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Schools in the UAE

Schools in Dubai & the UAE

53 schools across 4 emirates, each with its official inspection rating, curriculum and district — useful when you're choosing where to live as much as where to study.

  • Official Inspection RatingsKHDA · ADEK · SPEA · Ministry of Education
  • Sourced, Not InventedFrom the regulator and the school
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  • No Rankings, No Pay-to-ListWe never call one “best”

How to read these ratings

Each rating is the regulator's — KHDA in Dubai, ADEK in Abu Dhabi, SPEA in Sharjah, the Ministry of Education in the Northern Emirates. All four use the same six bands: Outstanding, Very Good, Good, Acceptable, Weak or Very Weak. It is not a star rating and not a review score. 40 of the 53 carry a confirmed band; the rest link to the regulator instead of guessing.

Cycles differ by emirate. KHDA paused routine inspections for 2024–25 and 2025–26, so a Dubai school's band is its last full inspection (2023–24 for established schools); ADEK and SPEA are inspecting currently. Every profile links to the regulator so you can confirm the current rating and the approved fees, both of which update.

This is not a ranking, and no school pays to appear. There are no parent reviews on RealtyReview yet; when there are, they will sit alongside the inspection rating, never mixed into it.

53 schools

ADEK Outstanding

American Community School of Abu Dhabi

Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi

American, with the IB Diploma

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ADEK Outstanding

Cranleigh Abu Dhabi

Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi

British (National Curriculum of England)

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KHDA Outstanding

Dubai British School Emirates Hills

The Springs and Meadows (Emirates Hills), Dubai

British (National Curriculum of England)

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KHDA Outstanding

Dubai College

Al Sufouh, Dubai

British (National Curriculum of England)

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KHDA Outstanding

GEMS Dubai American Academy

Al Barsha, Dubai

American, with Advanced Placement and the IB Diploma

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KHDA Outstanding

GEMS Jumeirah Primary School

Al Safa, Dubai

British (National Curriculum of England)

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KHDA Outstanding

GEMS Modern Academy

Nad Al Sheba, Dubai

Indian (CBSE) with the IB Diploma

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KHDA Outstanding

GEMS Wellington International School

Al Sufouh, Dubai

British (National Curriculum of England) and the IB Diploma

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KHDA Outstanding

Horizon English School

Al Safa, Dubai

British (National Curriculum of England)

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KHDA Outstanding

Jumeirah College

Al Safa, Dubai

British (National Curriculum of England)

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KHDA Outstanding

Jumeirah English Speaking School (JESS), Arabian Ranches

Arabian Ranches, Dubai

British (National Curriculum of England)

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KHDA Outstanding

Kings’ School Al Barsha

Al Barsha, Dubai

British (National Curriculum of England)

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KHDA Outstanding

Nord Anglia International School Dubai

Al Barsha, Dubai

British (National Curriculum of England), with IB Diploma or A-levels in the sixth form

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ADEK Outstanding

Repton School Abu Dhabi

Al Reem Island, Abu Dhabi

British (National Curriculum of England)

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KHDA Outstanding

Repton School Dubai

Nad Al Sheba, Dubai

British (National Curriculum of England) and the International Baccalaureate

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KHDA Outstanding

Safa Community School

Al Barsha South, Dubai

British (National Curriculum of England)

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KHDA Outstanding

Victory Heights Primary School

Dubai Sports City, Dubai

British (National Curriculum of England)

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ADEK Outstanding

Yasmina British Academy

Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi

British (National Curriculum of England)

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KHDA Very Good

Emirates International School – Jumeirah

Umm Al Sheif (Jumeirah), Dubai

International Baccalaureate

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KHDA Very Good

Emirates International School – Meadows

The Meadows, Dubai

International Baccalaureate

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SPEA Very Good

GEMS Cambridge International School Sharjah

Muwaileh, Sharjah

British (National Curriculum of England)

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KHDA Very Good

GEMS FirstPoint School – The Villa

The Villa, Dubailand, Dubai

British (National Curriculum of England)

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SPEA Very Good

GEMS Our Own English High School, Sharjah

Al Nahda, Sharjah, Sharjah

Indian (CBSE)

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KHDA Very Good

GEMS Royal Dubai School

Mirdif, Dubai

British (National Curriculum of England)

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KHDA Very Good

GEMS Wellington Academy – Dubai Hills

Dubai Hills Estate, Dubai

British (National Curriculum of England)

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KHDA Very Good

GEMS Wellington Academy – Silicon Oasis

Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai

British (National Curriculum of England)

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KHDA Very Good

Hartland International School

Sobha Hartland, Dubai

British (National Curriculum of England)

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KHDA Very Good

JSS International School

Jumeirah Village Circle, Dubai

Indian (ICSE)

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KHDA Very Good

Kent College Dubai

Nad Al Sheba, Dubai

British (National Curriculum of England)

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KHDA Very Good

North London Collegiate School Dubai

Sobha Hartland, Dubai

International Baccalaureate

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KHDA Very Good

Ranches Primary School

Arabian Ranches 2, Dubai

British (National Curriculum of England)

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KHDA Very Good

Royal Grammar School Guildford Dubai

Tilal Al Ghaf, Dubai

British (National Curriculum of England)

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KHDA Very Good

Sunmarke School

Jumeirah Village Triangle, Dubai

British (National Curriculum of England) and the IB Diploma

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KHDA Very Good

Swiss International Scientific School in Dubai

Al Jaddaf (Dubai Healthcare City), Dubai

International Baccalaureate, bilingual

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KHDA Very Good

Uptown International School

Mirdif, Dubai

International Baccalaureate

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KHDA Good

American School of Dubai

Al Barsha, Dubai

American (US curriculum)

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KHDA Good

GEMS Metropole School

Motor City, Dubai

British (National Curriculum of England)

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KHDA Good

Jebel Ali School

DAMAC Hills, Dubai

British (National Curriculum of England)

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KHDA Good

The Aquila School

Dubailand, Dubai

British (National Curriculum of England)

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KHDA Good

The Arbor School

Al Furjan, Dubai

British (National Curriculum of England), with an ecological curriculum

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Arcadia School

Jumeirah Village Triangle, Dubai

British (National Curriculum of England)

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GEMS American Academy – Abu Dhabi

Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi

American, with Advanced Placement and the IB Diploma

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GEMS Founders School – Dubai South

Dubai South, Dubai

British (National Curriculum of England)

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GEMS Founders School – Masdar City

Masdar City, Abu Dhabi

British (National Curriculum of England)

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GEMS Millennium School Sharjah

Muwaileh, Sharjah

Indian (CBSE)

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International School of Creative Science – Muwaileh

Muwaileh, Sharjah

British (National Curriculum of England) with the UAE Ministry of Education curriculum

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Noya British School

Yas Island, Abu Dhabi

British (National Curriculum of England)

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Raha International School

Al Raha Gardens, Abu Dhabi

International Baccalaureate

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RAK Academy – Al Hamra

Al Hamra Village, Ras Al Khaimah

British (National Curriculum of England)

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SABIS International School – Yas Island

Yas Island, Abu Dhabi

International (American, British and UAE elements)

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Victoria International School of Sharjah

Al Taawun, Sharjah

Australian, with the IB Diploma

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Wesgreen International School

Muwaileh, Sharjah

British, adapted Cambridge curriculum

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Yas American Academy

Yas Island, Abu Dhabi

American (Massachusetts curriculum)

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