GEMS Legacy School
Good Nad Al Sheba, Dubai · British (NCfE)
- KHDA rating
- Good
Good standards in most areas. The most common rating among Dubai schools. Ratings are from the last full inspection cycle (2023–24).
- Annual fees
- AED 26,000 to 50,000 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 2015
- 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.
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In context
Its mid-range fee is about 30 per cent below the median for British (NCfE) schools in this guide (AED 54,632). It is one of 62 schools in this guide currently rated Good.
Worth comparing: GEMS Modern Academy (AED 30,000 to 41,000 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:
- Good again in 2023–24 — with the middle phase the clear strength: achievement in most subjects there credited to effective teaching strategies.
- Students’ personal and social development and their care for the environment named by inspectors.
- Strong support for students’ health, safety and personal development.
- Excellent partnerships with parents, and effective management of school operations.
What they asked the school to improve:
- Several KG measures moved down this cycle — mathematics progress, science attainment and progress, and learning skills all slipped from Very Good to Good, with Primary learning skills following.
- Class sizes have been flagged as too large in places, leaving resources stretched for practical work — ask what has changed.
- Wellbeing rated Good: leaders themselves recognise the challenge of embedding best practice across every phase.
Inclusion (students of determination): Inspector findings now available, and they are specific in both directions. DSIB records ‘robust procedures for the identification of students of determination’, personalised support for students with the highest level of need described as very effective, and increased staffing and additional resources having a positive impact on progress. Set against that: ‘support by class teachers is variable’ and ‘provision for gifted and talented students is underdeveloped’. The pattern is one this register has now documented across many schools — assessment and planning handled well by the SEN team, but individual lesson teachers not yet fully implementing the details of the education plans in every case. Ask to see how an IEP appears in a subject teacher’s lesson plan. 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?
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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
- 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
- North London Collegiate School Dubai — Very Good, AED 95,000 to 140,000 a year
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