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DISCOVER! The Best Schools in Dubai. All Dubai Schools Rated up to Outstanding. KHDA inspection results in full.

Top Schools in Dubai rated by the KHDA. Table showing the best schools in Dubai achieveing Outstanding Schools status from the Dubai regulator of schools.
by Tabitha BardaJanuary 19, 2022

The following lists the KHDA ratings for all schools in Dubai on the following grade scale which ranks schools from “Outstanding” to “Very Weak.”

Outstanding Quality of performance substantially exceeds the expectation of the UAE
 Very Good  Quality of performance exceeds the expectation of the UAE
 Good  Quality of performance meets the expectation of the UAE (This is the expected level for every school in the UAE)
 Acceptable  Quality of performance meets the minimum level of quality required in the UAE (This is the minimum level for every school in the UAE)
 Weak  Quality of performance is below the expectation of the UAE
 Very Weak  Quality of performance is significantly below the expectation of the UAE

The table lists schools alphabetically.

To use this table, concentrate on the latest 2019/20 rating, but also look for consistency of rating and improvements over time. Note that higher ratings take time to achieve – new schools need time to bed-in, and phase-in, provision. Whilst not a rule, it is likely that the highest rating any new school can achieve, on its first inspection is, “Good”.

Where schools do not have a rating at all, this will be because the school is new or because of delayed inspections caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Most new schools will be found at the end of the table.

Independent reviews for parents of each school can be found here, on SchoolsCompared.com and/or on our sister site, WhichSchoolAdvisor.com.

This table will be updated once 2021/22 inspections are completed.

School Name 2016/17
DSIB Rating		 2017/18
DSIB Rating		 2018/19
DSIB Rating		 2019/20
DSIB Rating
Al Adab Iranian Private School for Boys Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Good
Al Adab Iranian Private School for Girls Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Good
Al Arqm Private School Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Al Basateen Private Nursery Acceptable Good Good Good
Al Basateen Private Nursery Hatta Good Good Good Good
Al Diyafah High School Good Good Good Good
Al Eman Educational Est. Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Al Ghaf Primary School Not yet inspected
Al Ittihad Private school Acceptable Acceptable Good Good
Al Ittihad Private School (Branch) Good Good Good Good
Al Maaref Private School Weak Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Al Mawakeb School – Al Barsha Good Good Good Good
Al Mawakeb School – Al Garhoud Good Good Good Good
Al Mawakeb School – Al Khwaneej First Inspection 2021-2022 First Inspection 2021-2022 Not yet inspected Not yet inspected
Al Nibras International Private School Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Al Rashid Al Saleh Private School Good Good Good Good
Al Sadiq Islamic English School Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Al Salam Community School Not yet inspected Not yet inspected
Al Salam Private School Good Good Good Good
Al Shurooq Private School Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Ambassador International Academy Not yet inspected Not yet inspected
Ambassador School Good Good Good Very Good
American Academy for Girls Good Good Good Not inspected due to Covid 19
American International School Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
American School of Creative Science First Inspection 2019-2020 First Inspection 2019-2020 Acceptable Acceptable
American School of Dubai Good Good Good Good
Amity School L.L.C First Inspection 2020-2021 First Inspection 2019-2021 Not yet inspected Acceptable
Apple International School Good Good Good Good
Arab Unity School Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Arcadia High School Not yet inspected Not yet inspected
Arcadia School First Inspection 2018-2019 First Inspection 2018-2019 Good Good
Bright Learners Private School Not yet inspected
Bright Riders School First Inspection 2021-2022 First Inspection 2021-2022 Not yet inspected Not yet inspected
Brighton College Dubai First Inspection 2021-2022 First Inspection 2021-2022 Not yet inspected Not yet inspected
Buds Public School Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Cambridge International School Good Good Good Good
Capital School Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Chinese School of Dubai Not yet inspected
Clarion School First Inspection 2019-2020 First Inspection 2019-2020 Good Good
Collegiate American School Good Good Good Good
Credence High School Acceptable Good Good Good
Crescent English School Weak Weak Acceptable Acceptable
Dar Al Marefa School Good Good Good Not inspected due to Covid 19
Deira International School Very good Very good Very Good Very Good
Deira Private school Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Delhi Private School Very good Very good Very Good Very Good
DEWA Academy First Inspection 2020-2021 First Inspection 2019-2021 Not yet inspected
Dove Green Primary School First Inspection 2017-2018 Acceptable Good Good
Dubai Arabian American Private School Weak Weak Acceptable Not inspected due to Covid 19
Dubai British School Very good Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding
Dubai British School Jumeirah Park First Inspection 2017-2018 Good Good Very Good
Dubai Carmel School Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Dubai College Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding
Dubai English Speaking College [DESC] -branch Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding
Dubai English Speaking School [DESS] Very good Very good Outstanding Outstanding
Dubai Gem Private School Good Good Good Good
Dubai Heights Academy First Inspection 2020-2021 First Inspection 2019-2021 Not yet inspected
Dubai International Academy Outstanding Very good Not yet inspected Very Good
Dubai International Academy Al Barsha First Inspection 2021-2022 First Inspection 2021-2022 Not yet inspected Not yet inspected
Dubai International Private School Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Not inspected due to Covid 19
Dubai International Private School – (Branch) Good Good Good Acceptable
Dubai Modern Education School Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Not inspected due to Covid 19
Dubai National School Good Good Good Good
Dubai National School (Branch) Good Good Good Good
Dubai Scholars Private School Good Good Good Good
Dunecrest American School First Inspection 2021-2022 First Inspection 2021-2022 Not yet inspected Not yet inspected
Dwight School Dubai First Inspection 2021-2022 First Inspection 2021-2022 Not yet inspected Not yet inspected
Elite English School Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Emirates International Private School Good Good Good Good
Emirates International School – Meadows Good Good Good Very Good
English Language Private School Weak Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Fairgreen International School First Inspection 2021-2022 First Inspection 2021-2022 Not yet inspected Not yet inspected
GEMS Al Barsha National School Not inspected yet First Inspection 2019-2020 NULL
GEMS Al Khaleej National School Acceptable Good Good Good
GEMS Dubai American Academy Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding
GEMS FirstPoint School Good Good Good Good
GEMS Founders School First Inspection 2019-2020 First Inspection 2019-2020 Good Good
GEMS Founders School Al Mizhar First Inspection 2021-2022 First Inspection 2021-2022 Not yet inspected Not yet inspected
GEMS International School – Al Khail Good Good Good Good
GEMS Jumeirah Primary School Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding
GEMS Legacy School (Branch of GEMS Wellington Academy) Good Good Good Good
GEMS Metropole School Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
GEMS Modern Academy Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding
GEMS New Millennium School Good Good Good Very Good
GEMS Our Own English High School Very good Very good Very Good Very Good
GEMS Our Own Indian School Good Good Good Good
GEMS Royal Dubai School Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding
GEMS Wellington Academy – Al Khail Good Good Good Very Good
GEMS Wellington Academy Very good Very good Very Good Very Good
GEMS Wellington International School Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding
GEMS Winchester School Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
GEMS World Academy Good Very good Very Good Very Good
German International School Dubai Good Good Good Not inspected due to Covid 19
Global Indian International School First Inspection 2020-2021 First Inspection 2019-2021 Not yet inspected
Grammar School Dubai Acceptable Acceptable Weak Acceptable
Greenfield International School Good Good Good Good
Greenwood International School Good Good Good Good
Gulf Indian High School Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Gulf Model School Weak Weak Weak Weak
H. H. Shaikh Rashid Al Maktoum Pakistani School -Dubai Weak Weak Acceptable Acceptable
Hartland International School First Inspection 2017-2018 Good Good Very Good
Himayah Kindergarten for Education – Karama Good Good NULL Good
Himayah School for Education Boys – Deira (Abu Hail) Not yet inspected Not yet inspected
Himayah School for Education Girls – Al Karama Not yet inspected Not yet inspected
Horizon International School Good Good Good Good
Horizon English School Very good Very good Outstanding Outstanding
iCademy Middle East NULL NULL NULL NA
Ignite School First Inspection 2021-2022 First Inspection 2021-2022 Not yet inspected Not yet inspected
International Academic School Weak Acceptable Acceptable Not inspected due to Covid 19
International Concept Education Good Good Acceptable
International School of Creative Science First Inspection 2019-2020 First Inspection 2019-2020 Good Good
Iranian Khadije Kobra School Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Iranian Salman Farsi Boys School Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Iranian Towheed Boys School Good Good Good Good
Iranian Towheed Girls School Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Islamic School for Training & Education Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Japanese School Good Good Good Good
Jebel Ali School Very good Very good Very Good Very Good
JSS International School Good Good Good Very Good
JSS Private School Good Good Good Very Good
Jumeira Baccalaureate School Good Very good Very Good Very Good
Jumeirah College Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding
Jumeirah English Speaking School [JESS Dubai] Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding
Jumeirah English Speaking School (Branch) Outstanding Very good Outstanding Outstanding
Kent College Dubai First Inspection 2019-2020 First Inspection 2019-2020 Good
Kings’ School Al Barsha Good Very good Outstanding Outstanding
Kings’ School Dubai Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding
Kings’ School Nad Al Sheba Good Good Very Good Very Good
Little Flowers English School Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Lycée Français International de Dubaï / Lycée Français International de l’AFLEC Good Very good Very Good Very Good
Lycée Français International Georges Pompidou Primary Oud Metha Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding
Lycée Français International Georges Pompidou School (Dubai Branch) Outstanding Outstanding Very Good Very Good
Lycée Français Jean Mermoz First Inspection 2020-2021 First Inspection 2019-2021 Not yet inspected
Lycée Libanais Francophone Prive-Dubai Very good Very good Very Good Very Good
Mirdif American School Acceptable Good Good Good
Modern Skills School Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Not inspected due to Covid 19
MSB Private School Good Good Good Very Good
National Charity School – Boys and Girls Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
New Academy School Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
New Indian Model School Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
New World  School Private Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Not inspected due to Covid 19
Newlands School First Inspection 2020-2021 First Inspection 2019-2021 Not yet inspected Acceptable
Next Generation School First Inspection 2019-2020 First Inspection 2019-2020 Acceptable
Nord Anglia International School Good Very good Very Good Very Good
North American International School Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Good
North London Collegiate School Dubai First Inspection 2020-2021 First Inspection 2019-2021 Not yet inspected Good
Oaktree Primary School First Inspection 2019-2020 First Inspection 2019-2020 Acceptable
Our Own High School Good Good Good Good
Oxford School Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Not inspected due to Covid 19
Pakistan Educational Academy Acceptable Acceptable Weak Weak
Pearl Wisdom School Not yet inspected
Philadelphia Private School Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Primus Private School LLC Good Good Good Good
Pristine Private School Good Good Good Good
Queen International School Good Good Acceptable Acceptable
Raffles International School -Um Suqeim Good Good Very Good Very Good
Raffles World Academy Good Very good Very Good Very Good
Ranches Primary School First Inspection 2017-2018 Good Very Good Very Good
Regent International Private School Good Good Very Good Very Good
Renaissance School Not yet inspected Not yet inspected
Repton Al Barsha Good Very good Very Good Very Good
Repton School Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding Outstanding
Russian International School Good Good Good Good
Sabari Indian School LLC Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
Safa British School Good Good Good Very Good
Safa Community School Good Very good Very Good Very Good
School of Research Science US High School
Sharjah American International Private school Acceptable Acceptable Good Good
Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Islamic Institute Good Good Good Good
Smart Vision School First Inspection 2019-2020 First Inspection 2019-2020 Acceptable
South View School Dubai First Inspection 2021-2022 First Inspection 2021-2022 Not yet inspected Not yet inspected
Springdales School Acceptable Good Good Good
St. Mary Catholic High School Dubai – Al Muhaisnah First Inspection 2017-2018 Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
St. Mary Catholic High School – Dubai Good Good Good Good
Star International School Good Acceptable Acceptable Good
Star International School (Branch ) Acceptable Good Good Good
Sunmarke School Good Good Very Good Very Good
Swiss International Scientific School First Inspection 2017-2018 Acceptable Good
The Alpha School First Inspection 2020-2021 First Inspection 2019-2021 Not yet inspected Acceptable
The Aquila School First Inspection 2021-2022 First Inspection 2021-2022 Not yet inspected Not yet inspected
The Arbor School First Inspection 2021-2022 First Inspection 2021-2022 Not yet inspected Not yet inspected
The Central School Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
The City School International Acceptable Good Good Good
The English College Dubai Good Good Good Good
The Indian Academy Good
The Indian High School Good Good Good Very Good
The Indian High School – Branch Good Good Good Good
The Indian International School (DSO Branch) Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
The International School of Choueifat Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
The International School of Choueifat (Branch) Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable
The Millennium School Very good Very good Very Good Very Good
The Philippine School Weak Weak Weak Acceptable
The School of Research Science Very good Very good Good Not inspected due to Covid 19
The Sheffield Private School Good Good Good Good
The Westminster School Good Good Good Good
The Winchester School Very good Very good Very Good Very Good
United International Private School Good Good Good Acceptable
Universal American School (Branch) Good Very good Very Good Very Good
Uptown International School Very good Very good Very Good Very Good
Vernus International Primary School Not yet inspected
Victory Heights Primary School Good Very good Very Good Very Good
Woodlem Park School Weak Acceptable Good Good
IAT NA NA NA NA
Cedar School NA NA NA New School Awaiting Inspection
Australian International School-Dubai Llc NA NA NA New School Awaiting Inspection
Emirates National Schools – Dubai NA NA NA New School Awaiting Inspection
Apple International Community School NA NA NA New School Awaiting Inspection
Dubai Schools Corporation L.L.C Mirdif NA NA New School Awaiting Inspection
Dubai Schools Corporation L.L.C Albarsha NA NA NA New School Awaiting Inspection
Pace Modern British School NA NA NA New School Awaiting Inspection
Fifth Dimension Elementary School NA NA NA New School Awaiting Inspection
Royal Grammar School Guildford L.L.C NA NA NA New School Awaiting Inspection
Lycee Libanis Francophone Prive Meydan NA NA NA New School Awaiting Inspection
National Charity Primary School NA NA NA New School Awaiting Inspection
National Charity School (Branch) NA NA NA New School Awaiting Inspection

 

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About The Author
Tabitha Barda
Tabitha Barda is the Senior Editor of SchoolsCompared.com. Oxbridge educated and an award winning journalist in the UAE for more than a decade, Tabitha is one of the region's shining lights in all that is education in the emirates. A mum herself, she is passionate about helping parents - and finding the stories in education that deserve telling. She is responsible for the busy 24x7 News Desk, our Advisory Boards and Specialist Panels - and Parents United's WHICHPlaydates - a regular meeting place for UAE parents to discuss the issues that matter to them, make friends and network with others. You can often find Tabitha too on Parents United - our Facebook community board, discussing the latest schools and education issues with our parent community in the UAE - and beyond.

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