Malmaskolan 4-9

After-school care, Compulsory school — Year 4–9 in Köping , Västmanlands 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.

Other values here do not have this specific note.

Malmaskolan 4-9 is a compulsory school in Köping, Västmanlands län. The school has 360 pupils and 10.7 pupils per teacher. Average merit value in year 9 is 207.7 points. 80.1% of teachers are qualified. Provider: Köpings 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
SALSA underperformance -17.0

Merit value is 17 points lower than expected given pupil composition (SALSA score: -17.0).

High absence 224306%

224306% of pupils have more than 20% unauthorised absence.

Near average
compared to national averages
Merit value yr 9
207.7
National: 227.2 Municipality: 212.3
Pupils/teacher
10.7
National: 12.1 Municipality: 11.6
Qualified teachers
80.1%
National: 73.2% Municipality: 60.9%
Eligible for upper secondary
87%
National: 86.1%
School National Municipality

Student support services in Köping

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

Student health, compulsory school
3,975 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
65.7%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
65.3%
Support from student health (staff)
85.2%
Preventive work (staff)
79%

View all key figures for Köping · Source: Kolada

After-school care in Köping

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

Children per FTE
14.1 (national: 21.6)
Pedagogical higher education
29.6% (national: 36.7%)
Cost per child
60,724 SEK/year (national: 46,712 SEK)
Enrolment rate (age 6-12)
45.9% (national: 57.6%)
Enrolled children in municipality
960

View all key figures for Köping · 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
86.4%
Senior teachers
10.1%
Qualified teachers
80.1%

Teacher turnover: 11.4% — share of teachers who left or joined during the year

Municipal average qualified teachers: 60.9% (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 — Köping (2024)
66.5% (national: 72.6%)
Qualification trend (2020–2024)
↑ +1.2 percentage points (improving)
Pupils per teacher — Köping
11.4 (national: 12)

Trend: qualified teachers in Köping (%)

2020: 65.3% 2024: 66.5%

All staff data for Köping

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.

208 Actual merit value
225 Modelled value
-17.0 School's own contribution (2024/25)

Municipality avg. (Köping): -3.0

−60 0 +60
✓ High certainty Standard uncertainty: ±0.8 points (360 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
56.0%
Pass in all subjects
54% (model: 71%, score: -17)

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

-17.0 Performs below expectations

Better SALSA score than 1 of 15 comparison schools

Average SALSA score among comparison schools: -1.9

School Municipality Merit value SALSA score Qualified teachers
Malmaskolan 4-9 Köping 208 -17.0 80.1%
Vasavångsskolan 7-9 Eslöv 221 -3.0 84%
Rudenschöldskolan Lidköping 213 -12.0 83.4%
S:t Olofs skola Sigtuna 241 +16.0 65.3%
Vislandaskolan Alvesta 223 -1.0 61.1%
Nya Centralskolan 4-9 Grästorp 218 -1.0 70.5%
Sannerudsskolan 7-9 Kil 220 -6.0 74.4%
Altorpskolan A C Herrljunga 213 -8.0 65.6%
Änge skola 7-9 Krokom 235 +14.0 36%
Sommarhemsskolan 7-9 Uddevalla 213 -6.0 71.5%
Önstaskolan Västerås 222 0.0 62%
Kungshögsskolan 3 Ljungby 194 -27.0 76.9%
Minnebergsskolan Arvika 208 -10.0 80.2%
Björkvallsskolan Uppsala 214 -5.0 69.9%
Gottsundaskolan Uppsala 229 +3.0 69%
Viaskolan 8-9 238 +17.0

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
360 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
10.7
Qualified teachers
80.1%
Merit value yr 9
207.7
Eligible for vocational upper secondary yr 9
87%
NP Swedish yr 9
11.8%
NP English yr 9
15.3%
NP Mathematics yr 9
9.6%
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
140,400 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
81,400 SEK
Facilities
17,500 SEK
Meals
11,700 SEK
Learning materials
7,500 SEK
Student health
3,980 SEK

Personnel

Special needs teachers qualified
25.3%
Permanently employed
86.4% 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
10.1%
Teacher turnover
11.4%
Pupils per counsellor
908.7

Absence

High unauthorised absence (>20%)
224306% of pupils
High total absence (>20%)
386944% of pupils

Demographics & safety

Pupil demographics

Foreign background
33.6%
Gender
56.0% boys, 44.0% girls
Recently immigrated pupils
2% (SALSA model)
Parents with higher education
48.1%

Safety in the municipality

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

Reported crimes (total)
10,995 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
1,014 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
1,011 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
1,123 per 100,000 pop.

Basic informationAbout the school

School unit code
49665496
School forms
After-school care, Compulsory school
Year span
4–9
Municipality
Köping
County
Västmanlands län
School provider
Köpings kommun
Organisation number
2120002114
Provider type
Municipality
Legal form
Municipality
Principal
Johan Hallberg

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Addresses

Postal address

73185 KÖPING

Inspection and review

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