← Back to the rankingKvarngärdesskolan Uppsala International School
Uppsala, Sweden · est. 1965 · State
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Kvarngärdesskolan Uppsala International School is a municipal grundskola of Uppsala kommun for children from the preschool class (förskoleklass) to year 9. The school has existed since 1965 and since autumn 2025 has been housed in a completely new building. All teaching follows the Swedish curriculum Lgr22. There are three tracks: regular Swedish classes taught entirely in Swedish (up to year 7 in 2026-2027, with years 8 and 9 to be added); bilingual BLIC classes from the preschool class (Junior Class) to year 9 for children who speak English at home every day; and a small English class for children without Swedish who are in Sweden for a short time. In BLIC, all teaching in the preschool class and year 1 is in English, and from year 2 to year 9 the share of Swedish grows so that at least half of total teaching time is in Swedish. Students in years 7-9 are offered Advanced English and extracurricular Cambridge classes in mathematics and science preparing for IGCSE exams. The school says its year 9 students have achieved high results for several years and all qualify for upper secondary school.
Key facts
Programmes
Cambridge · IGCSE · National programme
Admits from
6 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
Swedish, English
Languages taught
Spanish, French
Class size
up to 28 students in a preschool class
About the fees Tuition is free: this is a municipal school of Uppsala kommun and places are allocated through the Mitt skolval school choice system; the site does not mention any tuition fee.
Admissions Places are allocated by the municipality through the Mitt skolval school choice system; applications for the preschool class are made in January of the year the child turns 6. The bilingual BLIC classes and the Junior Class accept only children who communicate in English every day at home with at least one guardian; families apply through the school's form and also through Mitt skolval, and if no place is available the school only contacts the family when one becomes free. The English class (years 1-4) is for children who do not know Swedish and are in Sweden for a short, limited time; children whose parents do research at the university have priority. Enrolment in the Cambridge classes in years 8-9 is through the course coordinator. Original: 'Students whose parents are doing research at the university are given priority for this class.'
Stages and year groups Grades F-9. Swedish grundskola following Lgr22: förskoleklass (age 6) and years 1-9. Swedish classes: all teaching in Swedish, English as a subject; in 2026-2027 from the preschool class to year 7, with years 8 and 9 added in the following years. Bilingual BLIC classes from the preschool class (Junior Class) to year 9: teaching in English in the preschool class and year 1, then from year 2 the share of Swedish rises to at least half of teaching time. An English class for children briefly in Sweden (the site calls it years 1-4 in some places and F-4 in others). Cambridge International: only extracurricular classes for BLIC years 8-9 (years 7-9 on other pages), about 1 hour per week outside regular school hours and curriculum, since 2016; preparation for IGCSE exams in Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics, sat at a Cambridge test centre in Stockholm in May and October. There are no Cambridge courses in the school's own curriculum; the school leaving certificate is Swedish.
Address Thunmansgatan 47, 754 21 Uppsala
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
Cambridge · IGCSE · authorised programmeThe Cambridge register names the school as its centre; it teaches Cambridge IGCSE. The Cambridge course in the BLIC classes runs outside the main timetable, about an hour a week in years 8 and 9; pupils sit the exams at another centre.
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CambridgeCambridge International Education
Part of the University of Cambridge. It allows a school to teach the Cambridge programmes and to enter pupils for the exams. There are four stages and they are authorised separately: primary, lower secondary, IGCSE and A Level. If the stages are known they are named in the line below; if that line is missing, the school does not publish them, and the Cambridge registry does not show stages either - it gives only the name of the centre, the country and whether private candidates are accepted. Cambridge calls what it does registration rather than accreditation, and the network holds about ten thousand schools.
What the badge means for this school. The school is allowed to run this programme and to award its certificate. This is a confirmation of the programme, not a judgement on the school as a whole. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it. At this school: IGCSE (ages 14-16). IGCSE means exams at around Year 10 or 11, the British counterpart of a lower secondary leaving certificate.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →National programme
The state school programme of the country the school stands in: it is set by that country's ministry of education, which also licenses the school and awards the leaving certificate. That certificate is used for entry to local universities, and abroad it is matched to the local one.
What this means for this school. This entry does not count towards the score, and that is deliberate. Every lawful school in a country works to the national programme, so on its own it tells one school apart from no other - unlike the French, German or Russian programmes, which are carried abroad and confirmed by the register of their organisation. We show it because a parent needs to know what programme their child is taught and what certificate the child will get. Counting it would lift the whole ranking at once and still tell nobody apart.
Exams and destinations from the school's official website
Exam results The school says that for several years its year 9 students have achieved high results and 100% have qualified for upper secondary school.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
·Sports hallnot stated on the website
·Laboratoriesnot stated on the website
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
·Librarynot stated on the website
✓Catering
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Campus: The school has existed since 1965; in autumn 2025 it moved into a completely new building at Thunmansgatan 47. For the preschool class and years 1-3 there is an after-school centre (fritidshem) open 6:30 to 17:30, divided into four sections on school premises; for years 4-6 there is an after-school club (fritidsklubb) in the school building. Lunches follow the municipal catering menu. It is a day school with no boarding.
Clubs and activities: Cambridge Classes (mathematics and science) · Advanced English · After-school Choir · After-school Theatre
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
·Teacher qualificationsnot stated
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
✓Students per teacher or class sizein the key facts above
The site publishes a list of teachers by name for each class and subject. In the bilingual classes English is taught by teachers who grew up in English-speaking countries or have lived and worked there for several years. Each preschool class has two preschool teachers and additional staff. The Cambridge classes are led by the course coordinator, a science teacher.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
·CCTVnot stated on the website
·Security staffnot stated on the website
·Access controlnot stated on the website
✓Nurse or medical room
✓Counsellor
✓Child protection policy
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
✓Anti-bullying policy
The student health team (elevhälsoteam): school nurse, school psychologist and counsellor, counsellor, special educational needs coordinator, special needs teachers and the assistant principal; the team meets once a week and is responsible for children who need special support. There is a social pedagogue for all years and a careers adviser. The school follows the municipal plan against discrimination and degrading treatment, and the site links to a form for reporting bullying.
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Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
Academics and programmes (16%)72 Community rating (16%)no dataparent reviews are needed: the criterion switches on at the fifth verified one Exams and destinations (12%) scored on disclosed data80 Safety and wellbeing (12%) scored on disclosed data75 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data65 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data70 "Scored on disclosed data" stands where we count only what the school has written about itself on its own site: exams and destinations, safety and wellbeing, teaching staff, facilities, clubs and activities. A low score here means the school does not write about this, not that the school does not have it: a school with good security and a sparse site will score low. A school can fill in its profile, and the score will be counted again.
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