Grillska Gymnasiet Västerås

Upper secondary school in Västerås , Västmanlands län

Grillska Gymnasiet Västerås is an upper secondary school in Västerås, Västmanlands län. The school has 590 pupils and 19.8 pupils per teacher. The diploma rate (share with diploma within 3 years) is 95.8%. 69.8% of teachers are qualified. Provider: Stadsmissionens Skolstiftelse.

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 19.8

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

Near average
compared to national averages
Pupils/teacher
19.8
National: 12.1 Municipality: 12.8
Qualified teachers
69.8%
National: 73.2% Municipality: 48.1%
Diploma within 3 years
95.8%
National: 81.8% Municipality: 82.9%
Grade points
13.3
National: 13.8 Municipality: 13.6
Eligible for higher education
62.5%
National: 77.6% Municipality: 75.0%
School National Municipality

Student support services in Västerås

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

Student health, compulsory school
4,426 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
63.7%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
54.8%
Support from student health (staff)
82.9%
Preventive work (staff)
77.6%

View all key figures for Västerås · 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 moderate staff stability.

Medium
Qualified teachers
69.8%

Municipal average qualified teachers: 48.1% (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 — Västerås (2024)
63.5% (national: 72.6%)
Qualification trend (2020–2024)
↓ -1 percentage points (declining)
Pupils per teacher — Västerås
11.7 (national: 12)

Trend: qualified teachers in Västerås (%)

2020: 64.5% 2024: 63.5%

All staff data for Västerås

After upper secondary

Eligibility and transition to higher education

Eligible for higher education
62.5%
Direct to university (municipal avg.)
18.4%

Admission scores by programme

Latest admission scores per programme. Higher scores indicate more competition.

Electricity and energy programme
EE
175 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 175
Business and economics programme
EK
250 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 250
Arts programme
ES
points 2026
Year Admission score
2026
Social science programme
SA
152.5 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 152.5
Technology programme
TE
215 points 2025
Year Admission score
2025 215

Admission score = lowest merit value that was admitted to the programme. When scores are unavailable, only the programme listing is shown. Source: Skolverket.

Statistics

Number of pupils
590 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
19.8 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
69.8% 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 →
Diploma within 3 years
95.8%
Grade points
13.3
Eligible for higher education
62.5%
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
531 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 →

Demographics & safety

Safety in the municipality

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

Reported crimes (total)
13,317 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
923 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
373 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
1,665 per 100,000 pop.

Basic informationAbout the school

School unit code
10433896
School forms
Upper secondary school
Municipality
Västerås
County
Västmanlands län
School provider
Stadsmissionens Skolstiftelse
Organisation number
8020170794
Provider type
Independent
Legal form
Foundation
School group
Partial missingnessThis value is missing in full or in part.This affectsGroup nameAnnual reports are not real-time data, so group links may lag behind reorganisations or recent ownership changes. Manual overrides are used only as exceptions.Read more about the method →
Principal
Ewa Ekström

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Addresses

Postal address

BOX 35, 13106 NACKA

Inspection and review

The Schools Inspectorate (Skolinspektionen) is responsible for supervision and quality reviews of schools in Sweden.

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