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Durham School KHDA rating and inspection history

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KHDA rated Durham School Acceptable 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

Acceptable

First report

See fees 2026–27

Full Inspection Report 2024–25 (opens in a new tab)

Of the 89 British schools in Dubai with a KHDA rating, 15 hold Acceptable.

Counted from each school's latest Full Inspection Report, whatever its year.

Overall rating, 2024–25

Durham School: overall KHDA rating by academic year, newest first

YearOverall ratingChangeReport
2026–27Inspections resume this year. No report yet.
2025–26KHDA paused full inspections. The 2024–25 rating is still the latest.
2024–25AcceptableFirst reportFirstFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2022–23 and 2023–24No 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

Judgement2024–25
Overall ratingAcceptable
WellbeingAcceptable
InclusionAcceptable
LeadershipAcceptable

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 Durham 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 four strengths and four points to improve. Quoted below: four strengths and one point to improve.

Open the 2024–25 report on KHDA's site (opens in a new tab)

  1. Strength · Personal development and wellbeing

    Students’ attitudes, behaviour, relationships and personal development.

    Full Inspection Report 2024–25, page 5

  2. Strength · Islamic Education

    Students’ appreciation of Islamic values, world cultures, social contribution and environmental awareness.

    Full Inspection Report 2024–25, page 5

  3. Strength · Teaching

    Teaching and learning in the primary phase.

    Full Inspection Report 2024–25, page 5

  4. Strength · Parents and community

    Strong partnerships with parents.

    Full Inspection Report 2024–25, page 5

  5. To improve · Personal development and wellbeing

    Develop a systematic approach to the provision, monitoring and evaluation of wellbeing, drawing on students’ views with structured participation.

    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: Outstanding, Very good, Good, Acceptable, Weak, Very weak. Good is the level KHDA expects of every school, and Acceptable is the minimum.

The six levels explainedSix-level scale in the glossary

Sources

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 Durham School

What is the KHDA rating of Durham School?

Acceptable, given in the 2024–25 Full Inspection Report. Acceptable is the third lowest of six KHDA levels, from Very weak to Outstanding.

When was Durham 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 Acceptable 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.