The Swedish School in London

The Swedish School in London (Swedish: Svenska Skolan i London) is an independent school and boarding school in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

Svenska Skolan London (Swedish School in London)
Address
82 Lonsdale Road

Barnes, London
,
SW13 9JS

England
Coordinates51.4852°N 0.2447°W / 51.4852; -0.2447
Information
TypeIndependent school
Established1907
Local authorityRichmond upon Thames
Department for Education URN102948 Tables
OfstedReports
ChairRickard Jönsson
PrincipalAnnika Simonsson Bergqvist
GenderMixed
Age3 to 19
Enrolment278 (March 2016)
Colour(s)        
Blue and yellow[1]
Websitehttp://www.swedishschool.org.uk/

It consists of a nursery and primary school (Swedish: förskolan och grundskolan) for pupils aged up to 16 years, located near St Paul's School in Barnes, London, and a gymnasium (gymnasiet), for 16- to 18-year-olds, in Richmond, London, co-located with Richmond, The American International University in London. The sixth form of the school has three programmes: a science programme, and a social science programme focusing on civics and a business administration programme focusing on economics.

The school was rated "Outstanding" in its most recent Ofsted independent school inspection report in February 2019.[2]

History

The school was founded in 1907 in Harcourt Street, central London. The lower school moved to Barnes in 1976 and the gymnasium was previously within accommodation rented from a sixth form college in Twickenham.

See also

References
  1. Swedish: Blågul
  2. "The Swedish School". Ofsted. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
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