New Academy School
Good Al Manara, 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 32,000 to 60,000 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 2010
- School transport
- No bus service listed
- Location
- Al Manara, Dubai
District-level pin for Al Manara — use the Google Maps link for the exact gate.
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In context
Its mid-range fee is about 16 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.
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 in 2023–24, confirming the December 2022 breakthrough — a genuine climb from three inspections rated Weak, then five consecutive years at Acceptable.
- Inspectors describe an inclusive school with thorough systems to identify students of determination and those with gifts and talents, and rigorous monitoring ensuring generally effective support — SEN provision improved to Good.
- 105 students identified with additional learning needs at the 2023–24 inspection.
- A genuinely mixed community: nearly 1,400 students from 40 nationalities, just under half Emirati, taught by staff of 28 nationalities.
What they asked the school to improve:
- The Good rating matters especially here because just under half the roll is Emirati, and KHDA has encouraged Emirati families away from Acceptable-rated schools — this school crossed that line in 2022 and has held it.
- Three Weak cycles and five Acceptable ones sit in recent history: ask what changed under the current principal, in post since 2018, and what is being consolidated.
Inclusion (students of determination): Good — 105 students identified with additional learning needs, in a school inspectors describe as inclusive with thorough systems for identifying students of determination and those with gifts and talents, and rigorous progress monitoring ensuring generally effective support. 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 Al Manara
- American School of Dubai — Good, AED 44,000 to 84,000 a year
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