The Aquila School

Good Dubailand, 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 28,000 to 52,000 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 2017
School transport: Bus service available
Location: Skycourts, Dubailand, Dubai
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District-level pin for Dubailand — 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 about 19 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 across all three inspection cycles — with a report peppered with Very Good judgements across sub-domains, and an April 2025 British Schools Overseas inspection awarding Outstanding across every area.
Very strong Foundation Stage outcomes, an inclusive ethos and successful wellbeing provision, with students’ personal and social development — particularly their respect for Emirati culture and sustainability — singled out.
SEN, English-as-additional-language and gifted provision praised in both KHDA and BSO inspections: individualised plans, adaptive teaching and specialist support staff, with inclusion judged very good to outstanding.
Wellbeing central to the school’s ethos — rated Very Good by KHDA and outstanding for pastoral care, safeguarding and student happiness by BSO — on an award-winning campus with a sports and performance complex, auditorium and black box theatre.

What they asked the school to improve:

Inspectors urged greater consistency in teaching quality, especially in Secondary.
The upper-years curriculum needs broadening and refining in preparation for the IB Sixth Form.
Middle leadership capacity must be developed so monitoring and interventions become more rigorous.
Attainment in Arabic needs raising, particularly reading comprehension and use of standard Arabic.

Inclusion (students of determination): Very good to outstanding in recent reports — SEN, English-as-additional-language and gifted provision praised by both KHDA and British Schools Overseas inspectors, underpinned by individualised plans, adaptive teaching and specialist support staff. British Schools Overseas rated the school Outstanding in 2025. Worth knowing for a family planning a full school journey: the pathway runs the UK National Curriculum to IGCSE and then offers the IB Diploma, the IB Career-related Programme and BTEC in Sixth Form — three distinct senior routes, which for a student who will not thrive on a single academic track is a genuine structural advantage. 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?

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

Other schools in Dubailand

GEMS Metropole School Al Waha — Good, Fees not listed — confirm with the school

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