Gårdbyskolan in Pajala
Headmaster: Karl Göran Lehto
47
Skolkoll Score 47 out of 100. The scale goes from 0 (lowest) to 100 (highest). 50 is the average. Better than 50% of Sweden’s compulsory schools.around the national midpointShows where a school sits within a comparison group. Percentile 80 means the school ranks above roughly 80 percent of that group.Compared to all compulsory schools nationally
A composite of five open data sources — a starting point, not a grade.
Data coverageMedium3/5
Why this score?
Skolkoll score is Skolkoll's composite indicator based on available data sources. It is not an official quality measure and should be read together with the underlying data.
3 of 5 score dimensions have school-specific data.
When school-specific data is missing for a dimension, the neutral value 50 is used. That does not automatically lower the school, but it makes the score less informative.
Gårdbyskolan is a small municipal compulsory school with 70 pupils.
Gårdbyskolan is a small municipal compulsory school with 70 pupils. The share of qualified teachers (56%) is below the national average of 72%.
- 70PupilsMunicipality: 510High reliability
- 56%Qualified teachersMunicipality: 55% · Sweden: 72%High reliability
- 7.3Pupils per teacherMunicipality: 8.3 · Sweden: 12.0High reliability
- 202,192 SEKCost per pupil (municipal avg.)Sweden: 144,179 SEKLimited history
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The most important facts in 3 points
- Adapted compulsory school in Pajala with 70 pupils.
- The latest inspection (2024) includes remarks from the Schools Inspectorate.
- Applying? Go to the school's application link on this page.
Skolkoll interpretation
Gårdbyskolan is compared here with 5 other schools with the same school form in Pajala municipality; it has 70 pupils versus the municipal average of 85.
Qualified teachers: 56%, 1 percentage point above the municipal average and 16 percentage points below the national average.
Pupils per teacher is 7.3, 1.0 lower than the municipal average.
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3 values need extra caution
This applies only to the values listed here.
This value is missing in full or in part.
This affects
- Eligible for vocational programmes
- Merit score year 9
- SALSA score
- This result metric can be affected by privacy suppression, small cohorts, and changes in pupil composition between years.
- SALSA is model-based and becomes less stable for small pupil groups or schools with rapidly changing pupil composition.
Other values here do not have this specific note.
School programmes
- Compulsory school
Things to look into
Worth looking into. These indicators are an attention aid, not a quality grade or risk score.
- 56% qualified teachers — more than 10 percentage points below the national average (72%).
School profile
The school's strengths compared with all primary schools nationally.
- Certified teachersP11
- Pupil-teacher ratioP96
Source: Skolverket, Swedish Schools Inspectorate.
Aerial view of the school
The school's property boundary and buildings from the Swedish Land Survey's property register. Updated 2026. Source: Lantmäteriet · CC BY 4.0
Entrances:1 Pajala, Medborgarvägen 6, Korpilombolo
School performance
Staff
56%Qualified teachersMunicipality: 55% · Sweden: 72%
Staff
56%
Qualified teachers
School environment
Safety & Inspection
4 openRecently inspected 2024Safety index: 64 / 100
Safety & Inspection
4 open
Recently inspected 2024
4 open remark(s) from the Schools Inspectorate.
- Latest inspection decision Reliability: High reliability.
- 2024-04-26 — Riktad tillsyn Uppföljning skolbeslut Grundskola Pajala Gårdbyskolan, 2024 (pdf, 119 kB)
- Open remarks Reliability: High reliability.
- 4
- Safety index Reliability: High reliability.
- 64 / 100Safety: 72% · Study peace: 62% · Anti-bullying: 51%
Safety index
64/ 100(High data coverage)
- Safety72%(national 78)
- Study peace62%(national 56)
- Anti-bullying51%(national 56)
School Survey — all perspectives
| Dimension | Pupils (åk 8) | Guardian | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safety | 7.2 / 10 | — | — |
| Study environment | 6.2 / 10 | — | — |
| Anti-bullying | 5.1 / 10 | — | — |
| Stimulation | 4.8 / 10 | — | — |
| Support | 5.7 / 10 | — | — |
Scale 0–10 (rescaled from Skolverket's 0–100). Guardian and staff perspectives are often not in open data.
High reliability — Inspection register and Skolenkäten survey.
Source: Schools Inspectorate + Skolverket · Last updated: 5 Jul 2026
Resources
202,192 SEKCost per pupil (total)Sweden: 144,179 SEK
Resources
202,192 SEK
Cost per pupil (total)
Cost per pupil is 40% above the national average.
Limited history — Cost data updated annually by Kolada/SCB.
Who runs the school
Operator
PAJALA KOMMUNMunicipal operator17 other schools in the municipality.
Operator
PAJALA KOMMUN
Municipal operator
PAJALA KOMMUN is the operator. The municipality has 17 other schools.
- Operator Reliability: High reliability.
- PAJALA KOMMUN
- Operating form Reliability: High reliability.
- Municipal own operation
- Other schools in municipality Reliability: High reliability.
- 17
High reliability — Current data from Skolverket and Bolagsverket.
Source: Skolverket · Last updated: 5 Jul 2026
Next step: Apply for a place
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Contact and address
- Headmaster
- Karl Göran Lehto
- Visiting address
- Medborgarhusvägen 6, 98433 Korpilombolo
- Postal address
- 98485 PAJALA
- Phone
- 0978-12366
- Website
- www.pajala.se/
- School unit code
55662841
Source: Skolverket School Unit Register · Pipeline-fetched on 2026-07-05.
Everyday travelAreas that reach the school within 15 minutes.
Reachability from the school
15 min on foot
15 min by bike
School
Support and inclusion
Support and student health
This panel shows sourced support-resource data where available and marks the rest as missing or uncertain. These fields do not affect score or ranking.
Missing or uncertain support-resource fields
- MissingStudent health teamIs there sourced information about student health functions at the school?
- MissingSpecial educatorIs special-education competence reported separately?
- MissingSpecial needs teacherAre special needs teachers reported separately?
- MissingSpecial education competenceIs there a verifiable aggregate metric for special education teachers?
- MissingSchool nurseIs there sourced information about school nurse resources?
- MissingPsychologistIs there sourced information about psychologist resources?
- MissingStudy and career guidanceIs there sourced information about study and career guidance?
- MissingLanguage supportIs there sourced information about language or mother-tongue support?
- MissingAdaptations and special supportIs there verified process information for adaptations and special support?
- MissingAccessibilityIs there sourced information about physical or pedagogical accessibility?
- MissingContact routeIs there a verified contact route for support questions?
Privacy rule: no individual pupil health, diagnosis, support decision or personal case data may be stored.
Nearest and similar schools
- Sattajärvi skola27 km away· 50 pupils
- Smedskolan42 km away· 90 pupils
- Svanstein skola Diamanten42 km away· 70 pupils
About Pajala municipality
School-form averages across the municipality, with links to deep-dive sub-pages.
- Schools
- 18
- Avg. merit (yr 9)
- 233.4+5.7
- Certified teachers
- 54%−19 pp
- Pupils per teacher
- 8.0−4.0
Source: Skolverket (aggregated school statistics).
Similar schools
The 5 most-similar compulsory schools based on student count, geography, teacher certification and pupil composition.
Pupils per year
Number of pupils per year group (total 74 pupils). Latest available year from Skolverket (SIRIS).
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In-depth metrics
Staff stability
Improving
Source: Kolada (municipality-aggregated certified teacher trend).
Safety and study environment (SkolenkätenThe Schools Inspectorate’s survey sent to pupils, parents, and staff about safety, classroom order, and teaching.Read more in glossary →)
The school survey shows pupil experience where responses are available. Read values together with year, response coverage and unknowns.
Coverage: 2 displayed year groups · year 2026.
Strongest (Year 5)
- Safety: 83 (national 82)
- Support: 70 (national 74)
Weakest (Year 5)
- Study environment: 53 (national 57)
- Anti-bullying: 55 (national 65)
Support-needs policy · School-choice guide
Source: Skolinspektionen Skolenkäten 2026. Updated annually. · See all years and dimensions in the data view →
School meals
Weekly menus and meal provider for this school's municipality.
No menu provider registered for this municipality yet.
Source: municipality's own meal portal — Skolkoll does not host menu content.
Inspections & decisions
Source: Skolinspektionen tillsynsregister (open data). Updated when new decisions are published. · See all decisions and review types in the data view → · Check current status at the Schools Inspectorate ↗
Explore further
More context about Gårdbyskolan, its municipality, operator and similar schools.
Compulsory schools in PajalaSee all compulsory schools in the municipality with results and comparisons.Schools in PajalaOpen the municipality page with all schools, rankings, and local aggregates.Pajala kommunSee all schools, municipalities, and core metrics for the same provider.Norrbottens länCompare municipalities and school patterns across the whole county.Merit value year 9Compare year-9 merit values across municipalities and school environments.Certification vs Merit valueSee how merit values and upper-secondary eligibility move together.School size by school typeSee how school forms and unit sizes are distributed nationally.School type distributionCompare how school forms are distributed across municipalities and operators.
Data coverage
What we do not know about Gårdbyskolan
Open school data is not complete. Use this as a checklist for what to verify with the school, provider or municipality.
- MediumResults and score inputsMedium data coverage: 3 of 5 score dimensions have school-specific data. When school-specific data is missing for a dimension, the neutral value 50 is used. That does not automatically lower the school, but it makes the score less informative.
- MediumEligibility and goal attainmentGrades, eligibility and goal-attainment data may be missing, suppressed or available only for some grades and school types.
- UncertainResources, teachers and staffTeacher and resource metrics do not always show subject mix, vacancies, student-health workflows or everyday staffing.
- PartialSupport resources and student healthSome support-resource fields have sourced statistics, but several parts are still missing or reported only in aggregate.
- PartialSafety and study environmentThe school survey is shown where available, but not every grade and perspective is always covered.
- UncertainAdmissions, placement and important datesMunicipal placement rules, queues and important dates require a local source and should be checked with the municipality or school.
- MissingVisits, facilities and everyday environmentWe lack sourced open-house information for this school. Facilities, accessibility and everyday environment are often not open comparable data.
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