Compulsory schools in Flen

Flen has 8 compulsory schools of which 3 are independent. Average merit score: 218.6 points. Data from Skolverket 2025/26.

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All compulsory schools in Flen

All 8 compulsory schools in Flen sorted alphabetically
SchoolMerit score yr 9Certified teachersPupilsType
Bettna skola–69 %60Municipal
Bruksskolan–60 %100Municipal
Flens kristna skola225.918 %100Independent
Kyrkskolan–68 %110Municipal
Malmaskolan223.653 %370Municipal
Sparreholms skola–25 %30Independent
Stenhammarskolan206.365 %620Municipal
Stiftelsen Dunkers förskola och skola–58 %60Independent

Results and grades

School results in compulsory schools in Flen municipality (2025).

Merit score yr 9 (municipal average, 16 subjects)
219.3 (national avg: 228.5)
Merit score municipal / independent
216.7 / 222.3
Pass in all subjects, yr 9
69.1 %
Pass in mathematics
86 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 5
78.4 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 8
55.7 %
Parents with post-secondary education
43.2 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Teachers and staff

Pupil-teacher ratio and teacher certification in compulsory schools in Flen municipality (2025).

Certified teachers (compulsory school)
56.4 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Certification municipal / independent
61.1 % / 26.9 %
Pupils per teacher
10.3

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Staff stability

Stability of the teaching workforce in Flen municipality, measured as the trend in the share of certified teachers over time.

Certified teachers (2025)
56.4 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Stability indicator (2020–2025)
↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)
National trend (2020–2025)
↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)

Trend: certified teachers in Flen (%)

Trend: 54.2 to 56.4, upward
2020: 54.2 %2025: 56.4 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Pupils and operators

Pupil counts and distribution between municipal and independent schools (2025).

Number of compulsory-school pupils
1,522
Municipal / independent share
80.3 % / 19.7 %

Source: Kolada.

Costs — compulsory school

Cost per pupil in compulsory school (2025). Includes a breakdown for municipal schools. All amounts are calendar-year.

Total cost per pupil: 164,672 SEK(national avg: 144,800 SEK)

Municipal schools: 173,485 SEK/pupil

Teaching
79,136 SEK
Premises
25,531 SEK
Student health
11,902 SEK
Meals
10,686 SEK
Learning tools
6,533 SEK
Other
39,697 SEK

Source: Kolada (N15006, N15008, N15009–N15014).

Student health and special support

Student-health resources, staffing, accessibility and special support in Flen municipality.

Student health, compulsory school
11,902 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,275 SEK)
Support from student-health staff
77.8 %
Preventive work (staff)
53.3 %
Easy to get help, yr 5
71.1 %
Easy to get help, yr 8
70.5 %
Safety at school
80.3 %
Study calm
42.6 %

Source: Kolada. Survey data from Skolinspektionen.

Mother tongue and multilingualism

Mother-tongue tuition and multilingualism in Flen municipality (2025).

Mother tongue other than Swedish
30.3 %
Participates in mother-tongue tuition
20.3 %
Studies Swedish as a second language
26.5 %
Pass in mother-tongue tuition, yr 9
93.2 %
Pass in Swedish as a 2nd language, yr 9
76.1 %
Newly arrived last 3 yrs (comp. school)
1.8 %

Source: Skolverket and Kolada.

SALSA — merit score vs preconditions

SALSA compares actual school results with model-predicted values based on pupil composition. Positive deviation = better result than expected. School year 2024/25. SALSA measures relative performance — not absolute school quality. The model explains ~53 % of the variation.

Average deviation (merit score) across 2 schools
+19.3
SALSA results per school in Flen, sorted by deviation
SchoolActualModelDeviation
Stenhammarskolan217188+29
Flens kristna skola226205+21

Highest merit score in Flen

Top 3 schools by merit score yr 9.

Top 3 compulsory schools sorted by merit score yr 9
SchoolOperatorMerit scoreSALSACertified teachersPupils
Flens kristna skola5568505191225.9+2117.6 %100
MalmaskolanFLENS KOMMUN223.6–53.4 %370
StenhammarskolanFLENS KOMMUN206.3+2964.9 %620

School ranking — Flen

All 3 compulsory schools with merit data, sorted by merit score yr 9. The SALSA deviation shows whether the school performs above or below expectations given the pupils' backgrounds.

Compulsory schools in Flen sorted by merit score yr 9 with SALSA deviation
SchoolMerit scoreSALSA deviationCertified teachersPupils
Flens kristna skola225.9+2118 %100
Malmaskolan223.6–53 %370
Stenhammarskolan206.3+2965 %620

The SALSA deviation shows whether the school performs above or below expectations given the pupils' backgrounds. Positive value (green) = better than expected, negative (red) = worse. Source: Skolverket, 2024/25.

Special compulsory school

Key figures for "anpassad grundskola" (compulsory school for pupils with intellectual disabilities) in Flen municipality (2025).

Number of pupils
28
Share of compulsory-school pupils
1.6 %
Cost per pupil
701,704 SEK/yr
Teachers per 100 pupils
4

Source: Kolada.

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Source: Skolverket, 2025/26.

Data from Source: Skolverket + Kolada