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Philadelphia Private School KHDA rating and inspection history

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KHDA rated Philadelphia Private School Good in its 2023–24 Full Inspection Report. KHDA has 14 inspection reports on file for the school, from 2008–09 to 2023–24. The previous report, 2022–23, said Acceptable, so the rating moved up between the two inspections.

KHDA rating, 2023–24

Good

Up from Acceptable, 2022–23 · 14 reports on file, 2008–09 to 2023–24

See fees 2026–27

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

Of the 38 American schools in Dubai with a KHDA rating, 22 hold Good.

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

Overall rating by year, 2008–09 to 2023–24

Philadelphia Private 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.
2023–24GoodUp from AcceptableFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2022–23AcceptableSame as 2019–20SameFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2020–21 and 2021–22No inspection.
2019–20AcceptableSame as 2018–19SameFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2018–19AcceptableSame as 2017–18SameFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2017–18AcceptableSame as 2016–17SameFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2016–17AcceptableSame as 2015–16SameFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2015–16AcceptableSame as 2014–15SameFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
Six-level scale starts in 2015–16. Earlier reports used four levels.
2014–15AcceptableSame as 2013–14SameFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2013–14AcceptableSame as 2012–13SameFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2012–13AcceptableSame as 2011–12SameFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2011–12AcceptableSame as 2010–11SameFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2010–11AcceptableDown from GoodFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2009–10GoodUp from AcceptableFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2008–09AcceptableFirst reportFirstFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)

Every overall KHDA rating since 2008–09, 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.

Two judgements besides the overall rating changed between the 2022–23 and 2023–24 reports:

  • Inclusion: Acceptable 2022–23, Good 2023–24
  • Leadership: Acceptable 2022–23, Good 2023–24

KHDA judgements, 2023–24 and 2022–23

Judgement2023–242022–23
Overall ratingGoodAcceptable
WellbeingGoodNot rated
InclusionGoodAcceptable
LeadershipGoodAcceptable

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 Philadelphia Private 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 two 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 · Health, safety and safeguarding

    The secure and safe learning environment and policies for safeguarding

    Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5

  2. Strength · Parents and community

    The close partnerships with parents and with the community

    Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5

  3. Strength · Attainment and progress

    Students’ performance in the middle school and in external assessments

    Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5

  4. To improve · Islamic Education

    Raise students’ performance in Islamic Education and Arabic in Middle and High.

    Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5

  5. To improve · Teaching

    Improve the consistency of teaching by identifying and sharing the best practices in all phases.

    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)

278 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 majority of parental responses are positive and reflect satisfaction with the quality of education. Full Inspection Report 2019–20, page 21
  • A large majority of parents would like to see their children benefit from greater involvement in the wider community. Full Inspection Report 2019–20, page 21
  • A few parents consider bullying to be an issue. Full Inspection Report 2019–20, page 21
  • Most agree that the school is welcoming and that a happy environment prevails. Full Inspection Report 2019–20, page 21

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.

How Dubai School Atlas reads KHDA documentsHow corrections are handled

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Questions about the KHDA rating of Philadelphia Private School

What is the KHDA rating of Philadelphia Private School?

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

When was Philadelphia Private 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?

Yes. The 2022–23 report said Acceptable; the 2023–24 report says Good. The history table shows every inspected year.

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; 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.