Brighton College Dubai
Very Good Nad Al Sheba, Dubai · British (NCfE)
- KHDA rating
- Very Good
High quality across the board with minor areas to improve — often better value than Outstanding. Ratings are from the last full inspection cycle (2023–24).
- Annual fees
- AED 62,000 to 100,000 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 2017
- School transport
- Bus service available
- Location
- Nad Al Sheba, 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 48 per cent above the median for British (NCfE) schools in this guide (AED 54,632). It is one of 46 schools in this guide currently rated Very Good.
Worth comparing: Repton School Dubai (AED 57,178 to 102,753 a year) — a lower-fee option in the same area; Dubai Heights Academy (AED 48,688 to 96,880 a year) — a lower-fee school with the same Very Good 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:
- Very Good on its third inspection — described as ‘Very Good with Outstanding features’, after opening at Good, the highest debut the framework allows.
- National Agenda standards judged Outstanding, with value-added progress from baseline assessments a named inspector strength.
- Support of students’ personal development a strength, with very good parent partnerships and high-quality facilities that genuinely serve learning.
- The safeguarding team earned a rare formal commendation for its proactive, community-wide approach.
What they asked the school to improve:
- Improve the accuracy of self-evaluation, so the school truly understands teaching’s impact on outcomes.
- Governors asked to adapt admission and inclusion policies to reflect their vision for a fully inclusive school — and to broaden whose interests the board represents.
Inclusion (students of determination): Governors were asked by inspectors to adapt the school’s admission and inclusion policies to reflect their stated vision for a fully inclusive school — a formal, checkable request. Brighton College Dubai also operates selective entry, so the question to put to admissions is how that selection interacts with a child who has identified needs, and what has changed since the inspection. 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
- Repton School Dubai — Outstanding, AED 57,178 to 102,753 a year
- Kings School Nad Al Sheba — Very Good, AED 43,264 to 96,232 a year
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