Grosvadsskolan

Compulsory school — Year 7–9 in Finspång , Östergötlands 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.

Grosvadsskolan is a compulsory school in Finspång, Östergötlands län. The school has 350 pupils and 10.3 pupils per teacher. Average merit value in year 9 is 221.9 points. 71.2% of teachers are qualified. Provider: Finspångs 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 155390%

155390% of pupils have more than 20% unauthorised absence.

Near average
compared to national averages
Merit value yr 9
221.9
National: 227.2 Municipality: 215.5
Pupils/teacher
10.3
National: 12.1 Municipality: 11.3
Qualified teachers
71.2%
National: 73.2% Municipality: 50.8%
Eligible for upper secondary
86.6%
National: 86.1%
School National Municipality

Student support services in Finspång

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

Student health, compulsory school
5,589 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
51.1%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
55.1%
Support from student health (staff)
73.6%
Preventive work (staff)
67.5%

View all key figures for Finspång · Source: Kolada

After-school care in Finspång

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

Children per FTE
25.3 (national: 21.6)
Pedagogical higher education
31.9% (national: 36.7%)
Cost per child
43,585 SEK/year (national: 46,712 SEK)
Enrolment rate (age 6-12)
50.4% (national: 57.6%)
Enrolled children in municipality
901

View all key figures for Finspång · 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
Permanently employed
86.8%
Senior teachers
7.2%
Qualified teachers
71.2%

Teacher turnover: 11.7% — share of teachers who left or joined during the year

Municipal average qualified teachers: 50.8% (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 — Finspång (2024)
66.4% (national: 72.6%)
Qualification trend (2020–2024)
↑ +1.7 percentage points (improving)
Pupils per teacher — Finspång
11.7 (national: 12)

Trend: qualified teachers in Finspång (%)

2020: 64.7% 2024: 66.4%

All staff data for Finspång

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.

222 Actual merit value
212 Modelled value
+10.0 School's own contribution (2024/25)

Municipality avg. (Finspång): -1.5

−60 0 +60
✓ High certainty Standard uncertainty: ±0.8 points (350 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
2.1 (scale 1-3)
Recently immigrated pupils
3%
Share of boys
44.0%
Pass in all subjects
66% (model: 62%, score: +4)

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 Grosvadsskolan performs compared to schools with similar conditions.

+10.0 Performs above expectations

Better SALSA score than 14 of 15 comparison schools

Average SALSA score among comparison schools: -0.1

School Municipality Merit value SALSA score Qualified teachers
Grosvadsskolan Finspång 222 +10.0 71.2%
Nilaskolan F-9 Malå 195 -12.0 68.7%
Åbyskolan 2 Ljungby 218 +5.0 68.2%
Markaryds skola 7-9 Markaryd 204 -5.0 68.5%
Stöde skola Sundsvall 214 +5.0 82.9%
Apelskolan Falkenberg 217 +6.0 53.3%
Olaus Petriskolan 7-9 Örebro 193 -15.0
Järvenskolan Katrineholm 211 0.0 63.6%
Stenhamreskolan 7-9 Ljusdal 195 -16.0 59.4%
Heby skola 7-9 Heby 218 +6.0 75.1%
Björkhaga Skola Botkyrka 213 +5.0 62.8%
Ekebyskolan Sala 201 -10.0 67.5%
Skrantaskolan Karlskoga 217 +6.0 69.8%
Stora Vallaskolan Degerfors 209 +4.0 57.1%
Engelbrektsskolan Örebro 219 +1.0 64.1%
Gärdsåsskolan 4-9 Göteborg 231 +19.0 46.7%

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
350 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
10.3 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
71.2% 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
221.9 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
86.6% 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
12.1%
NP English yr 9
15.7%
NP Mathematics yr 9
10.5%
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
138,400 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
72,000 SEK
Facilities
18,900 SEK
Meals
9,300 SEK
Learning materials
9,900 SEK
Student health
5,590 SEK

Personnel

Special needs teachers qualified
24.8%
Permanently employed
86.8% 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
7.2%
Teacher turnover
11.7%
Pupils per counsellor
998.1

Absence

High unauthorised absence (>20%)
155390% of pupils
High total absence (>20%)
298790% of pupils

Demographics & safety

Pupil demographics

Foreign background
23.7%
Gender
44.0% boys, 56.0% girls
Recently immigrated pupils
3% (SALSA model)
Parents with higher education
53.8%

Safety in the municipality

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

Reported crimes (total)
10,401 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
800 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
162 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
615 per 100,000 pop.

Basic informationAbout the school

School unit code
83468631
School forms
Compulsory school
Year span
7–9
Municipality
Finspång
County
Östergötlands län
School provider
Finspångs kommun
Organisation number
2120000423
Provider type
Municipality
Legal form
Municipality
Principal
Ulrika Johansson

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Addresses

Postal address

61280 FINSPÅNG

Inspection and review

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