The Sheffield Private School
Good Al Nahda, Dubai · British (NCfE)
- KHDA rating
- Good
Good standards in most areas. The most common rating among Dubai schools. From the 2023–24 inspection cycle — now more than two years old. KHDA has not completed a full cycle in two consecutive years, so this rating, and every rating on every other site, is older than it looks.
- Annual fees
- Fees not listed — confirm with the school
Varies by year group; confirm current fees with the school. 2026–27 fees are frozen by KHDA directive.
- Curriculum
- British (NCfE)
- Established
- Founded 2004
- School transport
- Bus service available
- Location
- Al Nahda, Dubai
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In context
It is one of 79 schools in this guide currently rated Good.
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 we could verify (2023–24 cycle) and its published record — read the complete report on the official KHDA directory. These findings are from the 2023–24 cycle and are now more than two years old. Leadership, staffing and provision can change substantially in that time — see the note below on why every rating in Dubai is older than it looks.
Strengths the inspectors named:
- Good, described as reflecting genuine improvement over time since the school opened in Al Nahda 2 in 2004.
- A British curriculum for a mixed community of around 1,188 students — a mid-sized school in a market of very large ones.
- Occupies a practical middle ground for families wanting affordable British education without the scale of the largest value-tier schools.
What they asked the school to improve:
- We have not established a current published fee range from sources we can verify, and we will not estimate one — request the KHDA-approved schedule directly.
- Good is the regulator’s benchmark rather than its ceiling: ask what the improvement plan funds this year and who owns it.
- We hold less verified detail on this school than on most in this register — treat a visit and direct questions as essential rather than optional.
Inclusion (students of determination): Good for inclusive education in KHDA’s official Inclusion Rating Table, matching the school’s overall judgement. We have not verified a cohort figure or team structure and we would rather leave a blank. Ask how many students of determination are on roll, who holds the inclusion champion role, and what is charged beyond standard tuition. 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 — 212 of 212 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 Al Nahda
- American School of Creative Science — Good, AED 20,000 to 38,000 a year
- Buds Public School — Acceptable, AED 8,000 to 15,000 a year
- Pristine Private School — Good, around AED 22,000 a year
- Dubai Carmel School — Acceptable, AED 8,912 to 15,124 a year
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