Withalaskolan 1

Compulsory school — Year 7–9 in Vetlanda , Jönköpings 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.

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Withalaskolan 1 is a compulsory school in Vetlanda, Jönköpings län. The school has 420 pupils and 12.1 pupils per teacher. Average merit value in year 9 is 191.5 points. 58.4% of teachers are qualified. Provider: Vetlanda 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
SALSA underperformance -17.0

Merit value is 17 points lower than expected given pupil composition (SALSA score: -17.0).

High absence 232371%

232371% of pupils have more than 20% unauthorised absence.

Below average
compared to national averages
Merit value yr 9
191.5 ↑
National: 227.2 Municipality: 207.8
Pupils/teacher
12.1 ↑
National: 12.1 Municipality: 11.2
Qualified teachers
58.4% ↑
National: 73.2% Municipality: 57.8%
Eligible for upper secondary
72.7% ↑
National: 86.1%
School National Municipality

Student support services in Vetlanda

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

Student health, compulsory school
4,964 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
57.2%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
67.5%
Support from student health (staff)
84.1%
Preventive work (staff)
71.6%

View all key figures for Vetlanda · Source: Kolada

After-school care in Vetlanda

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

Children per FTE
23.3 (national: 21.6)
Pedagogical higher education
48.2% (national: 36.7%)
Cost per child
51,762 SEK/year (national: 46,712 SEK)
Enrolment rate (age 6-12)
46.1% (national: 57.6%)
Enrolled children in municipality
1,081

View all key figures for Vetlanda · 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 moderate staff stability.

Medium
Permanently employed
76%
Senior teachers
8.5%
Qualified teachers
58.4%

Teacher turnover: 11.3% — share of teachers who left or joined during the year

Municipal average qualified teachers: 57.8% (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 — Vetlanda (2024)
60.5% (national: 72.6%)
Qualification trend (2020–2024)
↓ -6.1 percentage points (declining)
Pupils per teacher — Vetlanda
11.3 (national: 12)

Trend: qualified teachers in Vetlanda (%)

2020: 66.6% 2024: 60.5%

All staff data for Vetlanda

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.

191 Actual merit value
208 Modelled value
-17.0 School's own contribution (2024/25)

Municipality avg. (Vetlanda): -12.0

−60 0 +60
✓ High certainty Standard uncertainty: ±0.7 points (420 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
2.1 (scale 1-3)
Recently immigrated pupils
5%
Share of boys
50.0%
Pass in all subjects
50% (model: 60%, score: -10)

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 Withalaskolan 1 performs compared to schools with similar conditions.

-17.0 Performs below expectations

Better SALSA score than 0 of 15 comparison schools

Average SALSA score among comparison schools: +3.1

School Municipality Merit value SALSA score Qualified teachers
Withalaskolan 1 Vetlanda 191 -17.0 58.4%
Skiftingehus F-9 Eskilstuna 207 +2.0 56.4%
Nybyggeskolan Västerås 204 -2.0 64.6%
Vittra Lambohov Linköping 232 +28.0 73%
Älvåkraskolan Älvsbyn 218 +8.0 51.1%
Lindeborgsskolan Malmö 220 +11.0 79.4%
Kallingeskolan 7-9 Ronneby 193 -15.0 62.3%
Hökarängsskolan Stockholm 205 -5.0 87.8%
Korsängsskolan Enköping 204 -5.0 90.2%
Byskeskolan Skellefteå 204 -14.0 81.5%
Östra grundskolan Huddinge 224 +6.0 57.2%
Wasaskolan Södertälje 238 +32.0 71.2%
Smedbergsskolan 4-9 Vansbro 201 -9.0 62.3%
Fristadsskolan 7-9 Eskilstuna 211 +8.0 66.3%
Vanstaskolan F-9 Nynäshamn 227 +10.0 65.3%
Ängarydsskolan Tranås 203 -9.0 71.3%

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
420 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
12.1
Qualified teachers
58.4%
Merit value yr 9
191.5
Eligible for vocational upper secondary yr 9
72.7%
NP Swedish yr 9
12.6%
NP English yr 9
14.7%
NP Mathematics yr 9
10.4%
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
137,900 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
77,800 SEK
Facilities
27,700 SEK
Meals
10,000 SEK
Learning materials
7,500 SEK
Student health
4,970 SEK

Personnel

Special needs teachers qualified
56.1%
Permanently employed
76% 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
8.5%
Teacher turnover
11.3%
Pupils per counsellor
1143.1

Absence

High unauthorised absence (>20%)
232371% of pupils
High total absence (>20%)
411987% of pupils

School survey (agree, %)

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

Safety, year 5
8.2%
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
5.9%
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
6.9%
Anti-bullying, year 8
5.5%
Stimulation, year 5
6.8%
Stimulation, year 8
5.5%

Demographics & safety

Pupil demographics

Foreign background
27.6%
Gender
50.0% boys, 50.0% girls
Recently immigrated pupils
5% (SALSA model)
Parents with higher education
52.9%

Safety in the municipality

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

Reported crimes (total)
8,025 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
952 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
160 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
559 per 100,000 pop.

Basic informationAbout the school

School unit code
98508777
School forms
Compulsory school
Year span
7–9
Municipality
Vetlanda
County
Jönköpings län
School provider
Vetlanda kommun
Organisation number
2120000571
Provider type
Municipality
Legal form
Municipality
Principal
Jacob Freij

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Addresses

Postal address

57480 VETLANDA

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Inspection and review

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Geographically nearest schools of the same type, regardless of municipality.

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