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Questions & Answers
Common questions about Oxford School, answered from KHDA inspection data:
What did KHDA inspectors highlight as this school's strengths?
According to the most recent KHDA inspection, this school's notable strengths include:
- Improvements in English, mathematics, science and assessment in FS.
- Improvements in students’ achievement in Islamic Education and Arabic.
- Improvements in teaching, learning, curriculum adaptation, English and mathematics in Primary.
- Very high-quality arrangements for health and safety, and for child protection, across all phases, with an appropriately strong focus on the care and support for students.
What did KHDA say the school should improve?
KHDA inspectors recommended the school work on:
- Improve attainment in mathematics in Primary to at least good.
- Improve transition arrangements between FS and Primary to build more effectively on the strong quality of provision in FS.
- Ensure that teachers’ expectations are consistently high in relation to students’ punctuality, behaviour and adherence to classroom routines.
- Establish greater coherence between the school’s self-evaluation and the school improvement planning process, with improvement plans dated, review dates stated, and more measurable targets created. Oxford School
How has this school's KHDA rating changed over time?
Across multiple inspection cycles, this school's KHDA rating has gone Acceptable → Good (2008 to 2024). See the full rating history above for year-by-year detail.
How does the school perform across different age groups?
KHDA rates each phase separately for attainment and progress in core subjects:
- Foundation Stage — islamic education attainment: Not Applicable, english attainment: Good, learning skills attainment: Good
- Primary — islamic education attainment: Good, english attainment: Acceptable, learning skills attainment: Good
- Secondary — islamic education attainment: Good, english attainment: Good, learning skills attainment: Good
- Post 16 — islamic education attainment: Good, english attainment: Good, learning skills attainment: Good
How competitive is admission to Oxford School?
High Demand. Apply 12+ months ahead. Waitlist likely. Admission-difficulty score: 50/100.
How have fees at this school changed?
Looking at Year 6 fees from 2017 to 2024 (KHDA open data), tuition has gone from AED 12,739 to AED 14,089 — a +11% change.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio?
This school's overall student-to-teacher ratio is 14.8:1 across 150 teachers (plus 20 teaching assistants).
Where is the school and what's the nearest metro?
Oxford School is in Muhaisanah Fourth, the area KHDA lists for it. It sits in a community of about 34,947 residents. The nearest Dubai Metro stop is Al Qusais on the Green Line, 2.5 km away.
Is the school accredited and what exams do students sit?
Accreditation: Cambridge International/Pearson Edexcel. External exams: IGCSE/A level/AS level.