils per teacher
  • Number of pupils
  • This staffing metric is affected by FTE definitions, local reporting practices, and temporary vacancies.
  • Costs are affected by accounting practices, rent levels, and service mix, and should mainly be compared across similar school types.
  • This result metric can be affected by privacy suppression, small cohorts, and changes in pupil composition between years.
  • 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.

Centralskolan 4-9 is a compulsory school in Perstorp, Skåne län. The school has 540 pupils and 10.9 pupils per teacher. Average merit value in year 9 is 193.2 points. 69.3% of teachers are qualified. Provider: Perstorps 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 absence 78090%

78090% of pupils have more than 20% unauthorised absence.

Below average
compared to national averages
Merit value yr 9
193.2
National: 227.2 Municipality: 193.2
Pupils/teacher
10.9
National: 12.1 Municipality: 10.9
Qualified teachers
69.3%
National: 73.2% Municipality: 62.8%
Eligible for upper secondary
64.3%
National: 86.1%
School National Municipality

Student support services in Perstorp

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

Student health, compulsory school
4,037 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
80%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
60.7%
Support from student health (staff)
90.5%
Preventive work (staff)
92.4%

View all key figures for Perstorp · Source: Kolada

After-school care in Perstorp

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

Children per FTE
16.8 (national: 21.6)
Pedagogical higher education
37.8% (national: 36.7%)
Cost per child
59,506 SEK/year (national: 46,712 SEK)
Enrolment rate (age 6-12)
41.9% (national: 57.6%)
Enrolled children in municipality
269

View all key figures for Perstorp · 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
89.2%
Senior teachers
16.9%
Qualified teachers
69.3%

Teacher turnover: 11.3% — share of teachers who left or joined during the year

Municipal average qualified teachers: 62.8% (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 — Perstorp (2024)
65.1% (national: 72.6%)
Qualification trend (2020–2024)
↑ +2.6 percentage points (improving)
Pupils per teacher — Perstorp
11.3 (national: 12)

Trend: qualified teachers in Perstorp (%)

2020: 62.5% 2024: 65.1%

All staff data for Perstorp

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.

193 Actual merit value
201 Modelled value
-8.0 School's own contribution (2024/25)

Municipality avg. (Perstorp): -8.0

−60 0 +60
✓ High certainty Standard uncertainty: ±0.6 points (540 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 (scale 1-3)
Recently immigrated pupils
6%
Share of boys
57.0%
Pass in all subjects
48% (model: 57%, score: -9)

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 Centralskolan 4-9 performs compared to schools with similar conditions.

-8.0 Performs below expectations

Better SALSA score than 2 of 15 comparison schools

Average SALSA score among comparison schools: +9.4

School Municipality Merit value SALSA score Qualified teachers
Centralskolan 4-9 Perstorp 193 -8.0 69.3%
Hovsjöskolan Södertälje 223 +29.0 77.5%
Ramnerödsskolan Uddevalla 213 +14.0 71.5%
Blombackaskolan Södertälje 239 +39.0 90.1%
Vargbroskolan Storfors 211 +10.0 77.7%
Scheeleskolan Köping 208 +8.0 60.2%
Svartedalsskolan 4-9 Göteborg 197 -5.0 62.2%
Klingsborgsskolan 2 218 +26.0
Särlaskolan 7-9 Borås 197 +1.0 52.6%
Göingeskolan Östra Göinge 178 -25.0 82.2%
Zederslundsskolan Motala 196 -1.0 76.5%
Brandströmska skolan Nylöse Göteborg 214 +13.0 56.5%
Rörviks skola Sävsjö 214 +6.0 69.6%
Gamlestadsskolan F-9 Göteborg 192 -8.0 74.1%
Communityskolan Gårdsten Göteborg 249 +49.0 59.9%
Ängskolan Mark 194 -15.0 74.7%

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
540 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
10.9 Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsPupils per teacherThis staffing metric is affected by FTE definitions, local reporting practices, and temporary vacancies.Read more about the method →
Qualified teachers
69.3% Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsCertified teachersThis staffing metric is affected by FTE definitions, local reporting practices, and temporary vacancies.Read more about the method →
Merit value yr 9
193.2 Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsMerit score year 9This result metric can be affected by privacy suppression, small cohorts, and changes in pupil composition between years.Read more about the method →
Eligible for vocational upper secondary yr 9
64.3% Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsEligible for vocational programmesThis result metric can be affected by privacy suppression, small cohorts, and changes in pupil composition between years.Read more about the method →
NP Swedish yr 9
11.3%
NP English yr 9
13.1%
NP Mathematics yr 9
10%
School library
No

Quality dataQuality and finance (Skolverket Statistical Database)

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

Costs per pupil

Total cost
144,800 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
93,600 SEK
Facilities
16,200 SEK
Meals
9,000 SEK
Learning materials
2,800 SEK
Student health
4,040 SEK

Personnel

Special needs teachers qualified
24%
Permanently employed
89.2% 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
16.9%
Teacher turnover
11.3%
Pupils per counsellor
817

Absence

High unauthorised absence (>20%)
78090% of pupils
High total absence (>20%)
120754% of pupils

Demographics & safety

Pupil demographics

Foreign background
40.8%
Gender
57.0% boys, 43.0% girls
Recently immigrated pupils
6% (SALSA model)
Parents with higher education
39.4%

Safety in the municipality

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

Reported crimes (total)
13,670 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
1,396 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
511 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
691 per 100,000 pop.

Basic informationAbout the school

School unit code
24561124
School forms
Compulsory school, Open leisure-time activities
Year span
4–9
Municipality
Perstorp
County
Skåne län
School provider
Perstorps kommun
Organisation number
2120000910
Provider type
Municipality
Legal form
Municipality
Principal
Marcus Fornbacke

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Addresses

Postal address

28485 PERSTORP

Inspection and review

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