GEMS Jumeira Primary School
Outstanding Jumeirah, Dubai · British (NCfE)
- KHDA rating
- Outstanding
The highest KHDA rating — consistently excellent teaching and outcomes. Expect waiting lists. Ratings are from the last full inspection cycle (2023–24).
- Annual fees
- AED 44,200 to 55,714 a year
Varies by year group; confirm current fees with the school. 2026–27 fees are frozen by KHDA directive.
- Curriculum
- British (NCfE)
- Established
- Founded 2000
- School transport
- No bus service listed
- Location
- Jumeirah, Dubai
District-level pin for Jumeirah — use the Google Maps link for the exact gate.
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In context
Its mid-range fee is about 9 per cent below the median for British (NCfE) schools in this guide (AED 54,632). It is one of 22 schools in this guide currently rated Outstanding.
Worth comparing: Dubai English Speaking School (AED 43,084 to 53,320 a year) — a lower-fee school with the same Outstanding rating and curriculum.
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:
- An eleventh Outstanding rating — among the longest runs in Dubai.
- Excellent achievement in English, mathematics and science across Foundation Stage and Primary, with consistently outstanding learning skills.
- A highly regarded, long-serving principal sustaining a high-performing, inclusive school — staff morale consistently very high.
- Safeguarding, child protection and cyber-safety guidance for parents judged excellent.
What they asked the school to improve:
- Arabic as a first language sits at Acceptable attainment.
- Improvement plans are not always clear about success criteria.
- Make fuller use of teaching assistants in the Foundation Stage.
Inclusion (students of determination): Outstanding — around 140 students of determination identified with SEND requirements, supported through personalised plans and early intervention, in a school whose eleventh consecutive Outstanding rating is among the longest runs in Dubai. Practical context that shapes daily experience: a 1:15 teacher-to-student ratio, average class sizes from 22 in Foundation Stage to 27 in Years 1 to 6 — the upper end sits at the maximum approved level and has been raised by parents in pre-inspection surveys — and historic staff turnover reported at 10–15%, well below the Dubai average. Primary-only, so plan the Year 6 move. 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?
- How long is the real waiting list for my child’s year group, and how does sibling priority work?
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Special educational needs? Read the inclusion guide before you visit.
Other schools in Jumeirah
- Jumeirah English Speaking School — Outstanding, AED 54,131 to 65,098 a year
- Jumeira Baccalaureate School — Very Good, AED 43,325 to 91,840 a year
- Safa Community School — Outstanding, AED 54,437 to 89,440 a year
- Citizens School — Good, AED 45,000 to 80,000 a year
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