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
ChairCaroline Bar
PrincipalJenny Abrahamsson
GenderMixed
Age3 to 19
Enrolment278 (March 2016)
Colour(s)  
Blue and yellow[1]
Websitehttp://www.swedishschool.org.uk/

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 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, Marylebone, London W1. 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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