The school was founded in 1876 by (father of
Valfrid Palmgren) who was
rector until 1907. A later co-owner and rector was Carl Nordblad; the other co-owner was well-known mathematics teacher and textbook author . Henning L. Håkanson (1892–1985) was rector from 1925 to 1963. The school was originally located in , where only sloyd was taught, but moved in 1877 to
Regeringsgatan 28, where it was divided into two departments, Between 1877 and 1938 the school had several different addresses on Malmtorgsgatan and
Arsenalsgatan before settling at Kommendörsgatan 13. Primary school was introduced gradually from 1962. The school was private but was
municipalized in 1974. Operations ended on 10 June 1977 after the 100th school year. The French government bought the building in 1988 for 8.4 million
SEK and has converted the exterior of the
Q-marked (culturally protected) building into an embassy building. In the autobiographical book
Laterna magica,
Ingmar Bergman commented on the teachers at the Palmgren Coeducational School. The film
Torment is also autobiographical and deals with the school. Notable teachers include Oskar Lindberg (1910–1920) and Eric Ericson (1944–1952). ==Notable students (selection)==