Nord Anglia International School Dubai
Outstanding Al Barsha, Dubai · British (NCfE)
- KHDA rating
- Outstanding
The highest KHDA rating — consistently excellent teaching and outcomes. Expect waiting lists. Ratings are from the last full inspection cycle (2023–24).
- Annual fees
- AED 69,625 to 105,288 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 2014
- School transport
- Bus service available
- Location
- Al Barsha, Dubai
District-level pin for Al Barsha — 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 60 per cent above the median for British (NCfE) schools in this guide (AED 54,632). It is one of 22 schools in this guide currently rated Outstanding.
Worth comparing: GEMS Dubai American Academy (AED 65,000 to 95,000 a year) — a lower-fee option in the same area; Repton School Dubai (AED 57,178 to 102,753 a year) — a lower-fee school with the same Outstanding 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:
- Outstanding in 2023–24, maintained after first reaching the top rating in 2022–23 — with Outstanding judgements in inclusion and wellbeing alongside the overall grade.
- Inspectors highlight a clear strategic vision, expert leadership, high-quality teaching, a strong wellbeing focus, and unusual curricular breadth — A Levels, IB and BTEC pathways side by side.
- Independently rated Outstanding by British Schools Overseas in February 2025 by a UK Department for Education-approved inspectorate, and previously in 2021.
- Around 320 students of determination supported by an inclusion team of roughly twenty staff plus external specialists, with English-language-learner provision alongside.
- ‘High-quality support ensures that students of determination flourish’ — with extension work for the most able built in as well.
What they asked the school to improve:
- The school began as a selective intake and now describes itself as wholly inclusive; students are still assessed before joining, so ask directly how admissions decisions are made for a child with additional needs.
- Principal turnover is worth noting — a new principal joined for 2025–26 from within the group — so ask what continuity looks like against a rating earned under previous leadership.
Inclusion (students of determination): Outstanding for both inclusion and wellbeing — 320 students of determination, approximately 11% of the roll, supported by an inclusion team of some twenty staff with access to external specialists, with English-language provision and extension work for gifted students alongside. Inspectors record that ‘high-quality support ensures that students of determination flourish’ and describe the inclusion provision as exemplary. The structural fact that gives it meaning: this school was established as selective and, following KHDA’s inclusive education policy, is now described as wholly inclusive — children are still assessed before joining, so ask directly how that assessment works for a child with identified needs. 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 Al Barsha
- GEMS Albarsha National School — Acceptable, AED 10,000 to 20,000 a year
- Repton Al Barsha — Very Good, AED 53,540 to 89,774 a year
- Kings School Al Barsha — Outstanding, AED 54,000 to 98,000 a year
- Al Mawakeb School Al Barsha — Good, AED 24,000 to 50,000 a year
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