Citizens School KHDA rating and inspection history
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KHDA rated Citizens School Good in its first Full Inspection Report, 2024–25. There is no earlier rating to compare it with; the next report will show whether the school keeps it. This page shows the inspection history so far, the judgements of the latest report and short quotes from inspectors with their page numbers.
KHDA rating, 2024–25
First report
Of the 89 British schools in Dubai with a KHDA rating, 33 hold Good.
Counted from each school's latest Full Inspection Report, whatever its year.
Overall rating, 2024–25
Citizens School: overall KHDA rating by academic year, newest first
| Year | Overall rating | Change | Report |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | Inspections resume this year. No report yet. | ||
| 2025–26 | KHDA paused full inspections. The 2024–25 rating is still the latest. | ||
| 2024–25 | First reportFirst | Full Inspection Report (opens in a new tab) | |
| 2022–23 and 2023–24 | No inspection. | ||
| Opened in 2022–23. No reports before this year. | |||
One KHDA rating so far, 2024–25. The table will grow as KHDA publishes new reports.
The Change column compares each rating with the previous inspected year; years without an inspection are skipped.
Checked 24 September 2026.
Wellbeing and Inclusion ratings by year, on the school profileHow ratings moved across Dubai: rating changes by yearWhy the year of a rating matters
KHDA judgements, 2024–25
Alongside the overall rating, KHDA also rates wellbeing, inclusion and leadership on the same six-level scale. These are the 2024–25 judgements.
KHDA judgements, 2024–25
| Judgement | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | |
| Wellbeing | |
| Inclusion | |
| Leadership |
The judgements are KHDA's, from its inspection framework. Dubai School Atlas adds no score of its own.
Ratings by phase for this school, on the school profileHow a KHDA rating is decided
What inspectors wrote, 2024–25
Short passages from KHDA's 2024–25 Full Inspection Report on Citizens School, word for word, each with the page it is on. These lines point to the report; they do not replace it. The report records five strengths and five points to improve. Quoted below: three strengths and two points to improve.
Strength · Personal development and wellbeing
The caring, nurturing and welcoming learning environment.
Full Inspection Report 2024–25, page 5
Strength · Curriculum and challenge
The innovative curriculum which aims to meet the future needs of ongoing learners.
Full Inspection Report 2024–25, page 5
Strength · Health, safety and safeguarding
The excellent behaviour and safeguarding of students.
Full Inspection Report 2024–25, page 5
To improve · Reading and literacy
Raise students’ standards of literacy in all subjects and phases.
Full Inspection Report 2024–25, page 5
To improve · Teaching
Ensure that teachers have access to all relevant data, to inform their lesson planning, and target interventions to improve student outcomes.
Full Inspection Report 2024–25, page 5
Quotes come from the Full Inspection Report only; KHDA's shorter Parent Report is not quoted here.
Every finding of the report, by topic, on the school profileHow to read a KHDA report
What the KHDA scale means
KHDA rates every private school in Dubai on six levels: , , , , , . Good is the level KHDA expects of every school, and Acceptable is the minimum.
Sources
- KHDA Full Inspection Report 2024–25: Open on KHDA's site (opens in a new tab)
Checked against KHDA on 24 September 2026.
How Dubai School Atlas reads KHDA documentsHow corrections are handled
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Questions about the KHDA rating of Citizens School
What is the KHDA rating of Citizens School?
Good, given in the 2024–25 Full Inspection Report. Good is the third highest of six KHDA levels, from Very weak to Outstanding.
When was Citizens School last inspected?
The latest report with a rating is from 2024–25, a year in which KHDA inspected only new schools. KHDA’s visits resume in 2026–27. A full inspection brings a new rating; a shorter monitoring visit does not.
Has the rating changed?
The 2024–25 report is the school's first, so there is no earlier rating to compare.
Is Good a good rating?
In KHDA's framework, Good is the level expected of every school and Acceptable is the minimum. Very good and Outstanding sit above Good; Weak and Very weak sit below Acceptable.
Where are the parent reviews?
There are none here. Dubai School Atlas does not collect parents' opinions, and the reports on file have no parents' survey to summarise. The parent communities guide lists where families talk about Dubai schools.
When will the next rating be published?
KHDA has not published a schedule. The next full inspection brings a new rating, and this page updates when the report is published.