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| Svenska Skolan London (Swedish School in London) | |
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82 Lonsdale Road , 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 |
| Established | 1907 |
| Local authority | Richmond upon Thames |
| Department for Education URN | 102948Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair | Klaus Bassler |
| Head Teacher | Jenny Abrahamsson |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 3 to 19 |
| Enrolment | 241(June 2023) |
| Colours | Blue and yellow[1] |
| Website | http://www.swedishschool.org.uk/ |
The Swedish School in London (Swedish:Svenska Skolan i London) is anindependent school in theLondon Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Swedish exchange students are offered accommodation in local host families arranged by the school.
It consists of anursery,primary school andsecondary school (Swedish:förskolan och grundskolan) for pupils aged up to 16 years, located nearSt Paul's School inBarnes, London, and asixth form (gymnasiet) for 16- to 19-year-olds, inKew, London, co-located withThe National Archives. The sixth form of the school has three programmes: a science programme, a social science programme focusing oncivics and the humanities and a business administration programme focusing on economics and entrepreneurship.
The school was rated "Outstanding" in its most recentOfsted 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]
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 andAxel 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 architectKlas Nilsson. The school's Sixth Form was previously based at the American International University in Richmond but moved to theNational Archives in Kew in 2019.
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