Pristine Private School
Good Al Nahda, Dubai · British (NCfE)
- KHDA rating
- Good
Good standards in most areas. The most common rating among Dubai schools. From KHDA’s 2023-24 inspection - now more than two years old. Checked against KHDA’s directory on 14 September 2026.
- Dubai focus areas
- Wellbeing: Very good · Inclusion: Very good
KHDA’s separate judgements for student wellbeing and for inclusion, from the same inspection.
- Year groups
- FS1 to Year 13
As registered with KHDA. Typical ages about 3 to 18.
- Annual fees
- around AED 21,530 a year
Varies by year group. 2026-27 fees are frozen by KHDA directive.
- Curriculum
- British (NCfE)
KHDA lists: UK (13 Y).
- School transport
- Bus service available
- Location
- Al Nahda, Dubai
Open in Google Maps. KHDA records the community as Al Nahda Second.
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KHDA’s page for this school - every inspection report
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In context
Its mid-range fee is about 59 per cent below the median for British (NCfE) schools in this guide (AED 52,500). It is one of 85 schools in this guide currently rated Good.
Worth comparing: Al Diyafah High School (AED 11,596 to 24,655 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
Strengths the inspectors named:
- Good for ten consecutive inspections - a family-owned school since 1992 whose stability is its defining feature, with Early Years provision rated Outstanding.
- Health, safety and child protection Outstanding across all four phases, with five guidance counsellors and an externally verified Wellbeing Award.
- Outstanding personal development in every phase - exemplary behaviour, strong Islamic values and appreciation of Emirati culture.
- Mathematics and science attainment Very Good or Outstanding across all phases, and a PIRLS 2023 score of 651 - the Advanced International Benchmark, about 15% above the Dubai private-school average.
- A 1:12 teacher-to-student ratio that is strong for this fee bracket.
What they asked the school to improve:
- Arabic in Secondary sits at Acceptable, and Post-16 English attainment at Good - the two spots to weigh against the rest.
- For students of determination, individual education plans have improved but curriculum adaptation in lessons is not yet consistently secure.
- Ten cycles at Good: ask leaders directly what would move the school up, and what is already underway.
Inclusion (students of determination): Very Good - an inclusion team comprising the Principal, Head of Inclusion, support teachers and learning support assistants, with governors and inclusion teams regularly reviewing policy and investing in resources and professional development. Wide screening procedures and medical specialists are used for assessment, and admission meetings brief teachers on each child’s needs. Wellbeing is also Very Good, with the Wellbeing Award for Schools held to 2026 and five guidance counsellors. Two inspector caveats to carry into a meeting: individual education plans have improved but curriculum adaptation within lessons is not yet consistently secure, and the inclusion team was asked to monitor the impact of teacher professional development on the progress of students of determination. 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 - 221 of 230 so far, dated per cycle, never invented. A school without a summary yet is unread, not unjudged.
Paraphrased from KHDA’s published inspection record for 2023-24. Read the dated report on KHDA’s page for this school.
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 do you settle a child who joins mid-year, and who is responsible for it?
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Special educational needs? Read the inclusion guide before you visit.
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- whether it is co-educational, boys or girls
- how many children are on roll
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- published exam results or university destinations
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- the year it opened - the figure we held was wrong on every school we checked
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Other schools in Al Nahda
- Al Diyafah High School - Good, AED 11,596 to 24,655 a year
- Al Salam Private School - Good, AED 17,449 to 31,390 a year
- MSB Private School - Good, To be updated
- The Sheffield Private School - Good, To be updated
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