Oxford School Dubai
Good Deira, 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
- AED 13,000 to 24,000 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 2000
- School transport
- Bus service available
- Location
- Deira, Dubai
District-level pin for Deira — 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 66 per cent below the median for British (NCfE) schools in this guide (AED 54,632). It is one of 62 schools in this guide currently rated Good.
Worth comparing: Dubai Modern Education School (AED 8,000 to 15,000 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:
- Good in 2023–24 — the first time in the school’s inspection history, after a Weak rating in 2008–09 and eleven consecutive Acceptable cycles.
- A large number of Very Good ratings now appear in the report: in student achievement, almost every measure sits at Good or better.
- Health and safety and care and support Very Good across all four phases — pastoral provision is the school’s consistent strength.
- One of Dubai’s longest-established schools, open since 1988, offering IGCSE and A-Level at accessible fees.
What they asked the school to improve:
- Mathematics attainment in Primary is the exception to an otherwise improved achievement profile.
- Earlier reports flagged under-resourced science laboratories, libraries short of Arabic texts, and constrained indoor-to-outdoor flow in Foundation Stage — areas the school has been working on, and worth checking with your own eyes on a visit.
- The campus dates from 1988 and is functional rather than purpose-built premium — judge it against the fee, not against a new-build.
Inclusion (students of determination): Good and improving — approximately 147 students supported through an inclusion programme overseen by a dedicated team including a counsellor, a special educator and class teachers, with individual education plans developed following psycho-educational assessments. Two details give this weight: the admission process screens for needs early, so support can be in place from the start rather than after a child struggles, and there is a dedicated inclusion centre for targeted interventions. English-as-additional-language provision is embedded in the curriculum given a student body spanning over 80 nationalities. Honest limits worth knowing: the A Level range is narrow, focused on Commerce and Science, so a student drawn to performing arts, design or humanities will find little at Post-16, Primary mathematics remains a work in progress, and the campus is functional rather than premium — the value here is in the people, not the infrastructure. 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?
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Special educational needs? Read the inclusion guide before you visit.
Other schools in Deira
- Pearl Wisdom School — Good, AED 8,000 to 14,000 a year
- Arab Unity School — Acceptable, AED 6,462 to 10,808 a year
- Dubai Modern Education School — Acceptable, AED 8,000 to 15,000 a year
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