American Curriculum Schools in Dubai

An outstanding US and IB school with Outstanding English, mathematics and science and Outstanding teaching, though a whole-school reading literacy strategy and Islamic Education in the high school are the areas to develop.

A Very good American and IB school with very good English and science and Outstanding personal development, though Arabic as a first language lacks focus on key skills, especially in Middle.

A US-curriculum school strongest in Kindergarten and the high school, with an Outstanding grounding in Islamic values, though inspectors flagged weaker middle-year attainment and stretched staffing.

A well-led, inclusive US-curriculum school with Outstanding social and cultural development, though inspectors asked it to improve attendance, punctuality and the teaching of critical-thinking and literacy skills.

A large, improving US-curriculum school with Very good English, maths and science in Kindergarten and the high school, though Arabic as an additional language and external-assessment results are the areas to strengthen.

A US-curriculum school with outstanding highlights in the high school, including Outstanding mathematics, and Outstanding personal development, though teaching and curriculum adaptation in the lower three phases, especially Kindergarten, are less consistent.

A US-curriculum school with strong Kindergarten and high-school outcomes, Outstanding personal development and safeguarding, though English attainment in the Elementary years has slipped and support for the most able students varies.

An improving US-curriculum school with consistently good science and a strong start in Kindergarten, though attainment across the key subjects is still uneven and curriculum adaptation for different abilities needs development.

A well-run girls' school with strong teaching in Kindergarten and Elementary and an outstanding safety culture, though middle-year outcomes and reading across subjects need to improve.

A US-curriculum school with good teaching and strong student-leadership opportunities, though staffing and facilities are stretched, and Middle and High maths has slipped to acceptable.

Outstanding results in English, mathematics and science, though Islamic Education and Arabic were rated Weak and governance did not meet all statutory requirements.

A values-driven US school with Outstanding safeguarding and good progress in most subjects, though attainment in Arabic and mathematics dips to acceptable in Middle and High.

A US-curriculum school with good achievement in the core subjects and strong, ambitious leadership, though Islamic Education was rated Weak and challenge for higher attainers is limited.

A growing US and IB school with a very strong Kindergarten and Outstanding safeguarding, though achievement and behaviour dip in Middle and teaching there is less consistent.

An improving US-curriculum school with mostly good achievement, though Islamic Education and Arabic as a first language lag in the middle school and teaching is still inconsistent.

A US school with strong Kindergarten and high-school achievement, though teaching is inconsistent and self-evaluation data are unreliable.

A US school with very high personal development and strong high-school mathematics and science, though progress is inconsistent and teaching in Kindergarten, Elementary and Middle needs to improve.

A US and IB school with a strong Kindergarten and very high personal development, though attainment in Islamic Education and Arabic is only acceptable and teaching is less consistent beyond Kindergarten.

A US-curriculum school with Outstanding personal development and consistently good Islamic Education and Arabic, though English reading and writing and the level of challenge need to improve.

A Good American-curriculum school with a very good Kindergarten and strong high school electives, though the use of data to improve teaching leaves some groups under-challenged.

A Good American-curriculum school with good attainment in most subjects and independent learning from Kindergarten, though Arabic as an additional language is acceptable and critical thinking is still developing.

A Good American-curriculum school with a very good Kindergarten and strong high school and Very good personal development, though teaching and attainment are more variable in the Elementary and Middle phases.

A Good American-curriculum school with improved, good teaching and strong Islamic values, though attainment in the core subjects is mostly acceptable.

A Good American-curriculum school with good mathematics and science across all phases, though English attainment dips in the middle and high schools.

A Good American-curriculum school where Kindergarten and Elementary students exceed standards, though Arabic and English are lower in the middle school.

A caring US-curriculum school with strong personal development and safeguarding, though achievement is Acceptable in every phase and both teaching and self-evaluation need strengthening.

A caring US-curriculum school where Elementary students make good progress, though attainment across all subjects is only acceptable and teaching quality varies by class.

A caring US-curriculum school with Very good personal development, though achievement in English, mathematics and science is only acceptable and teaching is inconsistent.

A dual US and MoE school where the MoE stream teaches well, though the US stream is held back by poor literacy and low expectations in English, mathematics and science.

A US-curriculum school with positive behaviour and secure safety, though English, mathematics and science were rated Weak in Elementary and Middle.

A US-curriculum school with positive attitudes and accurate self-evaluation, though English, mathematics and science were rated Weak in the Elementary and Middle years.

A US-curriculum school with a strong Kindergarten and committed leadership, though English, mathematics and science were rated Weak in the Elementary and Middle years.

An Acceptable American-curriculum school with a stronger Kindergarten and good science progress, though teaching beyond Kindergarten is inconsistent and written feedback is variable.

An Acceptable American-curriculum school with a good Kindergarten, though learning skills lack a solid foundation beyond it and governance was rated Weak.

An Acceptable American-curriculum school with good Kindergarten and Elementary progress, though attainment is mostly acceptable and behaviour needs close supervision in the middle and high schools.

An Acceptable American-curriculum school with a good Kindergarten, though very high staff turnover is affecting English, science and Arabic, especially in Elementary.

An Acceptable American-curriculum school with good Islamic Education and stronger Kindergarten and high school, though English and mathematics are acceptable in the elementary and middle schools and attendance is too low.

An Acceptable SABIS school with very good high school mathematics and science, though English has declined in the high school and teaching and curriculum are acceptable in most phases.

An Acceptable SABIS school with strong high school progress, though Islamic Education is weak in Elementary and Middle and Arabic as an additional language is weak.

An Acceptable American high school with relatively stronger Islamic Education and Arabic, though English, mathematics and science are acceptable, critical thinking is underdeveloped and governance was rated Weak.

An Acceptable American-curriculum primary school with good English progress, though Islamic Education and Arabic-as-a-first-language attainment is weak and understanding of Islamic values is limited.

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