Lycée Français International Pompidou

Outstanding Oud Metha, Dubai · French

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 35,000 to 65,000 a year

Varies by year group; confirm current fees with the school. 2026–27 fees are frozen by KHDA directive.

Curriculum

French

Established

Founded 1995

School transport

Bus service available

Location

Oud Metha, Dubai

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In context

Its mid-range fee is in line with the median for French schools in this guide (AED 50,000). 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 option in the same area.

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:

• Very Good for a fourth successive inspection in 2023–24 — the older of Dubai’s two long-established French schools, founded in 1973 and run not-for-profit by the AEFE network.
• Outstanding achievement in English and mathematics, improved science performance in Lycée, and improved progress in Islamic Education in Primaire and Collège.
• Teaching for effective learning Outstanding in Primaire and Lycée and Very Good in Collège, delivered by a predominantly French-trained and French-national staff.
• Support for students of determination has grown from under 100 in 2017–18 to 265 in 2023–24, with provision rated Very Good, modified curriculum pathways and a skills competency profile tracking each student.
• Dedicated university guidance for both French and international destinations — and fees of roughly AED 36,900–50,700, exceptional value against peers charging two to three times as much.

What they asked the school to improve:

• Students are adept with technology but do not always take sufficient personal responsibility for their own learning, in inspectors’ words.
• Instruction is in French throughout: the right fit for French-connected families, a demanding route for others.

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?

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

Other schools in Oud Metha

• Dubai English Speaking School — Outstanding, AED 43,084 to 53,320 a year
• The Indian High School — Very Good, AED 6,000 to 11,000 a year
• Dubai English Speaking College — Outstanding, AED 84,325 to 90,633 a year
• Dubai Gem Private School — Good, Fees not listed — confirm with the school

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