Postal address
28180 HÄSSLEHOLM
Västerskolan F-9
After-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class — Year 1–9 in Hässleholm , Skåne län
3 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
- Cost per student
- Permanently employed teachers
- Number of pupils
- 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.
Västerskolan F-9 is a compulsory school in Hässleholm, Skåne län. The school has 460 pupils and 9.7 pupils per teacher. Average merit value in year 9 is 219.7 points. 81.7% of teachers are qualified. Provider: Hässleholms 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.
High absence 432789%
432789% of pupils have more than 20% unauthorised absence.
Above average
compared to national averages Merit value yr 9
219.7 ↑
National: 227.2 Municipality: 215.4
Pupils/teacher
9.7 ↓
National: 12.1 Municipality: 10.3
Qualified teachers
81.7% ↓
National: 73.2% Municipality: 65.4%
Eligible for upper secondary
87.1% →
National: 86.1%
School National Municipality
Student support services in Hässleholm
Municipality-level data on student health and support resources. Source: Kolada and the Schools Inspectorate.
View all key figures for Hässleholm · Source: Kolada
After-school care in Hässleholm
Municipality-level key figures for after-school care (fritidshem) in Hässleholm. The data covers the entire municipality and may differ from this specific unit.
View all key figures for Hässleholm · 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
Teacher turnover: 9.8% — share of teachers who left or joined during the year
Municipal average qualified teachers: 65.4% (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.
Trend: qualified teachers in Hässleholm (%)
2020: 72.5% 2024: 75.3%
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.
220 Actual merit value
210 Modelled value
+10.0
School's own contribution (2024/25)
Municipality avg. (Hässleholm): -4.4
−60 0 +60
✓ High certainty
Standard uncertainty: ±0.7 points
(460 pupils)
Large school — the SALSA score is statistically stable.
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
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 Västerskolan F-9 performs compared to schools with similar conditions.
+10.0 Performs above expectations
Better SALSA score than 8 of 15 comparison schools
Average SALSA score among comparison schools: +3.8
| School | Municipality | Merit value | SALSA score | Qualified teachers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Västerskolan F-9 | Hässleholm | 220 | +10.0 | 81.7% |
| Korsavadsskolan 1 | Simrishamn | 208 | -2.0 | 75% |
| Bors skola | Värnamo | 227 | +21.0 | 56.8% |
| Nyköpings högstadium | – | 180 | -26.0 | – |
| Petreskolan | Hofors | 210 | 0.0 | 61% |
| Parkskolan | Hallstahammar | 222 | +16.0 | 68.5% |
| Akalla grundskola F-9 | Stockholm | 222 | +14.0 | 73.8% |
| Flens kristna skola | Flen | 226 | +21.0 | 18.9% |
| Borås Kristna skola | Borås | 207 | -1.0 | 63.3% |
| Fryshuset Grundskola Husby | Stockholm | 222 | +15.0 | 58.8% |
| Mariebergsskolan 7-9 | Motala | 182 | -29.0 | 79.4% |
| Bergviksskolan åk 4-9 | Söderhamn | 208 | -1.0 | 58.2% |
| Norrsundsskolan | Norrtälje | 195 | -11.0 | 67.2% |
| Söderby friskola | Salem | 226 | +15.0 | 76.8% |
| Dalaskolan Södra | Bromölla | 202 | -9.0 | 60.6% |
| Slättbergsskolan 7-9 | Trollhättan | 243 | +34.0 | 63.2% |
SALSA score = actual merit value minus SALSA model's expected value. Positive (green) = better than expected. Source: SIRIS/Skolverket. School year 2024/25.
Statistics
Quality dataQuality and finance (Skolverket Statistical Database)
Costs, personnel data and school survey results from Skolverket's quality system.
Costs per pupil
Personnel
Absence
Demographics & safety
Pupil demographics
Safety in the municipality
Reported crimes at municipality level — not school-specific. Source: Kolada.
Basic informationAbout the school
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Inspection and review
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Statistics: school year 2023/24. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada.
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