GEMS Founders School Al Mizhar

Good Al Mizhar, Dubai · British (NCfE)

KHDA rating: Good
Good standards in most areas. The most common rating among Dubai schools. 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: Not recorded
School transport: Bus service available
Location: Al Mizhar, Dubai
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In context

It is one of 62 schools in this guide currently rated Good.

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 (2023–24 cycle) and its published record — read the complete report on the official KHDA directory.

Strengths the inspectors named:

English, mathematics and science now at least Good across the whole school, with improvements in all three Ministry of Education subjects.
Wellbeing judged Very Good — pastoral support, wellbeing ambassadors and peer mentoring embedded through school life.
Improved ratings for students’ social responsibility and innovation skills.

What they asked the school to improve:

The overall rating held at Good despite broad improvement — the climb to Very Good is the stated next step.

Inclusion (students of determination): A dedicated programme for students of determination inside a large, deliberately affordable school that has grown from over 3,000 students at its first inspection in March 2022 to more than 4,000 by February 2024, with the largest population group Arab including 520 Emirati students. Supported by 232 predominantly British teachers and 53 teaching assistants. The ratio is the honest part: roughly 1:17, on the high side, which is the trade-off that keeps fees at AED 24,877 to 37,856 — and rapid growth is itself a pressure on any inclusion department, so ask how staffing has kept pace. Inspectors recorded broad improvement in 2023–24 with English, mathematics and science now at least Good across the school, even though the overall rating held at Good. An April 2025 British Schools Overseas inspection, conducted when no KHDA inspections were scheduled, rated the quality of education Outstanding. 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:

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?

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

Other schools in Al Mizhar

Al Mizhar American Academy — Good, AED 22,000 to 45,000 a year

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