Safa Community School
Outstanding Jumeirah, 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 54,437 to 89,440 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 2012
- School transport
- No bus service listed
- Location
- Jumeirah, Dubai
District-level pin for Jumeirah — 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 32 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: Jumeira Baccalaureate School (AED 43,325 to 91,840 a year) — a lower-fee option in the same area; Dubai British School Jumeirah Park (AED 55,350 to 83,015 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:
- First Outstanding rating, achieved this cycle — with the Wellbeing and Inclusive Education focus areas both judged Outstanding.
- Inspirational, highly committed leadership and an inclusive curriculum promoting academic success.
- Strong partnerships with parents and extensive community links.
- A PIRLS reading score of 610 against a target of 567.
What they asked the school to improve:
- Raise attainment by enhancing progress in Islamic Education and Arabic.
- Set measurable literacy-improvement goals.
- Identify students who would benefit from additional support, and provide it.
Inclusion (students of determination): Outstanding — inspectors state plainly that ‘the quality of support for students of determination is highly effective’, with very sound systems for identifying both students of determination and gifted students, and individual education plans incorporating expert advice. Around 15% of students are identified with SEND requirements, roughly 25% receive English as an Additional Language support, and the school has begun identifying ‘Arabic C’ students — those with Arabic passports who do not speak Arabic — a category most schools ignore entirely. The 2022–23 report credited it for giving students of determination a voice by involving them actively in designing their own education plans, and inspectors record that students of determination themselves speak enthusiastically about the breadth of the wellbeing curriculum. Outstanding from British Schools Overseas too. One practical warning: the school is heavily oversubscribed. 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 Jumeirah
- GEMS Jumeira Primary School — Outstanding, AED 44,200 to 55,714 a year
- Jumeirah English Speaking School — Outstanding, AED 54,131 to 65,098 a year
- Jumeira Baccalaureate School — Very Good, AED 43,325 to 91,840 a year
- Citizens School — Good, AED 45,000 to 80,000 a year
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