International School of Creative Science Nad Al Sheba

Good Nad Al Sheba, 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: Nad Al Sheba, 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:

Good in January 2024, confirming Good at every inspection since 2018–19 — and it was one of the schools rated Good on first inspection, historically the highest available to a new school.
Outstanding health and safety and Outstanding parents and community across all phases, with wellbeing rated Very Good — three judgements above the overall rating.
Student achievement solidly Good across core subjects, with Primary science attainment and progress and Secondary English progress rated Very Good, and Foundation Stage assessment improved to Very Good.
A distinctive offer: the UK National Curriculum blended with Islamic values, a Quran memorisation programme, a Virtues character curriculum and an after-school Quran Academy, alongside Pearson IGCSEs, BTECs and A Levels.
1,250-plus students from over 75 nationalities — roughly 30% Emirati — taught by 153 mainly British teachers with 51 teaching assistants, and a British Schools Overseas judgement of good and improving that matches the regulator’s.

What they asked the school to improve:

Average class sizes of 24 in Early Years and 28 in Primary and Secondary are on the higher side, in keeping with the fee level — ask how a quieter child is tracked in a class of 28.
Girls and boys are taught separately from Year 5 onwards: a defining feature to weigh rather than a flaw.
Good at every inspection for six years: consistent under a toughening framework, and the step up has not come.

Inclusion (students of determination): Very Good wellbeing and Outstanding parents-and-community ratings across all phases sit above this school’s overall Good — a strong pastoral frame; ask specifically how support for students of determination is staffed within class sizes of 28. 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 Nad Al Sheba

GEMS Modern Academy — Outstanding, AED 30,000 to 41,000 a year
GEMS Legacy School — Good, AED 26,000 to 50,000 a year
Repton School Dubai — Outstanding, AED 57,178 to 102,753 a year
Kings School Nad Al Sheba — Very Good, AED 43,264 to 96,232 a year

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