Stiftelsen Sophiaskolan in Simrishamn
Headmaster: Cecilia Östergren
67
Skolkoll Score 67 out of 100. The scale goes from 0 (lowest) to 100 (highest). 50 is the average. Better than 95% of Sweden’s compulsory schools.top 5%Shows 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.
The score reflects results directly. Given the pupil intake, the school still performs in line with expectations — see value-added.
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.
Results in line with the pupil intakeA statistical model that compares schools’ results with what is expected given the student composition.Read more in glossary →What is value-added?The school's own contribution given its pupil intake (Skolverket's SALSA model) — not a quality guarantee, and not comparable between years.
Stiftelsen Sophiaskolan is a medium-sized independent compulsory school with 210 pupils.
Stiftelsen Sophiaskolan is a medium-sized independent compulsory school with 210 pupils.
- 210PupilsMunicipality: 1,540High reliability
- 273.5Year 9 merit valueMunicipality: 243.2 · Sweden: 227.7Moderate reliability
- 9.1Pupils per teacherMunicipality: 9.9 · Sweden: 12.0High reliability
- 152,220 SEKCost per pupil (municipal avg.)Sweden: 144,179 SEKLimited history
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The most important facts in 3 points
- Compulsory school in Simrishamn with 210 pupils.
- The latest inspection (2016) shows an injunction or fine from the Schools Inspectorate.
- Applying? Go to the school's application link on this page.
Skolkoll interpretation
Stiftelsen Sophiaskolan is compared here with 9 other schools with the same school form in Simrishamn municipality; it has 210 pupils versus the municipal average of 154.
The year-9 merit value is 273.5, 30.3 points above the municipal average and 45.8 points above the national average.
Pupils per teacher is 9.1, 0.8 lower than the municipal average.
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3 values need extra caution
This applies only to the values listed here.
This value is missing in full or in part.
This affects
- Certified teachers
- Group name
- SALSA score
- This staffing metric is affected by FTE definitions, local reporting practices, and temporary vacancies.
- Annual reports are not real-time data, so group links may lag behind reorganisations or recent ownership changes. Manual overrides are used only as exceptions.
- SALSA is model-based and becomes less stable for small pupil groups or schools with rapidly changing pupil composition.
Other values here do not have this specific note.
School programmes
- Compulsory school
Things to look into
No clear flag.
No clear attention flags from key-figure deviations or the School Inspectorate's public register. Detailed inspection history is shown in the "Safety & Inspection" card below.
School profile
The school's strengths compared with all primary schools nationally.
- Merit ratingP95
- Pupil-teacher ratioP88
- Eligibility (upper secondary)P86
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 Simrishamn, Rörums byaväg 16, Simrishamn
School performance
Results
273.5Merit value yr 9Sweden: 227.7
Results
273.5
Merit value yr 9
Results are reported by the school operator to Skolverket.
High reliability — Direct data from the school operator.
Staff
9.1Pupils per teacherMunicipality: 9.9 · Sweden: 12.0
Staff
9.1
Pupils per teacher
Staff data reported by the school operator.
- Pupils per teacher Reliability: High reliability.
- 9.1From 9.6 (2425) to 9.1 (2526)Municipality: 9.9 · Sweden: 12.0
- Permanently employed Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- 97%
- Senior teachers (förstelärare) Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- —Data missing — the Swedish National Agency for Education has not published this value.
- Pupils per counsellor Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- 462.2
- Teachers (FTE) Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- 21.8
- Share of female teachers Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- 63%
- Teacher turnover Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- 10%
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).
Value-added / SALSA
+18.0SALSA residualModel prediction: 274.0 · Actual outcome: 256.0
Value-added / SALSA
+18.0
SALSA residual
The school performs above what the student composition would predict.
- Model prediction Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- 274.0
- Actual outcome Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- 256.0
Moderate reliability — SALSA models have natural uncertainty for small schools.
School environment
Safety & Inspection
1 openRecently inspected 2016
Safety & Inspection
1 open
Recently inspected 2016
1 open remark(s) from the Schools Inspectorate.
- Latest inspection decision Reliability: High reliability.
- 2016-06-22 — Regelb. tillsyn Skolbeslut Simrishamn Sophiaskolan, 2016 (pdf, 6456 kB)
- Open remarks Reliability: High reliability.
- 1
High reliability — Inspection register and Skolenkäten survey.
Source: Schools Inspectorate + Skolverket · Last updated: 5 Jul 2026
Resources
152,220 SEKCost per pupil (total)Sweden: 144,179 SEK
Resources
152,220 SEK
Cost per pupil (total)
Cost per pupil is 6% above the national average.
Limited history — Cost data updated annually by Kolada/SCB.
Who runs the school
Operator
STIFT SOPHIASKOLAN, ÖSTERLENS WALDORFSKOLAIndependent operator29 other schools in the municipality.
Operator
STIFT SOPHIASKOLAN, ÖSTERLENS WALDORFSKOLA
Independent operator
STIFT SOPHIASKOLAN, ÖSTERLENS WALDORFSKOLA operates this school independently.
- Operator Reliability: High reliability.
- STIFT SOPHIASKOLAN, ÖSTERLENS WALDORFSKOLA
- Operating form Reliability: High reliability.
- Independent
- Other schools in municipality Reliability: High reliability.
- 29
High reliability — Current data from Skolverket and Bolagsverket.
Source: Skolverket · Last updated: 5 Jul 2026
Next step: Apply for a place
Apply through Simrishamn e-service for school choice.
Contact and address
- Headmaster
- Cecilia Östergren
- Visiting address
- Rörumsbyaväg 16, 27295 Simrishamn
- Postal address
- RÖRUMS BYAVÄG 16, 27295 SIMRISHAMN
- Phone
- 0414-24086
- Website
- www.sophiaskolan.se/
- School unit code
59958745
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
Support and inclusion
Support and student health
This panel shows sourced support-resource data where available and marks the rest as missing or uncertain. These fields do not affect score or ranking.
Missing or uncertain support-resource fields
- MissingStudent health teamIs there sourced information about student health functions at the school?
- MissingSpecial educatorIs special-education competence reported separately?
- MissingSpecial needs teacherAre special needs teachers reported separately?
- MissingSpecial education competenceIs there a verifiable aggregate metric for special education teachers?
- MissingSchool nurseIs there sourced information about school nurse resources?
- MissingPsychologistIs there sourced information about psychologist resources?
- MissingStudy and career guidanceIs there sourced information about study and career guidance?
- MissingLanguage supportIs there sourced information about language or mother-tongue support?
- MissingAdaptations and special supportIs there verified process information for adaptations and special support?
- MissingAccessibilityIs there sourced information about physical or pedagogical accessibility?
- MissingContact routeIs there a verified contact route for support questions?
Privacy rule: no individual pupil health, diagnosis, support decision or personal case data may be stored.
Nearest and similar schools
- Simrislundsskolan11 km away· 160 pupils
- Byavångsskolan21 km away· 210 pupils
- Fredsdalsskolan9 km away· 150 pupils
About Simrishamn municipality
School-form averages across the municipality, with links to deep-dive sub-pages.
- Schools
- 30
- Avg. merit (yr 9)
- 243.2+15.5
- Certified teachers
- 67%−7 pp
- Pupils per teacher
- 9.7−2.3
Source: Skolverket (aggregated school statistics).
Similar schools
The 5 most-similar compulsory schools based on student count, geography, teacher certification and pupil composition.
Grade distribution
Share of pupils per grade, school year 2024/25.
+0.4Grades close to national-test results — no clear inflation signal.
Source: SIRIS/Skolverket · See full A–F distribution in the data view →
School survey perspectives
Pupils, guardians and staff — same school, different answers
Survey results broken down by respondent group on a 0–10 scale. Groups can experience the same school very differently — notable gaps are highlighted below.
PupilsGuardians
Text summary of the chart:
- Pupils: Safety too few responses, Study environment too few responses, Stimulation too few responses, Support too few responses, Anti-bullying too few responses.
- Guardians: Safety too few responses, Study environment too few responses, Stimulation too few responses, Support too few responses.
Results with fewer than 5 responses are shown as “too few responses”.
Automatically flagged gaps
At least one respondent group has too few responses on the overlapping measures, so gaps cannot be calculated.
Staff results are not published per school by Skolinspektionen today, so the staff view appears only when available.
SALSA result
+18.0A statistical model that compares schools’ results with what is expected given the student composition.Read more in glossary →Performs as expectedThe residual is actual minus expected merit value; positive means the school lifts pupils more than the model predicts.
How should SALSA be read?
SALSA is a statistical comparison metric, not a school rating. Small cohorts and individual year groups can create uncertain signals, so read it together with pupil counts, survey data and other sources.
Source: Skolverket/SALSA · See the full comparison table →
Pupils per year
Number of pupils per year group (total 210 pupils). Latest available year from Skolverket (SIRIS).
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In-depth metrics
Staff stability
Declining
Source: Kolada (municipality-aggregated certified teacher trend).
Throughput year 6 → year 9
100.0% year 9 (year 6 missing)
- 24 pupils yr 6
- 23 pupils yr 9
Source: Skolverket SIRIS + Skolverket Statistical Database.
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 Stiftelsen Sophiaskolan, its municipality, operator and similar schools.
Compulsory schools in SimrishamnSee all compulsory schools in the municipality with results and comparisons.Schools in SimrishamnOpen the municipality page with all schools, rankings, and local aggregates.Stift Sophiaskolan, Österlens WaldorfskolaSee all schools, municipalities, and core metrics for the same provider.Skåne länCompare municipalities and school patterns across the whole county.Merit value year 9Compare year-9 merit values across municipalities and school environments.Certification vs Merit valueSee how merit values and upper-secondary eligibility move together.School size by school typeSee how school forms and unit sizes are distributed nationally.School type distributionCompare how school forms are distributed across municipalities and operators.
Data coverage
What we do not know about Stiftelsen Sophiaskolan
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.
- PartialSupport resources and student healthSome support-resource fields have sourced statistics, but several parts are still missing or reported only in aggregate.
- 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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