Hartland International School KHDA rating and inspection history

Meydan City · British · School profile

KHDA rated Hartland International School Very good in its 2023–24 Full Inspection Report. KHDA has five inspection reports on file for the school, from 2017–18 to 2023–24. The previous report, 2022–23, gave the same rating, as has every report since 2019–20.

KHDA rating, 2023–24

Very good

Same as in 2022–23 · 5 reports on file, 2017–18 to 2023–24

Full Inspection Report 2023–24 (opens in a new tab)

Of the 89 British schools in Dubai with a KHDA rating, 23 hold Very good.

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

Overall rating by year, 2017–18 to 2023–24

Hartland International School: overall KHDA rating by academic year, newest first

YearOverall ratingChangeReport
2026–27Inspections resume this year. No report yet.
2024–25 and 2025–26KHDA paused full inspections. The 2023–24 rating is still the latest.
2023–24Very goodSame as 2022–23SameFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2022–23Very goodSame as 2019–20SameFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2020–21 and 2021–22No inspection.
2019–20Very goodUp from GoodFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2018–19GoodSame as 2017–18SameFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2017–18GoodFirst reportFirstFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2016–17No inspection.

Every overall KHDA rating since 2017–18, newest first. Each rating belongs to the year of its report.

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, 2023–24 and 2022–23

Alongside the overall rating, KHDA also rates wellbeing, inclusion and leadership on the same six-level scale. These are the 2023–24 judgements, next to the 2022–23 ones.

Every judgement other than the overall rating kept its 2022–23 level in 2023–24.

KHDA judgements, 2023–24 and 2022–23

Judgement2023–242022–23
Overall ratingVery goodVery good
WellbeingVery goodNot rated
InclusionVery goodVery good
LeadershipVery goodVery good

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, 2023–24

Short passages from KHDA's 2023–24 Full Inspection Report on Hartland International 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 three points to improve. Quoted below: three strengths and two points to improve.

Open the 2023–24 report on KHDA's site (opens in a new tab)

  1. Strength · English

    The outstanding progress in English and learning skills in FS.

    Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5

  2. Strength · Personal development and wellbeing

    Students' personal development, sense of social responsibility and innovation skills.

    Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5

  3. Strength · Curriculum and challenge

    The excellent design and implementation of the curriculum.

    Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5

  4. To improve · Islamic Education

    Ensure consistently effective teaching practices so all students achieve well, particularly in Islamic Education and Arabic.

    Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5

  5. To improve · Assessment

    Ensure that in lesson planning teachers make full use of assessment information to match learning activities to the needs of students.

    Full Inspection Report 2023–24, 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 parents told KHDA (survey, 2019–20)

227 parents responded

The 2023–24 inspection report has no parents’ survey section; this is how the 2019–20 report, the newest with one and 6 years old, sums up parents’ answers, in the inspectors’ words.

  • The large majority of parents who responded to the survey are very satisfied with the quality of education provided by the school and feel that their views are valued and welcomed. Full Inspection Report 2019–20, page 22
  • Relationships between students and staff are very good, and students respect and help each other. Full Inspection Report 2019–20, page 22
  • They report that their children learn well in a safe and supportive environment. Full Inspection Report 2019–20, page 22

There are no reviews on this page. Dubai School Atlas does not collect or publish parents' opinions; the closest public evidence is KHDA's own survey, shown above with its year. Where to talk to parents about Dubai schools

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.

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Questions about the KHDA rating of Hartland International School

What is the KHDA rating of Hartland International School?

Very good, given in the 2023–24 Full Inspection Report. Very good is the second highest of six KHDA levels, from Very weak to Outstanding.

When was Hartland International School last inspected?

The latest report with a rating is from 2023–24. KHDA’s visits resume in 2026–27. A full inspection brings a new rating; a shorter monitoring visit does not.

Has the rating changed?

Not since 2019–20: every rating from that year to 2023–24 is Very good.

Is Very 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; it shows KHDA's own parent survey as the 2019–20 report sums it up. 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.