Linnéaskolan

Compulsory school — Year 7–9 in Uddevalla , Västra Götalands 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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Linnéaskolan is a compulsory school in Uddevalla, Västra Götalands län. The school has 260 pupils and 12.3 pupils per teacher. Average merit value in year 9 is 210.1 points. 76.1% of teachers are qualified. Provider: Uddevalla 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 -31.0

Merit value is 31 points lower than expected given pupil composition (SALSA score: -31.0).

High absence 396661%

396661% of pupils have more than 20% unauthorised absence.

Below average
compared to national averages
Merit value yr 9
210.1
National: 227.2 Municipality: 226.3
Pupils/teacher
12.3
National: 12.1 Municipality: 11.9
Qualified teachers
76.1%
National: 73.2% Municipality: 65.8%
Eligible for upper secondary
74.4%
National: 86.1%
School National Municipality

Student support services in Uddevalla

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

Student health, compulsory school
5,486 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
65.9%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
57.3%
Support from student health (staff)
75.9%
Preventive work (staff)
70.5%

View all key figures for Uddevalla · Source: Kolada

After-school care in Uddevalla

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

Children per FTE
22.3 (national: 21.6)
Pedagogical higher education
48.1% (national: 36.7%)
Cost per child
45,051 SEK/year (national: 46,712 SEK)
Enrolment rate (age 6-12)
59.9% (national: 57.6%)
Enrolled children in municipality
2,826

View all key figures for Uddevalla · 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
90.6%
Senior teachers
10.4%
Qualified teachers
76.1%

Teacher turnover: 11.9% — share of teachers who left or joined during the year

Municipal average qualified teachers: 65.8% (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 — Uddevalla (2024)
72.7% (national: 72.6%)
Qualification trend (2020–2024)
↑ +3.5 percentage points (improving)
Pupils per teacher — Uddevalla
11.8 (national: 12)

Trend: qualified teachers in Uddevalla (%)

2020: 69.2% 2024: 72.7%

All staff data for Uddevalla

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.

210 Actual merit value
241 Modelled value
-31.0 School's own contribution (2024/25)

Municipality avg. (Uddevalla): -2.1

−60 0 +60
✓ High certainty Standard uncertainty: ±0.9 points (260 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
2.5 (scale 1-3)
Recently immigrated pupils
2%
Share of boys
50.0%
Pass in all subjects
58% (model: 78%, score: -21)

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 Linnéaskolan performs compared to schools with similar conditions.

-31.0 Performs below expectations

Better SALSA score than 0 of 15 comparison schools

Average SALSA score among comparison schools: -2.1

School Municipality Merit value SALSA score Qualified teachers
Linnéaskolan Uddevalla 210 -31.0 76.1%
Linneaskolan Umeå 223 -15.0 73.4%
Stora Hammars skola Vellinge 253 +11.0 77.7%
Hagabodaskolan Habo 230 -5.0 80.9%
Brönjaskolan Boden 217 -20.0 38.6%
Internationella Engelska Skolan Älvsjö Stockholm 267 +28.0
Geneskolan Örnsköldsvik 224 -13.0 71.9%
Elinebergsskolan Helsingborg 231 -5.0 70.6%
Tiundaskolan Uppsala 248 +14.0 81.2%
Åsaskolan 7-9AD Kungsbacka 233 -4.0 60%
Raoul Wallenbergskolan Lidköping Lidköping 231 -6.0 51.2%
Bagarmossens skola Stockholm 238 +3.0 85.4%
Vasaskolan 1 Skövde 219 -19.0 69.3%
Noblaskolan Boden Boden 243 +2.0 63.2%
Fågelbacksskolan Malmö 237 -1.0 77.3%
Kvarnbergsskolan Huddinge 237 -1.0 76.9%

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
260 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
12.3
Qualified teachers
76.1%
Merit value yr 9
210.1
Eligible for vocational upper secondary yr 9
74.4%
NP Swedish yr 9
11.6%
NP English yr 9
15.8%
NP Mathematics yr 9
11.5%
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
140,100 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
72,100 SEK
Facilities
22,600 SEK
Meals
7,500 SEK
Learning materials
5,400 SEK
Student health
5,490 SEK

Personnel

Special needs teachers qualified
31.5%
Permanently employed
90.6% 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
10.4%
Teacher turnover
11.9%
Pupils per counsellor
27525

Absence

High unauthorised absence (>20%)
396661% of pupils
High total absence (>20%)
771316% of pupils

Demographics & safety

Pupil demographics

Foreign background
27.2%
Gender
50.0% boys, 50.0% girls
Recently immigrated pupils
2% (SALSA model)
Parents with higher education
62.2%

Safety in the municipality

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

Reported crimes (total)
10,751 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
988 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
151 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
910 per 100,000 pop.

Basic informationAbout the school

School unit code
92086024
School forms
Compulsory school
Year span
7–9
Municipality
Uddevalla
County
Västra Götalands län
School provider
Uddevalla kommun
Organisation number
2120001397
Provider type
Municipality
Legal form
Municipality
Principal
Linda Ek

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Addresses

Postal address

45181 UDDEVALLA

Inspection and review

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