The Swedish School in London

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

Barnes, London
,
SW13 9JS

England
Coordinates 51°29′07″N0°14′41″W / 51.4852°N 0.2447°W / 51.4852; -0.2447
Information
Type Independent school
Established1907
Local authority Richmond upon Thames
Department for Education URN 102948 Tables
Ofsted Reports
ChairKlaus Bassler
Head TeacherJenny Abrahamsson
Gender Mixed
Age3to 19
Enrolment241 (June 2023)
Colour(s)  
Blue and yellow [1]
Website http://www.swedishschool.org.uk/

The Swedish School in London (Swedish : Svenska Skolan i London) is an independent school in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Swedish exchange students are offered accommodation in local host families arranged by the school.

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It consists of a nursery, primary school and secondary school (Swedish : förskolan och grundskolan) for pupils aged up to 16 years, located near St Paul's School in Barnes, London, and a sixth form (gymnasiet) for 16- to 19-year-olds, in Kew, London, co-located with The National Archives. The sixth form of the school has three programmes: a science programme, a social science programme focusing on civics and the humanities and a business administration programme focusing on economics and entrepreneurship.

The school was rated "Outstanding" in its most recent Ofsted independent school inspection report in June 2023. This is the fourth consecutive Outstanding result achieved by the School and the highest level awarded by Ofsted. The School has been recognised as Outstanding for the last 14 years. [2]

History

The school was founded in 1907 in and was originally hosted in Ulrika Eleonora Church (The Swedish Church in London  [ sv ]) at Harcourt Street in Marylebone. The school's former PE hall and canteen is today Svenska Salen. The church was designed in 1911 by architects Herbert Wigglesworth and Axel H. Haig (known for Harrow School, Trinity College) in Victorian Gothic Revival style.

The lower school moved to Barnes in 1976 to a building designed by Swedish architect Klas Nilsson. The school's Sixth Form was previously based at the American International University in Richmond but moved to the National Archives in Kew in 2019.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Swedish: Blågul
  2. ↑ "The Swedish School" (PDF). 7 July 2023.


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