Staff stability
Improving
Source: Kolada (municipality-aggregated certified teacher trend).
S:ta Maria skola in Knivsta
Headmaster: Emma Nordström
34
Skolkoll Score 34 out of 100. The scale goes from 0 (lowest) to 100 (highest). 50 is the average. Better than 50% of Sweden’s compulsory schools.around the national midpointShows where a school sits within a comparison group. Percentile 80 means the school ranks above roughly 80 percent of that group.Compared to all compulsory schools nationally
A composite of five open data sources — a starting point, not a grade.
Data coverageMedium2/5
Why this score?
Skolkoll score is Skolkoll's composite indicator based on available data sources. It is not an official quality measure and should be read together with the underlying data.
2 of 5 score dimensions have school-specific data.
When school-specific data is missing for a dimension, the neutral value 50 is used. That does not automatically lower the school, but it makes the score less informative.
S:ta Maria skola is a small independent compulsory school with 70 pupils.
S:ta Maria skola is a small independent compulsory school with 70 pupils. The share of qualified teachers (41%) is below the national average of 72%.
- 70PupilsMunicipality: 2,820High reliability
- 41%Qualified teachersMunicipality: 77% · Sweden: 72%High reliability
- 16.1Pupils per teacherMunicipality: 13.1 · Sweden: 12.0High reliability
- 154,167 SEKCost per pupil (municipal avg.)Sweden: 144,179 SEKLimited history
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The most important facts in 3 points
- Compulsory school in Knivsta with 70 pupils.
- The latest inspection (2015) shows an injunction or fine from the Schools Inspectorate.
- Applying? Go to the school's application link on this page.
Skolkoll interpretation
S:ta Maria skola is compared here with 10 other schools with the same school form in Knivsta municipality; it has 70 pupils versus the municipal average of 256.
Qualified teachers: 41%, 36 percentage points below the municipal average and 31 percentage points below the national average.
Pupils per teacher is 16.1, 3.0 higher than the municipal average.
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School programmes
- Compulsory school
Things to look into
Worth looking into. These indicators are an attention aid, not a quality grade or risk score.
- 41% qualified teachers — more than 10 percentage points below the national average (72%).
- 16.1 pupils per teacher — more than 3 above the national average (12.0).
School profile
The school's strengths compared with all primary schools nationally.
- Certified teachersP3
- Pupil-teacher ratioP6
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 Knivsta, Brunnbyvägen 54, Knivsta
School performance
Staff
41%Qualified teachersMunicipality: 77% · Sweden: 72%
Staff
41%
Qualified teachers
41% of teachers hold a pedagogical degree — 31 percentage points below the national average.
- Qualified teachers Reliability: High reliability.
- 41%From 50% (2425) to 41% (2526)Municipality: 77% · Sweden: 72%
- Pupils per teacher Reliability: High reliability.
- 16.1From 13.5 (2425) to 16.1 (2526)Municipality: 13.1 · Sweden: 12.0
- Permanently employed Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- 100%
- Senior teachers (förstelärare) Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- —Data missing — the Swedish National Agency for Education has not published this value.
- Certified in their teaching subject Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- 50%
- Teachers (FTE) Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- 5.7
- Share of female teachers Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- 78%
- Teacher turnover Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- 14%
Moderate reliability — Mixed sources: certification + student/teacher ratio reported directly to Skolverket; other personnel fields from Skolverket's annual Personal report (1-2 year data lag).
School environment
Safety & Inspection
1 openRecently inspected 2015
Safety & Inspection
1 open
Recently inspected 2015
1 open remark(s) from the Schools Inspectorate.
- Latest inspection decision Reliability: High reliability.
- 2015-05-13 — Regelb. tillsyn Skolbeslut Knivsta S:ta Maria Skola, Alsike, 2015 (pdf, 7497 kB)
- Open remarks Reliability: High reliability.
- 1
High reliability — Inspection register and Skolenkäten survey.
Source: Schools Inspectorate + Skolverket · Last updated: 5 Jul 2026
Resources
154,167 SEKCost per pupil (total)Sweden: 144,179 SEK
Resources
154,167 SEK
Cost per pupil (total)
Cost per pupil is 7% above the national average.
Limited history — Cost data updated annually by Kolada/SCB.
Who runs the school
Operator
KNIVSTA PASTORATIndependent operator36 other schools in the municipality.
Operator
KNIVSTA PASTORAT
Independent operator
KNIVSTA PASTORAT operates this school independently.
- Operator Reliability: High reliability.
- KNIVSTA PASTORAT
- Operating form Reliability: High reliability.
- Independent
- Other schools in municipality Reliability: High reliability.
- 36
High reliability — Current data from Skolverket and Bolagsverket.
Source: Skolverket · Last updated: 5 Jul 2026
Next step: Apply for a place
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Contact and address
- Headmaster
- Emma Nordström
- Visiting address
- Brunnbyvägen 54, 74146 Knivsta
- Postal address
- BOX 23, 74121 KNIVSTA
- Phone
- 018-341040
- School unit code
27371086
Source: Skolverket School Unit Register · Pipeline-fetched on 2026-07-05.
Everyday travelAreas that reach the school within 15 minutes.
Reachability from the school
15 min on foot
15 min by bike
School
Nearest and similar schools
- Länna skola16 km away· 40 pupils
- Sigtunaskolan hum. läroverket, int gr16 km away· 30 pupils
- Uppsala International School (UIS)12 km away· 10 pupils
About Knivsta municipality
School-form averages across the municipality, with links to deep-dive sub-pages.
- Schools
- 37
- Avg. merit (yr 9)
- 232.5+4.8
- Certified teachers
- 78%+4 pp
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.0+1.0
Source: Skolverket (aggregated school statistics).
Similar schools
The 5 most-similar compulsory schools based on student count, geography, teacher certification and pupil composition.
Pupils per year
Number of pupils per year group (total 70 pupils). Latest available year from Skolverket (SIRIS).
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In-depth metrics
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 → · Check current status at the Schools Inspectorate ↗
Explore further
More context about S:ta Maria skola, its municipality, operator and similar schools.
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Data coverage
What we do not know about S:ta Maria skola
Open school data is not complete. Use this as a checklist for what to verify with the school, provider or municipality.
- MediumResults and score inputsMedium data coverage: 2 of 5 score dimensions have school-specific data. When school-specific data is missing for a dimension, the neutral value 50 is used. That does not automatically lower the school, but it makes the score less informative.
- MediumEligibility and goal attainmentGrades, eligibility and goal-attainment data may be missing, suppressed or available only for some grades and school types.
- UncertainResources, teachers and staffTeacher and resource metrics do not always show subject mix, vacancies, student-health workflows or everyday staffing.
- MissingSupport resources and student healthWe do not yet have a verified national data source for special education, student health, adaptations, language support or contact routes per school.
- MissingSafety and study environmentWe lack current or displayable survey data about safety and study environment for this school.
- UncertainAdmissions, placement and important datesMunicipal placement rules, queues and important dates require a local source and should be checked with the municipality or school.
- MissingVisits, facilities and everyday environmentWe lack sourced open-house information for this school. Facilities, accessibility and everyday environment are often not open comparable data.
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