All compulsory schools in Vadstena — 3 schools

Vadstena has 3 compulsory schools of which 0 are independent. Average merit score: 206.8 points. Data from Skolverket 2024/25.

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All compulsory schools in Vadstena

All 3 compulsory schools in Vadstena sorted alphabetically
School	Merit score yr 9	Certified teachers	Pupils	Type
Katarinaskolan	–	89 %	230	Municipal
Petrus Magni skola	206.8	95 %	220	Municipal
S:t Persskolan	–	99 %	230	Municipal

Results and grades

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

Merit score yr 9 (municipal average, 16 subjects): 206.8 (national avg: 228.5)
Pass in all subjects, yr 9: 60.3 %
Pass in mathematics: 79.5 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 5: 78.1 %
Pupil satisfaction yr 8: 62 %
Parents with post-secondary education: 62 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Teachers and staff

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

Certified teachers (compulsory school): 93.9 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Pupils per teacher: 11.4

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Staff stability

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

Certified teachers (2025): 93.9 % (national avg: 73.3 %)
Stability indicator (2020–2025): ↑ Improving (+7.5 pp)
National trend (2020–2025): ↑ Improving (+2.2 pp)

Trend: certified teachers in Vadstena (%)

2020: 86.4 %2025: 93.9 %

Source: Kolada — municipal and regional database.

Pupils and operators

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

Number of compulsory-school pupils: 644
Municipal / independent share: 99.4 % / 0.6 %

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: 156,627 SEK(national avg: 144,179 SEK)

Municipal schools: 147,666 SEK/pupil

Teaching

83,795 SEK

Premises

27,134 SEK

Student health

7,018 SEK

Meals

7,266 SEK

Learning tools

5,677 SEK

Other

16,777 SEK

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

Student health and special support

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

Student health, compulsory school: 7,018 SEK/pupil (national avg: 5,260 SEK)
Support from student-health staff: 93.8 %
Preventive work (staff): 89.6 %
Easy to get help, yr 8: 75.9 %
Safety at school: 82.7 %

Source: Kolada. Survey data from Skolinspektionen.

Mother tongue and multilingualism

Mother-tongue tuition and multilingualism in Vadstena municipality.

Mother tongue other than Swedish: 10.3 %
Participates in mother-tongue tuition: 3.1 %
Studies Swedish as a second language: 1.9 %
Newly arrived last 3 yrs (comp. school): 3.1 %

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.

-13Average deviation (merit score) across 1 school

SALSA results per school in Vadstena, sorted by deviation
School	Actual	Model	Deviation
Petrus Magni skola	207	220	-13

Highest merit score in Vadstena

Top 1 school by merit score yr 9.

Top 1 compulsory schools sorted by merit score yr 9
School	Operator	Merit score	SALSA	Certified teachers	Pupils
Petrus Magni skola	VADSTENA KOMMUN	206.8	-13	94.7 %	220

Special compulsory school

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

Number of pupils: 11
Share of compulsory-school pupils: 1.5 %
Cost per pupil: 494,636 SEK/yr

Source: Kolada.

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Source: Skolverket, 2024/25.

Data from Jul 2026Source: Skolverket + Kolada