Trädgårdsstadsskolan

After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class — Year 1–9 in Botkyrka , Stockholms 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.

Trädgårdsstadsskolan is a compulsory school in Botkyrka, Stockholms län. The school has 630 pupils and 13.5 pupils per teacher. Average merit value in year 9 is 253.1 points. 72.2% of teachers are qualified. Provider: Botkyrka 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 782160%

782160% of pupils have more than 20% unauthorised absence.

Above average
compared to national averages
Merit value yr 9
253.1
National: 227.2 Municipality: 234.4
Pupils/teacher
13.5
National: 12.1 Municipality: 14.0
Qualified teachers
72.2%
National: 73.2% Municipality: 44.6%
Eligible for upper secondary
100%
National: 86.1%
School National Municipality

Student support services in Botkyrka

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

Student health, compulsory school
3,899 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
65.9%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
60.5%
Support from student health (staff)
81%
Preventive work (staff)
74.5%

View all key figures for Botkyrka · Source: Kolada

After-school care in Botkyrka

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

Children per FTE
18.5 (national: 21.6)
Pedagogical higher education
29.6% (national: 36.7%)
Cost per child
41,468 SEK/year (national: 46,712 SEK)
Enrolment rate (age 6-12)
51.2% (national: 57.6%)
Enrolled children in municipality
4,464

View all key figures for Botkyrka · 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
89.1%
Senior teachers
11.7%
Qualified teachers
72.2%

Teacher turnover: 13.4% — share of teachers who left or joined during the year

Municipal average qualified teachers: 44.6% (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 — Botkyrka (2024)
68% (national: 72.6%)
Qualification trend (2020–2024)
↑ +6.5 percentage points (improving)
Pupils per teacher — Botkyrka
13.5 (national: 12)

Trend: qualified teachers in Botkyrka (%)

2020: 61.5% 2024: 68%

All staff data for Botkyrka

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.

253 Actual merit value
245 Modelled value
+8.0 School's own contribution (2024/25)

Municipality avg. (Botkyrka): +18.9

−60 0 +60
✓ High certainty Standard uncertainty: ±0.6 points (630 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
2.6 (scale 1-3)
Recently immigrated pupils
1%
Share of boys
57.0%
Pass in all subjects
85% (model: 82%, score: +3)

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 Trädgårdsstadsskolan performs compared to schools with similar conditions.

+8.0 Performs above expectations

Better SALSA score than 8 of 15 comparison schools

Average SALSA score among comparison schools: +4.0

School Municipality Merit value SALSA score Qualified teachers
Trädgårdsstadsskolan Botkyrka 253 +8.0 72.2%
Trulsegårdsskolan 7-9 Göteborg 245 +2.0 79.2%
Björknässkolan Nacka 254 +9.0 77.4%
Nya Munken Linköping 244 -1.0 84.6%
Västbergaskolan Stockholm 257 +12.0 90.6%
Akers Friskola Österåker 273 +26.0 53.7%
Framtidskompassen i Vellinge Vellinge 261 +20.0 81.9%
Runbackaskolan Sollentuna 261 +16.0 98.2%
Rydsbergsskolan Norr Lerum 246 +4.0 81.2%
Järnåkraskolan 4-9 Lund 267 +18.0 77.3%
Sannaskolan 7-9 Göteborg 240 -7.0 81.6%
Sävar skola 7-9 Umeå 213 -34.0 77.6%
Gärdesskolan Sollentuna 241 -7.0 80.3%
Fornuddens skola Tyresö 260 +18.0 76.7%
Robinson Vårfru Enköping 231 -12.0 24.8%
Falkbergsskolan Botkyrka 238 -4.0 77.7%

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
630 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
13.5
Qualified teachers
72.2%
Merit value yr 9
253.1
Eligible for vocational upper secondary yr 9
100%
NP Swedish yr 9
14.2%
NP English yr 9
16.8%
NP Mathematics yr 9
13.6%
School library
No

Quality dataQuality and finance (Skolverket Statistical Database)

Costs, personnel data and school survey results from Skolverket's quality system.

Costs per pupil

Total cost
144,500 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
89,300 SEK
Facilities
21,000 SEK
Meals
6,900 SEK
Learning materials
5,000 SEK
Student health
3,900 SEK

Personnel

Special needs teachers qualified
39.8%
Permanently employed
89.1% 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
11.7%
Teacher turnover
13.4%
Pupils per counsellor
1262.6

Absence

High unauthorised absence (>20%)
782160% of pupils
High total absence (>20%)
1265969% of pupils

School survey (agree, %)

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

Safety, year 5
8.4%
Safety, year 8
8.3% 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
5.8% 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
7%
Anti-bullying, year 8
6.1%
Stimulation, year 5
6.9%
Stimulation, year 8
6.1%

Demographics & safety

Pupil demographics

Foreign background
53.5%
Gender
57.0% boys, 43.0% girls
Recently immigrated pupils
1% (SALSA model)
Parents with higher education
55.3%

Safety in the municipality

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

Reported crimes (total)
14,830 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
1,181 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
214 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
1,540 per 100,000 pop.

Basic informationAbout the school

School unit code
58310322
School forms
After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class
Year span
1–9
Municipality
Botkyrka
County
Stockholms län
School provider
Botkyrka kommun
Organisation number
2120002882
Provider type
Municipality
Legal form
Municipality
Principal
Helena Thunvall Björshammar

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Addresses

Postal address

14785 TUMBA

Inspection and review

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