Kings School Al Barsha
Outstanding Al Barsha, 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 54,000 to 98,000 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 2003
- School transport
- Bus service available
- Location
- First Al Khail Street, Al Barsha 3, Dubai
District-level pin for Al Barsha — use the Google Maps link for the exact gate.
Link verified against a live domain, July 2026.
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In context
Its mid-range fee is about 39 per cent above 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: Repton Al Barsha (AED 53,540 to 89,774 a year) — a lower-fee option in the same area; GEMS Wellington International School (AED 47,527 to 103,399 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:
- A first Outstanding rating in 2023–24 — ‘an exceptionally nurturing environment where students are confident, motivated and respectful’.
- English, mathematics and science judged Outstanding across all phases.
- Wellbeing rated Outstanding: an ambitious, innovative programme with student-led leadership and data-informed interventions.
- Safeguarding, health and safety, and care and support Outstanding across all phases, with exemplary staff–student relationships.
What they asked the school to improve:
- The long-noted development areas on the road here were attendance and Arabic progress — worth asking how each stands now.
Inclusion (students of determination): Outstanding — inspectors call it ‘an exceptionally inclusive learning community, providing a nurturing and welcoming environment’ with comprehensive systems identifying and supporting both students of determination and gifted and talented students. The LInK programme — Learning Inclusively at Kings’ — supports over 259 students of determination with access to specialist SEN coordinators, speech and language therapists, dyslexia intervention specialists and autism communication specialists. 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 Al Barsha
- GEMS Albarsha National School — Acceptable, AED 10,000 to 20,000 a year
- Repton Al Barsha — Very Good, AED 53,540 to 89,774 a year
- Nord Anglia International School Dubai — Outstanding, AED 69,625 to 105,288 a year
- Al Mawakeb School Al Barsha — Good, AED 24,000 to 50,000 a year
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