Springdales School Dubai

Good Umm Hurair, Dubai · Indian (CBSE/ICSE)

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 10,000 to 20,000 a year
Varies by year group; confirm current fees with the school. 2026–27 fees are frozen by KHDA directive.
Curriculum: Indian (CBSE/ICSE)
Established: Founded 2001
School transport: Bus service available
Location: Umm Hurair, Dubai
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District-level pin for Umm Hurair — use the Google Maps link for the exact gate.

Link verified against a live domain, July 2026.

Opens live directions in Google Maps — real traffic from your own address beats any published estimate. School-run traffic peaks roughly 7–8am; test your route at drop-off time.

In context

Its mid-range fee is in line with the median for Indian (CBSE/ICSE) schools in this guide (AED 15,000). It is one of 62 schools in this guide currently rated Good. As a CBSE school, its academic year runs April to March — plan relocation timing around this.

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 since 2018–19 — and a rating that undersells the report: KG and Primary attainment in English, mathematics and science all Very Good, with Very Good progress in Secondary too.
Personal development Outstanding across all four phases — a uniformity very few Dubai schools achieve — with health, safety and safeguarding Outstanding in every phase as well.
Management, staffing, facilities and resources earn a rare Outstanding; a PIRLS reading score of 610, well above the international benchmark.
A stronger sense of happiness, safety and belonging than most schools at this price point — with 115 students on the SEND register supported through the person-centred ASDAN pathway.

What they asked the school to improve:

The Middle school is the section inspectors show needing to catch up with KG, Primary and Secondary.
Arabic remains at Acceptable against the improving profile — Islamic Education has now reached Good.
Operating at under half its 3,000 capacity: room to grow, and a question about how quality holds as it does.

Inclusion (students of determination): Very Good — 115 students on the SEND register, supported through the ASDAN programme, person-centred qualifications preparing learners with special educational needs for adult life, alongside the mainstream CBSE pathway. Inspectors highlight ‘the inclusion centre with its dedicated team of qualified specialist educators who bring out the best in students of determination’ and efficient systems for identifying individual needs. Provision runs through the SAWA department covering students of determination, English-language learners and gifted students, with a named Inclusion Support Team including the Principal, Inclusion Lead, Inclusion Coordinator, section leads, special educators and both parent and teacher inclusion champions. The honest counterweight: inspectors describe gifted and talented provision as variable, with challenge for high-achieving students inconsistent. 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 do you handle children joining outside the April intake?

Special educational needs? Read the inclusion guide before you visit.

Work at this school? Correct or update this record — verified corrections are made promptly and logged publicly.

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