Nya Centralskolan 4-9

Adapted compulsory school, After-school care, Compulsory school — Year 4–9 in Grästorp , Västra Götalands 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.

Nya Centralskolan 4-9 is a compulsory school in Grästorp, Västra Götalands län. The school has 370 pupils and 10.1 pupils per teacher. Average merit value in year 9 is 218.3 points. 70.5% of teachers are qualified. Provider: Grästorps 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 42028%

42028% of pupils have more than 20% unauthorised absence.

Near average
compared to national averages
Merit value yr 9
218.3
National: 227.2 Municipality: 218.3
Pupils/teacher
10.1
National: 12.1 Municipality: 12.4
Qualified teachers
70.5%
National: 73.2% Municipality: 58.4%
Eligible for upper secondary
77.4%
National: 86.1%
School National Municipality

Student support services in Grästorp

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

Student health, compulsory school
8,650 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
58.5%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
31.1%
Support from student health (staff)
40%
Preventive work (staff)
48.6%

View all key figures for Grästorp · Source: Kolada

After-school care in Grästorp

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

Children per FTE
15.3 (national: 21.6)
Pedagogical higher education
56.3% (national: 36.7%)
Cost per child
52,876 SEK/year (national: 46,712 SEK)
Enrolment rate (age 6-12)
49.5% (national: 57.6%)
Enrolled children in municipality
204

View all key figures for Grästorp · 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
94.9%
Senior teachers
13.6%
Qualified teachers
70.5%

Teacher turnover: 11.2% — share of teachers who left or joined during the year

Municipal average qualified teachers: 58.4% (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 — Grästorp (2024)
72.5% (national: 72.6%)
Qualification trend (2020–2024)
↓ -8.9 percentage points (declining)
Pupils per teacher — Grästorp
11.2 (national: 12)

Trend: qualified teachers in Grästorp (%)

2020: 81.4% 2024: 72.5%

All staff data for Grästorp

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.

218 Actual merit value
219 Modelled value
-1.0 School's own contribution (2024/25)

Municipality avg. (Grästorp): -1.0

−60 0 +60
✓ High certainty Standard uncertainty: ±0.8 points (370 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
58.0%
Pass in all subjects
69% (model: 69%, score: +1)

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 Nya Centralskolan 4-9 performs compared to schools with similar conditions.

-1.0 Performs below expectations

Better SALSA score than 9 of 15 comparison schools

Average SALSA score among comparison schools: -3.3

School Municipality Merit value SALSA score Qualified teachers
Nya Centralskolan 4-9 Grästorp 218 -1.0 70.5%
Viaskolan 8-9 238 +17.0
Gåvsta skola Uppsala 237 +13.0 88.5%
Vasavångsskolan 7-9 Eslöv 221 -3.0 84%
Kilafors skola F-9 Bollnäs 208 -13.0 75.4%
Malmaskolan 4-9 Köping 208 -17.0 80.1%
Rudenschöldskolan Lidköping 213 -12.0 83.4%
Smedbyskolan Kalmar 213 -10.0 84.9%
Björksätraskolan F-9 Sandviken 186 -34.0 53.4%
Sammilsdalskolan F-9 Leksand 227 +5.0 67.5%
Vendelsömalmsskolan Haninge 214 -5.0 75.5%
Minnebergsskolan Arvika 208 -10.0 80.2%
Internationella Engelska Skolan Kista Stockholm 249 +30.0
S:t Olofs skola Sigtuna 241 +16.0 65.3%
Dejeskolan 7-9 Forshaga 196 -26.0 85.6%
Vislandaskolan Alvesta 223 -1.0 61.1%

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
370 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
10.1
Qualified teachers
70.5%
Merit value yr 9
218.3
Eligible for vocational upper secondary yr 9
77.4%
NP Swedish yr 9
10.3%
NP English yr 9
15.3%
NP Mathematics yr 9
11.6%
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
162,700 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
79,000 SEK
Facilities
28,000 SEK
Meals
10,400 SEK
Learning materials
3,700 SEK
Student health
8,650 SEK

Personnel

Permanently employed
94.9% 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
13.6%
Teacher turnover
11.2%
Pupils per counsellor
535

Absence

High unauthorised absence (>20%)
42028% of pupils
High total absence (>20%)
86576% of pupils

School survey (agree, %)

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

Safety, year 5
8.1%
Safety, year 8
7.6% 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
5.2%
Study peace, year 8
5.3% 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%
Anti-bullying, year 8
5%
Stimulation, year 5
6.6%
Stimulation, year 8
5%

Demographics & safety

Pupil demographics

Foreign background
6.9%
Gender
58.0% boys, 42.0% girls
Recently immigrated pupils
2% (SALSA model)
Parents with higher education
57.6%

Safety in the municipality

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

Reported crimes (total)
7,669 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
504 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
126 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
414 per 100,000 pop.

Basic informationAbout the school

School unit code
31381375
School forms
Adapted compulsory school, After-school care, Compulsory school
Year span
4–9
Municipality
Grästorp
County
Västra Götalands län
School provider
Grästorps kommun
Organisation number
2120001595
Provider type
Municipality
Legal form
Municipality
Principal
Ylva Andreasson

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Addresses

Postal address

46780 GRÄSTORP

Inspection and review

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