Kings School Dubai
Outstanding Umm Suqeim, 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 47,179 to 71,801 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 1995
- School transport
- Bus service available
- Location
- Street 17, Umm Suqeim, near Burj Al Arab, Dubai
District-level pin for Umm Suqeim — use the Google Maps link for the exact gate.
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In context
Its mid-range fee is about 9 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: Horizon English School (AED 43,849 to 58,825 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:
- Students’ excellent achievement in almost all subjects.
- The Principal’s determination and clear leadership — leaders at all levels highly effective, skilful and sharing common goals.
- Teachers’ excellent subject knowledge, with imaginative and meticulous planning.
- Progress in Arabic as an additional language improved to Very Good this cycle.
What they asked the school to improve:
- Islamic Education and Arabic outcomes sit at Good–Very Good against an otherwise Outstanding profile.
Inclusion (students of determination): Outstanding — 92 students of determination on roll. Inspectors record that the school ‘has excellent systems to identify students of determination swiftly and accurately, as well as those who are gifted or talented’, that accurate identification leads to highly appropriate interventions, and that excellent support enables almost all students to make their best personal and academic progress. A sensory room is on site and occupational therapy is provided by an external specialist; a gifted-and-talented programme runs alongside. Note this is a primary-only school, 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 Umm Suqeim
- Jumeirah College — Outstanding, AED 78,946 to 98,681 a year
- Raffles International School — Very Good, AED 34,055 to 86,815 a year
- Raffles World Academy — Very Good, AED 48,000 to 88,000 a year
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