← Back to the rankingSkrødstrup Efterskole
Mariager, Denmark · est. 1973 · Private
Illustration · Mariager
Skrødstrup Efterskole is a small Christian efterskole, a boarding school, in the village of Skrødstrup near Mariager in Himmerland, for grades 9 and 10. It was started by local people together with Indre Mission: the school association was formed in 1971, and the first students arrived after the summer of 1973 in the former central school building. The school calls itself a different kind of Christian efterskole, open to all regardless of faith; every day there is a midday assembly with a short devotion and a song. Tracks: 9. Choice (grade 9 with FP9 exams), 10. Choice (grade 10 with FP10 exams and a choice of Science or social studies) and 10. All In - an exam-free grade 10 focused on entrepreneurship and social innovation with a trip to California. Grade 10 students can opt to study English on the Cambridge IGCSE programme (English as a second language) and take the exam; the school pays for the course and the exam. Besides lessons students choose fokusfag, i-fag, electives and riding, as well as a study trip to Japan, Africa, Costa Rica or Italy by Interrail; the ski trip, the intro trip, the Rønbjerg trip and the trip to Berlin or Amsterdam are included in the fee.
Key facts
Programmes
Cambridge · IGCSE · National programme
Languages of instruction
Danish
Languages taught
English, German, Spanish
Class size
at most 4 students per riding group
Registration fee
≈ $227
1 500 DKK
About the fees An efterskole charges one combined fee. For 2026-2027 the weekly price is 2995 DKK before the state subsidy; the school does not state the number of weeks or the annual total. The subsidy depends on parents' income, and the school refers to a calculator. The fee includes a school pack (Office 365, a hoodie, a tote bag, a neck warmer, a bottle), the ski trip, the Interrail study trip to Italy and three autumn trips (intro trip, Rønbjerg and Berlin or Amsterdam). Extra: study trips to Japan 9500 DKK, Africa 8500 DKK and Costa Rica 9500 DKK (the trips page gives 8500, 6500 and 8500 DKK), the 10. All In trip to California 9500 DKK, a stable place for one's own horse 18200 DKK a year, and a half share in a school horse 1200 DKK a month for 10 months. When two siblings attend at the same time, one gets a 15000 DKK discount; local efterskole support is granted in portions of 10000 and 15000 DKK.
Admissions The school first invites families to an individual tour, after which they fill in the registration form; a registration fee of 1500 DKK is then charged and counts towards the fee. A deposit of 1500 DKK is paid in August the year before the start, in February the school sends the state subsidy application form, the first instalment of 4500 DKK is due on 1 April, and in May there is an evening for new students. 10. All In requires grades of at least 4-7 in Danish, mathematics and English from grade 9, motivation and maturity; suitability is assessed at the start of the year. The school admits students who need inclusion support, including those needing 9 or more support hours a week, after getting to know the family thoroughly; the student must want to take part in the shared life of the school. Students do not have to be believers.
Stages and year groups Grades 9-10. 9. Choice: the regular grade 9 folkeskole curriculum with teaching by level (X - upper secondary preparatory, Y - more time for explanations) set separately in each subject, small groups and FP9 exams. 10. Choice: Danish, English and mathematics taught by level, a choice of Science or social studies, the compulsory self-chosen assignment (OSO) and FP10 exams; by arrangement it can also be taken without exams. 10. All In: an exam-free grade 10 - social innovation, project management (Projektledelse), social media, everyday activism and a trip to California; admission requires grades of at least 4-7. Cambridge English is an elective for all grade 10 students (in both 10. Choice and 10. All In) on top of regular English; the school says it prepares for the Cambridge IGCSE English as a second language exam, students take both the FP10 exam and the Cambridge exam, and the school pays for the course and the exam. Danish as a second language is offered, 3 hours a week. Fokusfag, i-fag and electives are not graded.
Address Skrødstrupvej 26, 9550 Mariager
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
Cambridge · IGCSE · authorised programmeThe Cambridge register names the school as its centre: a Year 10 elective that prepares students for Cambridge IGCSE English as a Second Language. The main curriculum is Danish, with the folkeskole exams.
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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.
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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
The school publishes nothing about where its leavers go: no share going on to university, no exam results, no list of universities.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
✓Sports hall
·Laboratoriesnot stated on the website
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
·Librarynot stated on the website
✓Catering
✓School transport
✓Boarding
Also on site: Sports ground or field · Art studio · Makerspace
Clubs and activities: Teknologi (technology: 3D printing, drones, robotics) · Psykologi (psychology) · Foto (photography) · Bagning (baking) · Spansk (Spanish) · Badminton · Håndværk (crafts) · Fitness · Business · Lifeskills · Sport · Krea (creative arts) · Makerspace · Friluftsliv (outdoor life) · Brætspil (board games) · Esport · Vinterbadning (winter swimming) · Minecraft (Minecraft) · Filmklub (film club) · Bogcafé (book café) · Drama · Styrketræning (strength training) · Volleyball · Discgolf (disc golf) · Svømning (swimming) · Smykkeværksted (jewellery workshop) · Keramik (ceramics) · Strikkeklub (knitting club) · Food Factory · Band · Kor (choir) · Forfatterværksted (writers' workshop) · Ridning (horse riding)
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 presents the principal, the vice principal, 11 teachers, two duty teachers and a riding instructor. A dedicated teacher teaches English and Cambridge English; two teachers are guidance counsellors. Students are divided into family groups of 6-9 from both grades with a family teacher who is responsible for contact with parents. Teaching is in small groups, sometimes with two teachers in the class; students with special needs have mentoring.
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 roomnot stated on the website
·Counsellornot stated on the website
✓Child protection policy
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
✓Anti-bullying policy
Under the anti-bullying strategy (revised August 2026) bullying, including digital bullying, is unacceptable; the family teacher is the first to step in, and in serious cases the school may end the student's enrolment. Two staff members are always on duty on weekdays and one at night, with a duty phone; phones are not used at night. There are safety instructions for water activities and climbing, as well as mentoring and individual conversations for students who need support.
Reviews
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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 data55 Safety and wellbeing (12%) scored on disclosed data65 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data75 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data78 Value for money (6%) scored at the median83 "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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