Al Sadiq Islamic English School
Acceptable Bur Dubai, Dubai · British (NCfE)
- KHDA rating
- Acceptable
Meets minimum standards; may be on an improvement plan. Read the full report before enrolling. Ratings are from the last full inspection cycle (2023–24).
- Annual fees
- AED 12,000 to 22,000 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 1985
- School transport
- Bus service available
- Location
- Bur Dubai, Dubai
District-level pin for Bur Dubai — use the Google Maps link for the exact gate.
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In context
Its mid-range fee is about 69 per cent below the median for British (NCfE) schools in this guide (AED 54,632). It is one of 27 schools in this guide currently rated Acceptable.
Worth comparing: Little Flower English School (AED 9,000 to 17,000 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:
- Secondary is the clear bright spot: English, mathematics, science and Islamic Education all Good for attainment and progress.
- Students described by inspectors as respectful, responsible and deeply aware of Islamic values and UAE heritage, with exemplary conduct and personal development.
- Parent-school partnership rated Very Good, and wellbeing provision rated Good — both above the school’s overall rating.
- Leadership rated Good, with cohesive teamwork, effective governance and stable day-to-day management under a principal appointed in 2022.
- One of the emirate’s oldest British-curriculum schools, founded in 1989, at fees of roughly AED 4,700–9,500 — among the most accessible in this register, rooted in an Islamic ethos.
What they asked the school to improve:
- Acceptable in 2023–24 — its rating in thirteen of fourteen inspections since 2008–09, the exception being a Weak rating in 2014–15.
- The honest reading is double-edged: holding Acceptable as regulatory demands rise means standards have been more than maintained, and no breakthrough to Good has been achieved.
- Achievement outside Secondary is Acceptable across the board — so ask what is being done in the primary phases specifically.
- The school runs to Year 11: plan the sixth-form move before you enrol.
Inclusion (students of determination): Good — identification and support systems described by inspectors as clear and inclusive, with approximately 80 students of determination supported by a named team: a Head of Inclusion, four Learning Support Assistants, one Support Teacher, one SEN Specialist Teacher and a Wellbeing Counsellor, with two guidance counsellors overseeing interventions. The commercially significant fact: English-as-additional-language provision is managed through the inclusion team at no additional cost. The school’s published policy explicitly covers students of determination, gifted and talented students, high achievers and EAL learners, and identification runs through the school’s own procedures rather than requiring a diagnosis alone. Parent communication is rated Very Good, the highest-rated element of the inspection — and all of this at basic tuition of roughly AED 4,579 to 9,281. 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:
- What did the last KHDA report ask you to improve, and what has changed since?
- 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 Bur Dubai
- New Indian Model School — Good, AED 8,000 to 16,000 a year
- Little Flower English School — Acceptable, AED 9,000 to 17,000 a year
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