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Questions & answers
Common questions about Ranches Primary 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:
- Students’ very good achievement in English, mathematics and science
- Students’ excellent work ethic and their exemplary behaviour
- Outstanding procedures for the health and safety of students and staff
- Outstanding partnership with parents
What did KHDA say the school should improve?
KHDA inspectors recommended the school work on:
- Improve students' attainment in Islamic Education and Arabic through more effective teaching strategies, including active learning and accelerated levels of progress.
- Improve the impact on students’ achievement of transition arrangements from FS to lower Primary by: - ensuring greater curricular coherence between FS and Year 1, - improving primary teachers’ knowledge, and use of data related to the Early Learning Goals, - ensuring that learning consistently builds on what students already know, understand, and can do, and raising teachers’ expectations of students’ ability to be independent learners.
- Increase the rigour and consistency of assessment and self-evaluation processes.
How has this school's KHDA rating changed over time?
Across multiple inspection cycles, this school's KHDA rating has gone Good → Very good (2016 to 2024). See the full rating history above for year-by-year detail.
How competitive is admission to Ranches Primary School?
High Demand. Apply 12+ months ahead. Waitlist likely. Admission-difficulty score: 62/100.
How have fees at this school changed?
Looking at Grade 5 fees from 2015 to 2025 (KHDA open data), tuition has gone from AED 55,000 to AED 61,643 — a +12% change.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio?
This school's overall student-to-teacher ratio is 16.2:1 across 56 teachers (plus 54 teaching assistants).
Where is the school and what's the nearest metro?
Ranches Primary School is in Arabian Ranches, the area KHDA lists for it. On the map it falls within the Wadi Al Safa 7 municipal community (about 8,473 residents). The nearest Dubai Metro stop is Station R73 on the Red Line, 10.9 km away.
Is the school accredited and what exams do students sit?
Accreditation: None. External exams: GL ABT IBT.