Oak Tree Primary School
Acceptable JLT, Dubai · British (NCfE)
- KHDA rating
- Acceptable
Meets minimum standards; may be on an improvement plan. Read the full report before enrolling. Ratings are from the last full inspection cycle (2023–24).
- Annual fees
- AED 26,000 to 50,000 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 2015
- School transport
- No bus service listed
- Location
- JLT, Dubai
District-level pin for JLT — 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 30 per cent below the median for British (NCfE) schools in this guide (AED 54,632). It is one of 27 schools in this guide currently rated Acceptable.
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:
- Inspectors describe a safe, supportive and caring environment that welcomes students of all abilities.
- Foundation Stage provision has improved meaningfully: better use of indoor and outdoor environments, strengthened phonics, and children’s learning skills now rated Good, with English and mathematics progress in FS now Good.
- Improvements noted in middle leadership, and strong improvements in National Agenda data attributed to parental involvement.
- Affordable fees of roughly AED 16,200–27,000 in a small-school setting.
What they asked the school to improve:
- School self-evaluation and improvement planning is rated Weak — the only area at that level, and the mechanism by which a school normally improves itself; inspectors found processes lacking rigorous, evidence-based internal review.
- Teaching in lower Primary is weaker than in Foundation Stage and upper Primary, and assessment data including external benchmarking is not used rigorously to inform planning, differentiation or challenge for higher attainers.
- Reading skills are below chronological age in Years 4 to 6, with interventions in place but no evident impact yet, and Arabic as a first language in Primary remains a significant weakness.
- Low-level disruptive behaviour in some lessons and punctuality issues persist; leadership stability has been a long-standing challenge, with the principal at inspection having since changed again.
Inclusion (students of determination): The senior leadership team includes a dedicated head of Inclusion alongside heads of EYFS, Assessment and Ministry of Education subjects — a middle leadership structure inspectors noted has improved, with a positive effect particularly in Foundation Stage. Two things a family should weigh. Parents and community is rated Acceptable, with inspectors describing partnerships with parents as underdeveloped, which sits awkwardly against the school’s stated commitment to parent and student voice. And there is a documented leadership discrepancy: the 2023–24 inspection report names one principal while the school’s own website now lists another, with no public confirmation of when the change occurred — so ask who is leading the school today, and since when. 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:
- What did the last KHDA report ask you to improve, and what has changed since?
- 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?
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Special educational needs? Read the inclusion guide before you visit.
Other schools in JLT
- Regent International School — Very Good, AED 49,076 to 69,730 a year
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