Virestads Friskola in Älmhult
Headmaster: Jakob Sträng
45
Skolkoll Score 45 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?
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Virestads Friskola is a small independent compulsory school with 80 pupils.
Virestads Friskola is a small independent compulsory school with 80 pupils. The share of qualified teachers (38%) is below the national average of 72%.
- 80PupilsMunicipality: 2,150High reliability
- 38%Qualified teachersMunicipality: 67% · Sweden: 72%High reliability
- 10.0Pupils per teacherMunicipality: 11.1 · Sweden: 12.0High reliability
- 163,539 SEKCost per pupil (municipal avg.)Sweden: 144,179 SEKLimited history
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The most important facts in 3 points
- Compulsory school in Älmhult with 80 pupils.
- The latest inspection (2017) shows an injunction or fine from the Schools Inspectorate.
- Applying? Go to the school's application link on this page.
Skolkoll interpretation
Virestads Friskola is compared here with 16 other schools with the same school form in Älmhult municipality; it has 80 pupils versus the municipal average of 134.
Qualified teachers: 38%, 29 percentage points below the municipal average and 34 percentage points below the national average.
Pupils per teacher is 10.0, 1.1 lower than the municipal average.
Apply for a place? See Älmhult school portal (opens in a new window) for information about school choice.
School programmes
- Compulsory school
Things to look into
Worth looking into. These indicators are an attention aid, not a quality grade or risk score.
- 38% 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 teachersP2
- Pupil-teacher ratioP80
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 Älmhult, Pehr Hörbergs väg 14, Virestad
School performance
Staff
38%Qualified teachersMunicipality: 67% · Sweden: 72%
Staff
38%
Qualified teachers
38% of teachers hold a pedagogical degree — 35 percentage points below the national average.
- Qualified teachers Reliability: High reliability.
- 38%From 29% (2425) to 38% (2526)Municipality: 67% · Sweden: 72%
- Pupils per teacher Reliability: High reliability.
- 10.0From 14.6 (2425) to 10.0 (2526)Municipality: 11.1 · Sweden: 12.0
- Permanently employed Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- 100%
- Senior teachers (förstelärare) Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- —Data missing — the Swedish National Agency for Education has not published this value.
- Certified in their teaching subject Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- 42%
- Teachers (FTE) Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- 9.0
- Share of female teachers Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- 93%
- Teacher turnover Reliability: Moderate reliability.
- 13%
Moderate reliability — Mixed sources: certification + student/teacher ratio reported directly to Skolverket; other personnel fields from Skolverket's annual Personal report (1-2 year data lag).
School environment
Safety & Inspection
1 openRecently inspected 2017Safety index: 76 / 100
Safety & Inspection
1 open
Recently inspected 2017
1 open remark(s) from the Schools Inspectorate.
- Latest inspection decision Reliability: High reliability.
- 2017-10-27 — Regelb. tillsyn Skolbeslut Älmhult Virestads Friskola, 2017 (pdf, 1885 kB)
- Open remarks Reliability: High reliability.
- 1
- Safety index Reliability: High reliability.
- 76 / 100Safety: 84% · Study peace: 68% · Anti-bullying: 74% · Staff: 76%
Safety index
76/ 100(High data coverage)
- Safety84%(national 82)
- Study peace68%(national 57)
- Anti-bullying74%(national 65)
- Staff76%(no national figure)
School Survey — all perspectives
| Dimension | Pupils (åk 5) | Guardian | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safety | 8.4 / 10 | — | — |
| Study environment | 6.8 / 10 | — | — |
| Anti-bullying | 7.4 / 10 | — | — |
| Stimulation | 7.4 / 10 | — | — |
| Support | 8.2 / 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
163,539 SEKCost per pupil (total)Sweden: 144,179 SEK
Resources
163,539 SEK
Cost per pupil (total)
Cost per pupil is 13% above the national average.
Limited history — Cost data updated annually by Kolada/SCB.
Who runs the school
Operator
Virestads Friskola Ekonomisk föreningIndependent operator41 other schools in the municipality.
Operator
Virestads Friskola Ekonomisk förening
Independent operator
Virestads Friskola Ekonomisk förening operates this school independently.
- Operator Reliability: High reliability.
- Virestads Friskola Ekonomisk förening
- Operating form Reliability: High reliability.
- Independent
- Other schools in municipality Reliability: High reliability.
- 41
High reliability — Current data from Skolverket and Bolagsverket.
Source: Skolverket · Last updated: 5 Jul 2026
Next step: Apply for a place
Use Älmhult school portal for information about school choice.
Contact and address
- Headmaster
- Jakob Sträng
- Visiting address
- Pehr Hörbergs väg 14, 34373 Virestad
- Postal address
- Pehr Hörbergs väg 14, 34373 VIRESTAD
- Phone
- 0476-23000
- Website
- www.virestadsfriskola.se/
- School unit code
28837069
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
Daily-life profile
Everyday life at the school
Everyday facts are shown with a source where available. Fields not yet collected are listed together and do not affect score or ranking.
Not collected yet: School day times, After-school care, Language choices, Food and dining, Facilities and outdoor environment, Homework and study support. Suggest an addition →
Nearest and similar schools
- Bråthults Friskola8 km away· 30 pupils
- Novaskolan16 km away· 10 pupils
- Älmhults Montessoriskola16 km away· 60 pupils
About Älmhult municipality
School-form averages across the municipality, with links to deep-dive sub-pages.
- Schools
- 42
- Avg. merit (yr 9)
- 185.5−42.2
- Certified teachers
- 68%−5 pp
- Pupils per teacher
- 10.8−1.2
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 78 pupils). Latest available year from Skolverket (SIRIS).
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In-depth metrics
Staff stability
Improving
Source: Kolada (municipality-aggregated certified teacher trend).
Throughput year 6 → year 9
100.0% year 6 (year 9 missing)
- 23 pupils yr 6
Source: Skolverket SIRIS + Skolverket Statistical Database.
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: 1 displayed year group · year 2026.
Strongest (Year 5)
- Safety: 84 (national 82)
- Support: 82 (national 74)
Weakest (Year 5)
- Study environment: 68 (national 57)
- Stimulation: 74 (national 66)
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 Virestads Friskola, its municipality, operator and similar schools.
Compulsory schools in ÄlmhultSee all compulsory schools in the municipality with results and comparisons.Schools in ÄlmhultOpen the municipality page with all schools, rankings, and local aggregates.Virestads Friskola Ekonomisk föreningSee all schools, municipalities, and core metrics for the same provider.Kronobergs 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 Virestads Friskola
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.
- MissingSupport resources and student healthWe do not yet have a verified national data source for special education, student health, adaptations, language support or contact routes per school.
- 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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