Torpaskolan Söder in Vänersborg
Headmaster: Anna Edensvärd
56
Skolkoll Score 56 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 coverageHigh4/5
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.
4 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.
Lower results than the pupil intake predictsA 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.
Torpaskolan Söder is a medium-sized municipal compulsory school with 220 pupils.
Torpaskolan Söder is a medium-sized municipal compulsory school with 220 pupils. The share of qualified teachers (81%) is above the national average of 72%.
- 220PupilsMunicipality: 3,710High reliability
- 81%Qualified teachersMunicipality: 75% · Sweden: 72%High reliability
- 12.1Pupils per teacherMunicipality: 11.9 · Sweden: 12.0High reliability
- 150,321 SEKCost per pupil (municipal avg.)Sweden: 144,179 SEKLimited history
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The most important facts in 3 points
- Compulsory school in Vänersborg with 220 pupils.
- No current inspection decision is available in the open Schools Inspectorate data.
- Applying? Go to the school's application link on this page.
Skolkoll interpretation
Torpaskolan Söder is compared here with 28 other schools with the same school form in Vänersborg municipality; it has 220 pupils versus the municipal average of 143.
Qualified teachers: 81%, 6 percentage points above the municipal average and 9 percentage points above the national average.
The SALSA residual (-15.0) indicates that outcomes are weaker than the model expects for the pupil composition.
Pupils per teacher is 12.1, 0.2 higher than the municipal average.
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5 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
- 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.
- 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.
School programmes
- Compulsory school
Things to look into
Worth looking into. These indicators are an attention aid, not a quality grade or risk score.
- Merit value is 15 points lower than expected given pupil composition (SALSA score: -15.0).
School profile
The school's strengths compared with all primary schools nationally.
- Certified teachersP73
- Pupil-teacher ratioP48
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 Vänersborg, Idrottsgatan 1, Vänersborg
School performance
Staff
81%Qualified teachersMunicipality: 75% · Sweden: 72%
Staff
81%
Qualified teachers
Value-added / SALSA
-15.0SALSA residualModel prediction: 216.0 · Actual outcome: 231.0
Value-added / SALSA
-15.0
SALSA residual
The school performs below what the student composition would predict.
- Model prediction Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- 216.0
- Actual outcome Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- 231.0
Moderate reliability — SALSA models have natural uncertainty for small schools.
School environment
Safety & Inspection
No active casesRecently inspectedSafety index: 71 / 100
Safety & Inspection
No active cases
Recently inspected
No open remarks from the Schools Inspectorate.
- Open remarks Reliability: High reliability.
- 0
- Safety index Reliability: High reliability.
- 71 / 100Safety: 85% · Study peace: 59% · Anti-bullying: 62% · Staff: 68%
Safety index
71/ 100(High data coverage)
- Safety85%(national 78)
- Study peace59%(national 56)
- Anti-bullying62%(national 56)
- Staff68%(no national figure)
School Survey — all perspectives
| Dimension | Pupils (åk 8) | Guardian | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safety | 8.5 / 10 | — | — |
| Study environment | 5.9 / 10 | — | — |
| Anti-bullying | 6.2 / 10 | — | — |
| Stimulation | 5.8 / 10 | — | — |
| Support | 6.7 / 10 | — | — |
Scale 0–10 (rescaled from Skolverket's 0–100). Guardian and staff perspectives are often not in open data.
High reliability — Inspection register and Skolenkäten survey.
Source: Schools Inspectorate + Skolverket · Last updated: 5 Jul 2026
Resources
150,321 SEKCost per pupil (total)Sweden: 144,179 SEK
Resources
150,321 SEK
Cost per pupil (total)
Cost per pupil is 4% above the national average.
Limited history — Cost data updated annually by Kolada/SCB.
Who runs the school
Operator
VÄNERSBORGS KOMMUNMunicipal operator72 other schools in the municipality.
Operator
VÄNERSBORGS KOMMUN
Municipal operator
VÄNERSBORGS KOMMUN is the operator. The municipality has 72 other schools.
- Operator Reliability: High reliability.
- VÄNERSBORGS KOMMUN
- Operating form Reliability: High reliability.
- Municipal own operation
- Other schools in municipality Reliability: High reliability.
- 72
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
- Anna Edensvärd
- Visiting address
- Idrottsgatan 1, 46236 Vänersborg
- Postal address
- 46285 VÄNERSBORG
- Phone
- 0521-721534
- Website
- www.vanersborg.se/
- School unit code
69372123
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?
- PartialSpecial educatorThe source does not split special educators and special needs teachers per school unit in this model.
- PartialSpecial needs teacherThe source does not split special educators and special needs teachers per school unit in this model.
- 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
- Mariedalskolan 4-62 km away· 190 pupils
- Mariedalskolan F-32 km away· 190 pupils
- Strömslundsskolan 4-610 km away· 210 pupils
About Vänersborg municipality
School-form averages across the municipality, with links to deep-dive sub-pages.
- Schools
- 73
- Avg. merit (yr 9)
- 208.3−19.4
- Certified teachers
- 75%in line
- Pupils per teacher
- 11.6in line
Source: Skolverket (aggregated school statistics).
Similar schools
The 5 most-similar compulsory schools based on student count, geography, teacher certification and pupil composition.
SALSA result
−15.0A statistical model that compares schools’ results with what is expected given the student composition.Read more in glossary →Performs below expectationsThe 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 220 pupils). Latest available year from Skolverket (SIRIS).
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In-depth metrics
Staff stability
Improving
Source: Kolada (municipality-aggregated certified teacher trend).
Safety and study environment (SkolenkätenThe Schools Inspectorate’s survey sent to pupils, parents, and staff about safety, classroom order, and teaching.Read more in glossary →)
The school survey shows pupil experience where responses are available. Read values together with year, response coverage and unknowns.
Coverage: 2 displayed year groups · year 2026.
Strongest (Year 5)
- Safety: 83 (national 82)
- Support: 74 (national 74)
Weakest (Year 5)
- Study environment: 57 (national 57)
- Stimulation: 66 (national 66)
Support-needs policy · School-choice guide
Source: Skolinspektionen Skolenkäten 2026. Updated annually. · See all years and dimensions in the data view →
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.
Explore further
More context about Torpaskolan Söder, its municipality, operator and similar schools.
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Data coverage
What we do not know about Torpaskolan Söder
Open school data is not complete. Use this as a checklist for what to verify with the school, provider or municipality.
- HighResults and score inputsHigh data coverage: 4 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.
- HighEligibility and goal attainmentGrades, eligibility and goal-attainment data may be missing, suppressed or available only for some grades and school types.
- PartialResources, 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.
- PartialSafety and study environmentThe school survey is shown where available, but not every grade and perspective is always covered.
- 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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