Elsa Brändströms skola

Compulsory school — Year 7–9 in Linköping , Östergötlands län

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  • Cost per student
  • Permanently employed teachers
  • Number of pupils
  • 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.

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Elsa Brändströms skola is a compulsory school in Linköping, Östergötlands län. The school has 460 pupils and 11.1 pupils per teacher. Average merit value in year 9 is 214 points. 82.5% of teachers are qualified. Provider: Linköpings 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 1087702%

1087702% of pupils have more than 20% unauthorised absence.

Near average
compared to national averages
Merit value yr 9
214
National: 227.2 Municipality: 226.9
Pupils/teacher
11.1
National: 12.1 Municipality: 11.6
Qualified teachers
82.5%
National: 73.2% Municipality: 54.1%
Eligible for upper secondary
81.4%
National: 86.1%
School National Municipality

Student support services in Linköping

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

Student health, compulsory school
4,194 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
59.6%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
52.9%
Support from student health (staff)
78%
Preventive work (staff)
67%

View all key figures for Linköping · Source: Kolada

After-school care in Linköping

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

Children per FTE
19.7 (national: 21.6)
Pedagogical higher education
38.6% (national: 36.7%)
Cost per child
52,154 SEK/year (national: 46,712 SEK)
Enrolment rate (age 6-12)
60.3% (national: 57.6%)
Enrolled children in municipality
7,956

View all key figures for Linköping · 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
95%
Senior teachers
8.4%
Qualified teachers
82.5%

Teacher turnover: 11.6% — share of teachers who left or joined during the year

Municipal average qualified teachers: 54.1% (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 — Linköping (2024)
82.2% (national: 72.6%)
Qualification trend (2020–2024)
↑ +3.7 percentage points (improving)
Pupils per teacher — Linköping
11.6 (national: 12)

Trend: qualified teachers in Linköping (%)

2020: 78.5% 2024: 82.2%

All staff data for Linköping

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.

214 Actual merit value
227 Modelled value
-13.0 School's own contribution (2024/25)

Municipality avg. (Linköping): -4.2

−60 0 +60
✓ High certainty Standard uncertainty: ±0.7 points (460 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
2.3 (scale 1-3)
Recently immigrated pupils
2%
Share of boys
42.0%
Pass in all subjects
61% (model: 70%, 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 Elsa Brändströms skola performs compared to schools with similar conditions.

-13.0 Performs below expectations

Better SALSA score than 6 of 15 comparison schools

Average SALSA score among comparison schools: -10.5

School Municipality Merit value SALSA score Qualified teachers
Elsa Brändströms skola Linköping 214 -13.0 82.5%
Silverbergsskolan Ronneby Ronneby 186 -36.0 46.3%
Sollebrunns skola 7-9 Alingsås 213 -8.0 81.1%
Högelidsskolan 7-9 Mariestad 198 -28.0 70.9%
Centralskolan Malung – Sälen 216 -7.0 57.6%
Engelbrektskolan 7-9 Borås 233 +7.0 95.9%
Skogstorpsskolan Falkenberg 209 -14.0 68.2%
Lagmansskolan Beta MH Mjölby 210 -18.0 74.6%
Apladalsskolan Värnamo 222 +1.0 84%
Bergumsskolan F-9 Göteborg 213 -15.0 65.4%
Högstadium Centrum Falköping 224 +2.0 69.7%
Sjöparksskolan B 213 -8.0
Mörsil F-9 Åre 218 -5.0 61%
Älvboda friskola Älvkarleby 205 -18.0 56.4%
Tallhagsskolan Kalmar 227 0.0 86.2%
Henåns skola 7-9 Orust 215 -10.0 77.8%

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
460 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
Qualified teachers
82.5%
Merit value yr 9
214
Eligible for vocational upper secondary yr 9
81.4%
NP Swedish yr 9
13.7%
NP English yr 9
16.2%
NP Mathematics yr 9
11.1%
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
137,000 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
75,000 SEK
Facilities
26,800 SEK
Meals
5,500 SEK
Learning materials
5,600 SEK
Student health
4,190 SEK

Personnel

Special needs teachers qualified
46.1%
Permanently employed
95% 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
8.4%
Teacher turnover
11.6%
Pupils per counsellor
2464

Absence

High unauthorised absence (>20%)
1087702% of pupils
High total absence (>20%)
1987026% of pupils

Demographics & safety

Pupil demographics

Foreign background
26.8%
Gender
42.0% boys, 58.0% girls
Recently immigrated pupils
2% (SALSA model)
Parents with higher education
70.3%

Safety in the municipality

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

Reported crimes (total)
10,997 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
896 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
320 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
1,281 per 100,000 pop.

Basic informationAbout the school

School unit code
95720059
School forms
Compulsory school
Year span
7–9
Municipality
Linköping
County
Östergötlands län
School provider
Linköpings kommun
Organisation number
2120000449
Provider type
Municipality
Legal form
Municipality
Principal
Anders Ekelund

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Addresses

Postal address

58181 LINKÖPING

Inspection and review

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