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Schools in Flen municipality

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26 school unitsSkolkoll's statistics include school units that are open/active in Skolverket's register. Dormant units (Vilande — temporarily without students) and discontinued units (Upphörd — permanently closed) are excluded. in Flen, Södermanland County. The three most common school forms: 12 preschool, 8 after-school care, 8 compulsory school (+4 more) (a school can have multiple forms).

Data updated: 6 October 2026. School data covers 2025/26; Kolada data may cover different periods.

The school landscape in Flen

Start here to understand the local offer. The main list on this page shows compulsory and upper-secondary schools with comparable metrics, while preschools and deeper statistics open in separate views where data exists.

Compulsory
8
Upper secondary
1
Preschools
12
Municipal
18
Independent
8

School-form counts come from Skolverket's school-unit register for 2025/26. Kolada municipal metrics usually cover compulsory school and may use different periods.

Flen has 26 schools with a merit value of 219.3 (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025), which is below the national average. Teacher qualification: 56.4% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) (below the national average of 73.3%; National compulsory-school value, Kolada 2025).

26 schools2,037 pupils56.4% qualified teachers (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025)Declining municipality (-1.7%)

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Summary — Flen

Five key insights about the municipality's education system.

Key metrics — Flen municipality

Overview of the municipality's education system.

Active schools
26
18 municipal, 8 independent
Total pupils
2,037
8 compulsory, 1 upper secondary
Average year-9 merit
219.3
Compulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 228.5)
How to read the merit value
Qualified teachers
56.4%
Compulsory school, Kolada 2025 (Kolada national value, compulsory school 2025: 73.3 %)
Cost per pupil
164,672 SEK/year
Compulsory school, Kolada 2025 (national avg 2025: 144,800 SEK)
Pupils per teacher
10.3
Compulsory/upper sec. in this municipality

Flen municipality has 26 schools. The municipality year-9 merit value is 219.3 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) compared with national avg 228.5. Teacher qualification (56.4%, Compulsory school, Kolada 2025) is below the Kolada national value for compulsory school, 2025, of 73.3%.

Common questions about schools in Flen

How many schools are there in Flen?
Flen municipality has 26 school units (open; dormant excluded). A unit can offer more than one school form; 8 of the units offer compulsory education, 1 offers upper-secondary education and 12 offer preschool. 18 of the units are municipal and 8 are independent. A total of 2,037 pupils attend schools in Flen.
What are the merit values in Flen?
The municipality year-9 merit value in Flen is 219.3 points (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025). The highest school-unit merit value belongs to Flens kristna skola with 225.9 points.
Which school in Flen has the highest teacher qualification rate?
Prins Wilhelm Yrkesgymnasium has the highest school-unit share of qualified teachers in Flen at 70.7%. The municipality value is 56.4% (Compulsory school, Kolada 2025).
How much does a school place cost in Flen?
The cost per pupil in compulsory school in Flen is 164,672 SEK per year (2025). In municipal schools the cost is 173,485 SEK per pupil.

Municipal support functions for schools

Practical information about how Flen organises school choice, mother-tongue teaching, student health and school transport.

School choice and placement

The municipality has its own e-service for compulsory-school choice.

School choice window: usually 15 Jan–15 Feb. Check the municipality's own calendar.

School choice in Flen
Preschool application

The municipality has an e-service for the preschool queue and place applications.

Preschool in Flen
Mother-tongue tuition

30.3% of compulsory-school pupils have a mother tongue other than Swedish. The municipality must offer mother-tongue tuition where at least five pupils request the same language (Education Act 10:7).

Student health

Cost per pupil in municipal compulsory schools: 11,902 SEK/year (2025).

B
Source
kolada
Period
2025
Quality
B: Direct from source

Nurse, counsellor, psychologist and special-needs teacher per Education Act 2:25.

Supplementary funding for independent schools

Independent schools that admit pupils with special needs can apply for supplementary funding ("tilläggsbelopp") on top of the basic grant. The municipality of residence decides on each application from the provider.

How supplementary funding works
How does Flen compare to neighbouring municipalities?See the full table ↓
Merit value 2025
4/7
Qualified teachers 2025
7/7
Cost/pupil 2025
6/7

Skolkoll score in Flen

Where schools sit on the national 0-100 scale. Compulsory schools and upper secondary are shown separately because scores are calibrated by school stage.

Compulsory schools in Flen
Skolkoll score · compared with all compulsory schools in Sweden

Compulsory schools in Flen: 8 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Bettna skola with Skolkoll score 50 out of 100. Municipal average 43, neutral midpoint 50.

8 compulsory schools with Skolkoll score
Upper secondary schools in Flen
Skolkoll score · compared with all upper secondary schools in Sweden

Upper secondary schools in Flen: 1 schools on the 0–100 national scale. Highest: Prins Wilhelm Yrkesgymnasium with Skolkoll score 53 out of 100. Lowest: Prins Wilhelm Yrkesgymnasium with Skolkoll score 53 out of 100.

Prins Wilhelm Yrkesgymnasium
Skolkoll score 53 out of 100
1 upper secondary schools with Skolkoll score

See compulsory schools in Flen ranked by Skolkoll score →

Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Flen

Compare schools
Compulsory schools and upper secondary in Flen with school form, provider, pupil count, qualified teachers and Skolkoll score
SchoolFormsProviderPupilsQual. teachersSkolkoll score
Bettna skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classFLENS KOMMUN6068.5%Skolkoll score 50 out of 100. Composite index.
BruksskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classFLENS KOMMUN10060%Skolkoll score 44 out of 100. Composite index.
Flens anpassade grundskolaAdapted compulsory schoolFLENS KOMMUN——No score
Flens kristna skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class556850519110017.6%Skolkoll score 40 out of 100. Composite index.
KyrkskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classFLENS KOMMUN11067.7%Skolkoll score 42 out of 100. Composite index.
MalmaskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classFLENS KOMMUN37053.4%Skolkoll score 41 out of 100. Composite index.
Prins Wilhelm YrkesgymnasiumUpper secondary schoolFLENS KOMMUN7070.7%Skolkoll score 53 out of 100. Composite index.
Sparreholms skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool class55695681803024.7%Skolkoll score 42 out of 100. Composite index.
StenhammarskolanAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classFLENS KOMMUN62064.9%Skolkoll score 42 out of 100. Composite index.
Stiftelsen Dunkers förskola och skolaAfter-school care, Compulsory school, Preschool classSTIFTELSEN DUNKERS SKOLA6057.6%Skolkoll score 40 out of 100. Composite index.
Preschools in FlenFlen has 12 preschools. Group sizes, staff and after-school care are listed separately.
See preschools

Neighbouring municipalities

The 6 closest municipalities by geographic distance. Each comparison cell shows both a value and status: better than neighbour average / in line with neighbour average / worse than neighbour average (±3 %).

Neighbouring municipalities to Flen with distance, merit value, qualified teachers and cost per pupil
MunicipalityDistanceMerit value (2025)Qual. teachers (2025)Cost/pupil (2025)
Flen you—219.3In line with neighbour average56.4%Worse than neighbour average164,672 SEKWorse than neighbour average
Katrineholm23.9 km217.3In line with neighbour average69.5%In line with neighbour average143,793 SEKBetter than neighbour average
Eskilstuna33.4 km227.8Better than neighbour average68%In line with neighbour average143,059 SEKBetter than neighbour average
Gnesta35.9 km225.3In line with neighbour average69.9%In line with neighbour average152,346 SEKIn line with neighbour average
Strängnäs39.7 km226.4Better than neighbour average73.1%Better than neighbour average142,309 SEKBetter than neighbour average
Nyköping40.2 km216.7In line with neighbour average70%In line with neighbour average129,947 SEKBetter than neighbour average
Vingåker42 km202.9Worse than neighbour average63%Worse than neighbour average183,021 SEKWorse than neighbour average
Neighbour avg219.468.9%149,079 SEK

Merit value, qualified teachers and cost/pupil in the neighbour comparison come from Kolada, compulsory school. Only neighbour values from the same Kolada year as the selected municipality are compared (merit value 2025, qualified teachers 2025, cost/pupil 2025).For statistical peers (KNN) and SCB peer-group benchmark, see municipal data.

Statistics: school year 2025/26. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada.Glossary · About the data.
— = data not available from source.

National comparison

See how Flen municipality compares in a national perspective.

Municipality map — colour by merit value, teacher certification, etc.Municipality ranking — where does Flen place?SALSA map — does the municipality perform above or below expectations?Cost-effectiveness — cost per pupil vs. school results

Timeline — school events in Flen

  1. Flen komvux: Address changed from Bagargränd 10, 64237 Flen to Bagargränd 10, 64235 Flen

  2. Flen Komvux, Lärvux: Address changed from Bagargränd 10, 64237 Flen to Bagargränd 10, 64235 Flen

  3. Flen komvux, SFI: Address changed from Bagargränd 10, 64237 Flen to Bagargränd 10, 64235 Flen

  4. Flen komvux: Address changed from Drottninggatan 24, 64237 Flen to Bagargränd 10, 64237 Flen

  5. Flen Komvux, Lärvux: Address changed from Drottninggatan 24, 64237 Flen to Bagargränd 10, 64237 Flen

  6. Flen komvux, SFI: Address changed from Drottninggatan 24, 64237 Flen to Bagargränd 10, 64237 Flen

  7. Flens anpassade grundskola: Renamed from Stenhammarskolans anpassade grundskola to Flens anpassade grundskola

  8. Flens anpassade grundskola: Operating name changed from Stenhammarskolans anpassade grundskola to Flens anpassade grundskola

  9. Flens anpassade grundskola: Address changed from Storgatan 19B, 64237 Flen to Sveavägen 18, 64236 Flen

  10. Malmaskolan: Grades changed from 1, 2, 3 to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

  11. Flens anpassade grundskola: Operating name changed from Stenhammarskolan to Stenhammarskolans anpassade grundskola

  12. Prins Wilhelm Yrkesgymnasium: Renamed from Prins Wilhelm gymnasiet to Prins Wilhelm Yrkesgymnasium

  13. Prins Wilhelm Yrkesgymnasium: Operating name changed from Prins Wilhelm gymnasiet to Prins Wilhelm Yrkesgymnasium

  14. Prins Wilhelm Yrkesgymnasium: Address changed from Violentorget 5, 64237 Flen to Bagargränd 10, 64237 Flen

  15. Stenhammarskolan: School types changed from FKLASS, FTH, GR, GRAN to FKLASS, FTH, GR

  16. Stiftelsen Dunkers förskola och skola: Operating name changed from unknown name to Dunkers skola

  17. Stiftelsen Dunkers förskola och skola: Operator name changed to: Stiftelsen Dunkers Skola (previously: Stiftelsen Dunkers Förskola och Skola)

  18. Bruksskolan: Address changed from Skolgatan 1, 64031 Hälleforsnäs to Skolgatan 1, 64831 Hälleforsnäs

  19. Kyrkskolan: Address changed from Harpsundsvägen 28, 64231 Mellösa to Harpsundsvägen 28, 64263 Mellösa

  20. Flen komvux: Operating name changed from unknown name to Flen komvux

  21. Flen Komvux, Lärvux: Operating name changed from unknown name to Flen Komvux, Lärvux

  22. Flen komvux, SFI: Operating name changed from unknown name to Flen komvux, SFI

  23. Bettna skola: Address changed from Bettna skola, 64033 Bettna to Bettna skola, 64262 Bettna

  24. Stenhammarskolan: Address changed from Drottninggatan 16, 64237 Flen to Storgatan 19 B, 64237 Flen

  25. Flens anpassade grundskola: Renamed from Stenhammarskolan grundsärskola 1-6 to Stenhammarskolans anpassade grundskola

  26. Flens anpassade grundskola: Operating name changed from unknown name to Stenhammarskolan

  27. Flens anpassade grundskola: Grades changed from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

  28. Stenhammarskolan: Status changed from PLANERAD to AKTIV

  29. Stenhammarskolan: Start date changed from not_registered to 2023-07-01

  30. Bettna skola: Operating name changed from unknown name to Bettna skola

… and 54 older events.

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Södermanland CountyOpen the county page for a broader regional view around Flen.Merit value year 9Compare Flen with other municipalities on merit values.Upper secondary schoolsSee how upper-secondary provision and outcomes vary between municipalities.Teacher certification by countyFollow teacher qualification and regional differences.Municipality profileCompare municipality profiles across multiple dimensions at once.Best compulsory schoolsTop compulsory schools ranked by Skolkoll score.Sweden's best compulsory schoolsThe national top 100 by Skolkoll score.Independent vs municipalCompare schools by provider type.Upper secondary schoolsAll upper secondary schools in the municipality.PreschoolsAll preschools in the municipality.Best preschoolsTop preschools ranked by staffing density.EskilstunaCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.GnestaCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.KatrineholmCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.NyköpingCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.OxelösundCompare nearby schools and municipality-level results.

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