Staff stability
Improving
Source: Kolada (municipality-aggregated certified teacher trend).
Gullstensskolan 7-9 in Gullspång
Headmaster: Johan Persson
46
Skolkoll Score 46 out of 100. The scale goes from 0 (lowest) to 100 (highest). 50 is the average. This school performs below average. Better than 3% of Sweden’s compulsory schools below the national median Below average Compared to all compulsory schools nationally
A composite of five open data sources — a starting point, not a grade.
What is the Skolkoll Score?Gullstensskolan 7-9 is a medium-sized municipal compulsory school with 150 pupils.
Gullstensskolan 7-9 is a medium-sized municipal compulsory school with 150 pupils. The share of qualified teachers (84%) is above the national average of 72%.
- 150PupilsMunicipality: 410High reliability
- 84%Qualified teachersMunicipality: 77% · Sweden: 72%High reliability
- 179.1Year 9 merit valueMunicipality: 179.1 · Sweden: 227.6Moderate reliability
- -27.0SALSA residualModel: 179.0Moderate reliability
- 8.0Pupils per teacherMunicipality: 8.5 · Sweden: 12.0High reliability
- 192,530 SEKCost per pupil (municipal avg.)Sweden: 144,179 SEKLimited history
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The most important facts in 3 points
- Compulsory school in Gullspång with 150 pupils.
- The latest inspection (2024) has no recorded deficiencies in our data.
- Applying? Go to the school's application link on this page.
Skolkoll interpretation
Gullstensskolan 7-9 is compared here with 2 other schools with the same school form in Gullspång municipality; it has 150 pupils versus the municipal average of 137.
The year-9 merit value is 179.1, in line with the municipal average and 48.5 points below the national average.
Qualified teachers: 84%, 7 percentage points above the municipal average and 12 percentage points above the national average.
The SALSA residual (-27.0) indicates that outcomes are weaker than the model expects for the pupil composition.
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School programmes
- Compulsory school
Signals from the School Inspectorate and reporting channels
- Merit value is 27 points lower than expected given pupil composition (SALSA score: -27.0).
School profile
The school's strengths compared with all primary schools nationally.
- Merit rating P3
- Certified teachers P82
- Pupil-teacher ratio P94
- Eligibility (upper secondary) P7
Source: Skolverket, Swedish Schools Inspectorate.
Aerial view of the school
The school's property boundary and buildings from the Swedish Land Survey's property register. Updated 2026. Source: Lantmäteriet · CC BY 4.0
Entrances: 1 Gullspång, Skolgatan 14, Gullspång
School performance
Results
179.1 Merit value yr 9 Sweden: 227.6
Results
179.1
Merit value yr 9
Staff
84% Qualified teachers Municipality: 77% · Sweden: 72%
Staff
84%
Qualified teachers
84% of teachers hold a pedagogical degree — 12 percentage points above the national average.
High reliability — Reported directly by the school operator.
Value-added / SALSA
-27.0 SALSA residual Model prediction: 179.0 · Actual outcome: 206.0
Value-added / SALSA
-27.0
SALSA residual
The school performs below what the student composition would predict.
- Model prediction Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- 179.0
- Actual outcome Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- 206.0
Moderate reliability — SALSA models have natural uncertainty for small schools.
School environment
Safety & Inspection
2 open Recently inspected 2024 Safety index: 66 / 100
Safety & Inspection
2 open
Recently inspected 2024
2 open remark(s) from the Schools Inspectorate.
- Latest inspection decision Reliability: High reliability.
- 2024-06-20 — Riktad tillsyn Uppföljning skolbeslut Grundskola Gullspång Gullstensskolan åk 7-9, 2024 (pdf, 223 kB)
- Open remarks Reliability: High reliability.
- 2
- Safety index Reliability: High reliability.
- 66 / 100 Safety: 83% · Study peace: 52% · Anti-bullying: 55% · Staff: 60%
Safety index
66 / 100 (High data coverage)
- Safety 83%
- Study peace 52%
- Anti-bullying 55%
- Staff 60%
School Survey — all perspectives
| Dimension | Pupils (åk 8) | Guardian | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safety | 8.3 / 10 | — | — |
| Study environment | 5.2 / 10 | — | — |
| Anti-bullying | 5.5 / 10 | — | — |
| Stimulation | 5.4 / 10 | — | — |
| Support | 6.2 / 10 | — | — |
Scale 0–10 (rescaled from Skolverket's 0–100). Guardian and staff perspectives are often not in open data.
High reliability — Inspection register and Skolenkäten survey.
Source: Schools Inspectorate + Skolverket · Last updated: 19 Jun 2026
Resources
192,530 SEK Cost per pupil (total) Sweden: 144,179 SEK
Resources
192,530 SEK
Cost per pupil (total)
Cost per pupil is 34% above the national average.
Limited history — Cost data updated annually by Kolada/SCB.
Who runs the school
Operator
GULLSPÅNGS KOMMUN Municipal operator 7 other schools in the municipality.
Operator
GULLSPÅNGS KOMMUN
Municipal operator
GULLSPÅNGS KOMMUN is the operator. The municipality has 7 other schools.
- Operator Reliability: High reliability.
- GULLSPÅNGS KOMMUN
- Operating form Reliability: High reliability.
- Municipal own operation
- Other schools in municipality Reliability: High reliability.
- 7
High reliability — Current data from Skolverket and Bolagsverket.
Source: Skolverket · Last updated: 20 Jun 2026
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Contact and address
- Headmaster
- Johan Persson
- Visiting address
- Skolgatan 14, 54731 Gullspång
- Postal address
- BOX 100, 54221 Mariestad
- Phone
- 0551-36036
- Website
- www.gullspang.se/
- School unit code
89624871
Source: Skolverket School Unit Register · Pipeline-fetched on 2026-06-20.
Nearest and similar schools
- Åsenskolan · 100 pupils
- Regnbågsskolan 14 km away · 120 pupils
- Bruksskolan 34 km away · 150 pupils
About Gullspång municipality
School-form averages across the municipality, with links to deep-dive sub-pages.
- Schools
- 8
- Avg. merit (yr 9)
- 179.1 −48.5
- Certified teachers
- 77% +4 pp
- Pupils per teacher
- 8.5 −3.5
Source: Skolverket (aggregated school statistics).
Similar schools
The 5 most-similar compulsory schools based on student count, geography, teacher certification and pupil composition.
Grade distribution
Share of pupils per grade, school year 2024/25.
−1.7 Grades close to national-test results — no clear inflation signal.
Source: SIRIS/Skolverket · See full A–F distribution in the data view →
School survey perspectives
Pupils, guardians and staff — same school, different answers
Survey results broken down by respondent group on a 0–10 scale. Groups can experience the same school very differently — notable gaps are highlighted below.
Pupils Guardians
Text summary of the chart:
- Pupils: Safety 8.3, Study environment 5.2, Stimulation 5.4, Support 6.2, Anti-bullying 5.5.
- Guardians: Safety 6.7, Study environment 5.0, Stimulation 5.6, Support 5.9.
Automatically flagged gaps
Guardians report lower safety (6.7) than Pupils (8.3). (on the 0–10 scale)
Staff results are not published per school by Skolinspektionen today, so the staff view appears only when available.
SALSA result
−27.0 Performs below expectations
Source: Skolverket/SALSA · See the full comparison table →
Pupils per year
Number of pupils per year group (total 145 pupils). Latest available year from Skolverket (SIRIS).
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In-depth metrics
Throughput year 6 → year 9
54.3% year 9 (year 6 missing)
- 45 pupils yr 9
Source: Skolverket SIRIS + Skolverket Statistical Database.
How do pupils feel? ( Skolenkäten The Schools Inspectorate’s survey sent to pupils, parents, and staff about safety, classroom order, and teaching. Read more in glossary → )
Strongest (Year 5)
- Safety: 76 (national 82)
- Support: 68 (national 74)
Weakest (Year 5)
- Study environment: 49 (national 57)
- Anti-bullying: 53 (national 65)
Trust score has stayed around 6.1 since 2023.
Source: Skolinspektionen Skolenkäten 2025. Updated annually. · See all years and dimensions in the data view →
School meals
Weekly menus and meal provider for this school's municipality.
No menu provider registered for this municipality yet.
Source: municipality's own meal portal — Skolkoll does not host menu content.
Inspections & decisions
Source: Skolinspektionen tillsynsregister (open data). Updated when new decisions are published. · See all decisions and review types in the data view →
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