Dubai British School Mira

Not yet rated Mira, Dubai · British (NCfE)

KHDA rating: Not yet rated
Newly opened or not yet through a full inspection cycle. Ratings are from the last full inspection cycle (2023–24).
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 2025
School transport: Bus service available
Location: Mira, Dubai
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In context

It has not yet completed a full KHDA inspection cycle — no rating is not a bad rating, but there is no inspection evidence yet either.

These comparisons are computed from the verified data in this register, not editorial opinion.

What the inspectors said

This school has not yet been inspected by KHDA, so there is no rating and no inspection findings to report. What follows is verified public record about the school itself — what it has committed to, and what remains unproven — kept clearly separate from anything a regulator has judged.

What is known and committed:

Opened August 2025 in Emaar’s Mira community as the fourth DBS campus, initially FS1 to Year 6, with fees of roughly AED 51,500 to AED 58,800 for the primary years.
Founding Principal Amy Falhi joined from the vice principalship of DBS Jumeirah Park, and Head of Primary George Stokes came from The Arbor School — leadership drawn from inside the group and from a school known for outdoor and environmental learning, which is a more meaningful signal than branding.
Substantial facilities from the outset: a 25-metre competition pool, training pool, sports halls, courts and playing fields, with specialist music, drama and digital arts studios.
A genuine neighbourhood school for Mira, Town Square and Arabian Ranches families, with a school bus network worth checking against your exact address.

What is not yet proven:

No KHDA rating yet, and its sibling campuses’ Outstanding ratings are not transferable to this one.
Year 9 is scheduled to open only in 2027–28, with further year groups annually and sixth-form fees expected in the AED 50,000–80,000 bracket — so the all-through pathway is a plan, not a provision.
An honest fit note: families whose children need highly specialised SEND provision should ask precisely what a developing inclusion team can currently deliver, and get the answer in writing.

Inclusion (students of determination): 54 students receiving SEND provision, with numbers described as deliberately kept manageable while systems are embedded. Support is largely push-in, delivered in the classroom alongside the student rather than in a separate space, structured as Quality First Teaching, then targeted support in-class or pull-out, then specialist support from external speech and language or occupational therapists. The team is a Director of Inclusion, two inclusion teachers, an inclusion learning support assistant and a school counsellor, with plans to expand as enrolment grows. The school itself describes inclusion as an area of active development rather than a finished model — an unusually candid position, and the reason families needing highly specialised SEND provision should ask precisely what is available today. 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 — 169 of 169 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:

Which facilities are open today, and which are still ‘coming soon’?
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?
If the school is not full, what happens to fees and staffing next year?

Special educational needs? Read the inclusion guide before you visit.

Work at this school? Correct or update this record — verified corrections are made promptly and logged publicly.

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