Maja Beskowskolan

Compulsory school — Year 7–9 in Umeå , Västerbottens län

6 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

  • Anti-bullying year 8
  • Cost per student
  • Permanently employed teachers
  • Safety year 8
  • Study environment year 8
  • Number of pupils
  • The school survey relies on voluntary responses and results can vary substantially between years for small samples.
  • 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.

Maja Beskowskolan is a compulsory school in Umeå, Västerbottens län. The school has 500 pupils and 12 pupils per teacher. Average merit value in year 9 is 227.1 points. 89.9% of teachers are qualified. Provider: Umeå 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 -18.0

Merit value is 18 points lower than expected given pupil composition (SALSA score: -18.0).

High absence 755849%

755849% of pupils have more than 20% unauthorised absence.

Near average
compared to national averages
Merit value yr 9
227.1
National: 227.2 Municipality: 221.8
Pupils/teacher
12
National: 12.1 Municipality: 12.4
Qualified teachers
89.9%
National: 73.2% Municipality: 60.7%
Eligible for upper secondary
86.1%
National: 86.1%
School National Municipality

Student support services in Umeå

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

Student health, compulsory school
4,664 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
59.1%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
56.8%
Support from student health (staff)
73.7%
Preventive work (staff)
68.2%

View all key figures for Umeå · Source: Kolada

After-school care in Umeå

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

Children per FTE
19.8 (national: 21.6)
Pedagogical higher education
61.7% (national: 36.7%)
Cost per child
54,557 SEK/year (national: 46,712 SEK)
Enrolment rate (age 6-12)
71.6% (national: 57.6%)
Enrolled children in municipality
7,585

View all key figures for Umeå · 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
95.6%
Senior teachers
9.8%
Qualified teachers
89.9%

Teacher turnover: 12.1% — share of teachers who left or joined during the year

Municipal average qualified teachers: 60.7% (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 — Umeå (2024)
81.3% (national: 72.6%)
Qualification trend (2020–2024)
↓ -2.2 percentage points (declining)
Pupils per teacher — Umeå
12.3 (national: 12)

Trend: qualified teachers in Umeå (%)

2020: 83.5% 2024: 81.3%

All staff data for Umeå

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.

227 Actual merit value
245 Modelled value
-18.0 School's own contribution (2024/25)

Municipality avg. (Umeå): -18.8

−60 0 +60
✓ High certainty Standard uncertainty: ±0.7 points (500 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
2.6 (scale 1-3)
Recently immigrated pupils
2%
Share of boys
50.0%
Pass in all subjects
73% (model: 81%, score: -8)

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 Maja Beskowskolan performs compared to schools with similar conditions.

-18.0 Performs below expectations

Better SALSA score than 2 of 15 comparison schools

Average SALSA score among comparison schools: -4.1

School Municipality Merit value SALSA score Qualified teachers
Maja Beskowskolan Umeå 227 -18.0 89.9%
Fäladsgården Lund 246 -4.0 77.2%
Junedalsskolan Jönköping 242 -1.0 83.4%
Alléskolan skolenhet Bok Lerum 233 -13.0 89.4%
Nygårdsskolan F-9 Göteborg 251 +2.0 75.2%
Torslandaskolan 7-9 Göteborg 239 -4.0 84.3%
Källbrinksskolan Huddinge 246 0.0 75.1%
Sofia skola Stockholm 270 +20.0 86.6%
Tråsättraskolan Österåker 243 +1.0 83.5%
Lejonströmsskolan Skellefteå 255 +7.0 80.8%
Stigslunds skola Gävle 235 -10.0 78.8%
Linneaskolan Umeå 223 -15.0 73.4%
Linnéaskolan Uddevalla 210 -31.0 76.1%
Stora Hammars skola Vellinge 253 +11.0 77.7%
Hagabodaskolan Habo 230 -5.0 80.9%
Brönjaskolan Boden 217 -20.0 38.6%

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
500 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
Qualified teachers
89.9%
Merit value yr 9
227.1
Eligible for vocational upper secondary yr 9
86.1%
NP Swedish yr 9
13.3%
NP English yr 9
16.4%
NP Mathematics yr 9
12%
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
127,800 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
66,100 SEK
Facilities
22,900 SEK
Meals
7,800 SEK
Learning materials
6,100 SEK
Student health
4,660 SEK

Personnel

Special needs teachers qualified
39.6%
Permanently employed
95.6% 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
9.8%
Teacher turnover
12.1%
Pupils per counsellor
1201.4

Absence

High unauthorised absence (>20%)
755849% of pupils
High total absence (>20%)
1461716% of pupils

School survey (agree, %)

Share of pupils who fully or partly agree. Voluntary survey with varying response rates.

Safety, year 5
8.5%
Safety, year 8
8.1% Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsSafety year 8The school survey relies on voluntary responses and results can vary substantially between years for small samples.Read more about the method →
Study peace, year 5
6%
Study peace, year 8
5.7% Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsStudy environment year 8The school survey relies on voluntary responses and results can vary substantially between years for small samples.Read more about the method →
Anti-bullying, year 5
6.8%
Anti-bullying, year 8
5.9%
Stimulation, year 5
6.7%
Stimulation, year 8
5.6%

Demographics & safety

Pupil demographics

Foreign background
12.7%
Gender
50.0% boys, 50.0% girls
Recently immigrated pupils
2% (SALSA model)
Parents with higher education
77%

Safety in the municipality

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

Reported crimes (total)
8,927 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
834 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
148 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
1,307 per 100,000 pop.

Basic informationAbout the school

School unit code
84461484
School forms
Compulsory school
Year span
7–9
Municipality
Umeå
County
Västerbottens län
School provider
Umeå kommun
Organisation number
2120002627
Provider type
Municipality
Legal form
Municipality
Principal
Helena Arctaedius

Contact

Loading contact details...
View contact details on Skolverket →

Addresses

Postal address

SKOLGATAN 31 A, 90325 UMEÅ

Inspection and review

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

Search for Maja Beskowskolan at the Schools Inspectorate →

Full inspection decisions, injunctions and quality reviews are available from the Schools Inspectorate.

Nearby grundskolor

Geographically nearest schools of the same type, regardless of municipality.

Compare these schools →

Similar grundskolor in Västerbottens län

Compare similar schools →

Watch this school

Get notified by email when new statistics are published, merit scores change significantly, or the School Inspectorate issues a new decision.

← Back to search

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