Repton School Dubai
Outstanding Nad Al Sheba, 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 57,178 to 102,753 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 2007
- School transport
- Bus service available
- Location
- Nad Al Sheba 3, Dubai
District-level pin for Nad Al Sheba — 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 46 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: Hartland International School (AED 48,781 to 92,803 a year) — a lower-fee option in the same area; Jumeirah English Speaking School Arabian Ranches (AED 54,130 to 105,607 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:
- A tenth consecutive Outstanding rating.
- A dynamic curriculum — including vocational courses — with an extensive extracurricular range.
- Highly effective safeguarding and child-protection practice, with comprehensively trained staff.
- Strong community ties, exceptionally high-standard buildings and facilities, and very high staff morale.
What they asked the school to improve:
- Arabic is the inspectors’ clear concern — Secondary attainment fell to Acceptable, with no improvement yet in Arabic as a first language.
Inclusion (students of determination): Very Good — 200 students of determination, supported by an experienced in-house inclusion team working alongside third-party therapists on site, with individual education plans, EAL provision and a wide range of pathways. Inspectors record that inclusion teachers and support staff are experienced in assisting individual students, that teachers’ understanding of differentiation has strengthened through workshops led by senior leaders, and that lesson plans now incorporate differentiation for students of determination — with the honest caveat that teachers are still improving delivery and ‘consistency remains a challenge’. All staff receive extensive personal development training including mental health first aid. Weigh the Very Good inclusion judgement against the school’s Outstanding overall rating: they are not the same thing, and for your child the first one may matter more. 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 Nad Al Sheba
- GEMS Modern Academy — Outstanding, AED 30,000 to 41,000 a year
- GEMS Legacy School — Good, AED 26,000 to 50,000 a year
- Kings School Nad Al Sheba — Very Good, AED 43,264 to 96,232 a year
- North London Collegiate School Dubai — Very Good, AED 95,000 to 140,000 a year
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