Deira Private School
Acceptable Deira, Dubai · British (NCfE)
- KHDA rating
- Acceptable
Meets minimum standards; may be on an improvement plan. Read the full report before enrolling. From the 2023–24 inspection cycle — now more than two years old. KHDA has not completed a full cycle in two consecutive years, so this rating, and every rating on every other site, is older than it looks.
- Annual fees
- Fees not listed — confirm with the school
Varies by year group; confirm current fees with the school. 2026–27 fees are frozen by KHDA directive.
- Curriculum
- British (NCfE)
- Established
- Founded 2005
- School transport
- Bus service available
- Location
- Deira, Dubai
District-level pin for Deira — use the Google Maps link for the exact gate.
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How far is this from another school? What the bus costs
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In context
It is one of 51 schools in this guide currently rated Acceptable.
These comparisons are computed from the verified data in this register, not editorial opinion.
What the inspectors said
Paraphrased from the last full DSIB inspection we could verify (2023–24 cycle) and its published record — read the complete report on the official KHDA directory. These findings are from the 2023–24 cycle and are now more than two years old. Leadership, staffing and provision can change substantially in that time — see the note below on why every rating in Dubai is older than it looks.
Strengths the inspectors named:
- A British-curriculum school in Deira, part of the established community-school landscape in that part of the city.
What they asked the school to improve:
- Acceptable — the floor, not the standard, and the honest headline.
- We know less about this school than we would like. Beyond its rating and its inclusion judgement we have not verified this school’s fee range, enrolment or inspection findings from sources we trust, and we are not going to guess. We publish what we can stand behind and mark the rest unknown rather than leave the school out of the register.
- Note also that KHDA’s published table lists this school’s curriculum as IB while other sources describe it as British — we have not resolved that discrepancy and flag it rather than pick one. Confirm the curriculum directly with the school.
- Read the full report on the KHDA directory and treat a visit as essential.
Inclusion (students of determination): Acceptable for inclusive education in KHDA’s official Inclusion Rating Table, matching the school’s overall judgement — the floor rather than the standard on the measure that matters most to a family whose child needs support. Beyond that rating we have verified nothing about this school’s inclusion provision. Ask who leads inclusion, how many students of determination are on roll, and what has changed since the inspection. See the special educational needs guide for the questions to ask on a visit.
Inspector summaries are being added school by school as each report is read — 212 of 212 so far, dated per cycle, never invented. A school without a summary yet is unread, not unjudged.
Visit kit
Questions worth asking on a tour — tuned to this school’s rating and curriculum:
- What did the last KHDA report ask you to improve, and what has changed since?
- Who leads inclusion here — and may we meet them before enrolling?
- How much staff turnover did you have last year, and why?
- What are actual class sizes this term — not the maximum?
- How and how often will I hear about my child’s progress?
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Special educational needs? Read the inclusion guide before you visit.
Other schools in Deira
- Pearl Wisdom School — Good, AED 8,000 to 14,000 a year
- Arab Unity School — Acceptable, AED 6,462 to 10,808 a year
- Oxford School Dubai — Good, AED 13,000 to 24,000 a year
- Dubai Modern Education School — Acceptable, AED 8,000 to 15,000 a year
Work at this school? Correct or update this record — verified corrections are made promptly and logged publicly.