Sorgenfriskolan

After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class — Year 1–9 in Malmö , Skåne 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.

Sorgenfriskolan is a compulsory school in Malmö, Skåne län. The school has 530 pupils and 11.7 pupils per teacher. Average merit value in year 9 is 229.9 points. 76.9% of teachers are qualified. Provider: Malmö 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 2693238%

2693238% of pupils have more than 20% unauthorised absence.

Near average
compared to national averages
Merit value yr 9
229.9
National: 227.2 Municipality: 231.7
Pupils/teacher
11.7
National: 12.1 Municipality: 13.7
Qualified teachers
76.9%
National: 73.2% Municipality: 44.1%
Eligible for upper secondary
78.1%
National: 86.1%
School National Municipality

Student support services in Malmö

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

Student health, compulsory school
4,631 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
61.3%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
51.5%
Support from student health (staff)
73.4%
Preventive work (staff)
64.2%

View all key figures for Malmö · Source: Kolada

After-school care in Malmö

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

Children per FTE
23.5 (national: 21.6)
Pedagogical higher education
42.2% (national: 36.7%)
Cost per child
52,110 SEK/year (national: 46,712 SEK)
Enrolment rate (age 6-12)
62.8% (national: 57.6%)
Enrolled children in municipality
18,451

View all key figures for Malmö · 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
92.5%
Senior teachers
10.8%
Qualified teachers
76.9%

Teacher turnover: 12.5% — share of teachers who left or joined during the year

Municipal average qualified teachers: 44.1% (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 — Malmö (2024)
70.6% (national: 72.6%)
Qualification trend (2020–2024)
↑ +3.1 percentage points (improving)
Pupils per teacher — Malmö
12.5 (national: 12)

Trend: qualified teachers in Malmö (%)

2020: 67.5% 2024: 70.6%

All staff data for Malmö

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.

230 Actual merit value
234 Modelled value
-4.0 School's own contribution (2024/25)

Municipality avg. (Malmö): +12.8

−60 0 +60
✓ High certainty Standard uncertainty: ±0.7 points (530 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
10%
Share of boys
56.0%
Pass in all subjects
68% (model: 73%, score: -4)

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 Sorgenfriskolan performs compared to schools with similar conditions.

-4.0 Performs below expectations

Better SALSA score than 9 of 15 comparison schools

Average SALSA score among comparison schools: -4.8

School Municipality Merit value SALSA score Qualified teachers
Sorgenfriskolan Malmö 230 -4.0 76.9%
Glömstaskolan Huddinge 245 +13.0 59.5%
Eriksdalsskolan Stockholm 235 -12.0 82.7%
Mikaeliskolan Nyköping 250 +6.0
Santosskolan 7-9 Göteborg 203 -29.0 86.4%
Fässbergsskolan Mölndal 223 -10.0 81.3%
Södra Ålidhemsskolan 6-9 Umeå 227 -11.0 84.2%
Fröviskolan 7-9 Lindesberg 196 -24.0 59.5%
Vällingbyskolan Stockholm 222 0.0 73.6%
Gläntanskolan Helsingborg 209 -12.0 72.7%
Skarpatorpsskolan Stockholm 237 +8.0 91.4%
Rådmansvångens skola Malmö 220 -8.0 76.3%
Hammarbyskolan Södra Stockholm 223 -13.0 71.5%
Teleborg Centrum skola 1 Växjö 209 -20.0
Bäckagårdsskolan Malmö 274 +43.0 70.7%
Sotenässkolan Sotenäs 224 -3.0 74.8%

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
530 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
11.7
Qualified teachers
76.9%
Merit value yr 9
229.9
Eligible for vocational upper secondary yr 9
78.1%
NP Swedish yr 9
13.8%
NP English yr 9
15.7%
NP Mathematics yr 9
11.7%
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
140,800 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
86,200 SEK
Facilities
26,200 SEK
Meals
7,400 SEK
Learning materials
6,400 SEK
Student health
4,630 SEK

Personnel

Special needs teachers qualified
38%
Permanently employed
92.5% 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
10.8%
Teacher turnover
12.5%
Pupils per counsellor
1509.1

Absence

High unauthorised absence (>20%)
2693238% of pupils
High total absence (>20%)
4401042% 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
7.8% 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
5.5%
Study peace, year 8
5.5% 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
6.2%
Anti-bullying, year 8
5.4%
Stimulation, year 5
6.7%
Stimulation, year 8
5.6%

Demographics & safety

Pupil demographics

Foreign background
51.5%
Gender
56.0% boys, 44.0% girls
Recently immigrated pupils
10% (SALSA model)
Parents with higher education
63.1%

Safety in the municipality

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

Reported crimes (total)
16,450 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
1,427 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
381 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
1,328 per 100,000 pop.

Basic informationAbout the school

School unit code
67130748
School forms
After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class
Year span
1–9
Municipality
Malmö
County
Skåne län
School provider
Malmö kommun
Organisation number
2120001124
Provider type
Municipality
Legal form
Municipality
Principal
Anna Lovisa Bengtsson

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Addresses

Postal address

20580 MALMÖ

Inspection and review

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