Ranches Primary School fees 2026–27 by year group
2023–24 · Arabian Ranches · British · School profile
Tuition for each year group from the school's KHDA Fees Fact Sheet, with the 2025–26 figure and the change. Below it: the other charges the sheet lists and what nearby British schools charge.
Year 1, 2026–27
AED 61,643
2025–26: AED 61,643 · unchanged
Every year group from Year 1 to the last, in the cost planner
Tuition 2026–27 and 2025–26 by year group
Annual tuition by year group, Ranches Primary School, 2026–27 compared with 2025–26
| Year group | Tuition 2026–27 | Tuition 2025–26 | Change | All schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation Stage | ||||
| FS1 | AED 50,436 | AED 50,436 | Same | FS1 → |
| FS2 | AED 50,436 | AED 50,436 | Same | FS2 → |
| Primary | ||||
| Year 1 | AED 61,643 | AED 61,643 | Same | Year 1 → |
| Year 2 | AED 61,643 | AED 61,643 | Same | Year 2 → |
| Year 3 | AED 61,643 | AED 61,643 | Same | Year 3 → |
| Year 4 | AED 61,643 | AED 61,643 | Same | Year 4 → |
| Year 5 | AED 61,643 | AED 61,643 | Same | Year 5 → |
| Year 6 | AED 61,643 | AED 61,643 | Same | Year 6 → |
Ranches Primary School publishes 2026–27 tuition for eight year groups: AED 50,436 (FS1 and FS2) to AED 61,643 (Year 1 to Year 6). Compared with 2025–26, KHDA's approved tuition is unchanged in every year group that appears on both sheets.
Tuition only, as KHDA gives it for each year group; other charges such as uniform, books and transport are listed separately below. A year group the school does not teach is not in the table.
KHDA Fees Fact Sheets. Checked against KHDA on 16 September 2026.
Every school's fee for: FS1 · FS2 · Year 1 · Year 2 · Year 3 · Year 4 · Year 5 · Year 6
What a year costs
What a year costs, Year 1, 2026–27
- Tuition
- AED 61,643
- KHDA's total for the year
- AED 61,643
Required, but not in KHDA's total: uniform, books and the like, bought from the school or elsewhere
- Uniform
- AED 500 to AED 2,500
A year, before optional servicesAED 62,143 to AED 64,143
Joining and re-enrolling
- Re-enrollment fees · Existing Students
- Up to 5% of the tuition fees or AED 500 (whichever is higher), non-refundable and deductible from the 1st term fees
- Application Fees · New Students
- AED 500 (Assessment fees included)
- Enrolment Fees · New Students
- Up to 10% of the tuition fees, non-refundable and deductible from the 1st term fees
Other discounts the school states
- Siblings 3 to 5
- 5%
- School Employees
- up to 100%
The sheet's sibling discounts start at «Sibling 3», as it names them.
The school requested not to increase the tuition fees for the academic year 2026–27. Fees Fact Sheet 2026–27
Ranges are shown as KHDA prints them, never as a single middle figure.
Other charges on the KHDA Fees Fact Sheet, 2026–27
Beyond tuition, the school's 2026–27 sheet lists the charges below, as the school's own figures or ranges. Confirm them with the school before you sign.
Other payments, 2026–27
Required by the school
- UniformAED 500 to AED 2,500Per year, by year group.
Optional
- TransportAED 6,500 to AED 7,500Per year, by year group.
- School TripsAED 20 to AED 11,000Per year, by year group.
- Special Needs Supportup to AED 84,000Per year, by year group.
- English language immersion programAED 12,000 to AED 18,000Per year, by year group.
No single total for Year 1 here: 1 required payment is a range or has no single amount. «What a year costs» gives the year as a range.
Open the KHDA Fees Fact Sheet for Year 1, 2026–27What school costs beyond tuition in DubaiWhat «mandatory fees» means
Fee history since 2015–16
Tuition at Ranches Primary School for two year groups (FS1 and Year 6) in every year KHDA published a figure, 2015–16 to 2026–27. A year with no KHDA figure is left out, not estimated.
FS1 approved tuition at Ranches Primary School: AED 45,000 in 2015–16, AED 50,436 in 2026–27
Approved tuition before any discount, AED, by academic year
FS1: 2015–16 AED 45,000, 2016–17 AED 45,000, 2017–18 AED 45,000, 2018–19 AED 45,000, 2019–20 AED 46,630, 2020–21 AED 46,630, 2021–22 AED 46,630, 2022–23 AED 46,630, 2023–24 AED 48,029, 2024–25 AED 49,278, 2025–26 AED 50,436, 2026–27 AED 50,436; Year 6: 2015–16 AED 55,000, 2016–17 AED 55,000, 2017–18 AED 55,000, 2018–19 AED 55,000, 2019–20 AED 56,992, 2020–21 AED 56,992, 2021–22 AED 56,992, 2022–23 AED 56,992, 2023–24 AED 58,702, 2024–25 AED 60,228, 2025–26 AED 61,643, 2026–27 AED 61,643
Left and right arrow keys read each year. The table has every value.
FS1 approved tuition at Ranches Primary School: AED 45,000 in 2015–16, AED 50,436 in 2026–27 All 12 rows.
| Academic year | FS1AED | Year 6AED |
|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | 45,000 | 55,000 |
| 2016–17 | 45,000 | 55,000 |
| 2017–18 | 45,000 | 55,000 |
| 2018–19 | 45,000 | 55,000 |
| 2019–20 | 46,630 | 56,992 |
| 2020–21 | 46,630 | 56,992 |
| 2021–22 | 46,630 | 56,992 |
| 2022–23 | 46,630 | 56,992 |
| 2023–24 | 48,029 | 58,702 |
| 2024–25 | 49,278 | 60,228 |
| 2025–26 | 50,436 | 61,643 |
| 2026–27 | 50,436 | 61,643 |
Figures are KHDA's approved tuition for the year group, before any discount, so one year can be set against another. How fees moved across Dubai: fee rises by year
Nearby British schools: tuition at FS1 · Year 6
The eight nearest British schools to Ranches Primary School with a 2026–27 fee; the farthest is 4.2 km away. Each row gives the school's 2026–27 tuition for the same year groups and its KHDA rating with the year; its figures open its fees page.
British schools near Ranches Primary School, 2026–27 tuition and KHDA rating
| School | Distance | Area | KHDA rating | FS1 | Year 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEMS Metropole School – Al Waha | 1.2 km | Dubailand | 2025–26 | FS1: AED 40,000 | Year 6: AED 45,000 |
| Jebel Ali School | 2.7 km | Damac Hills | 2023–24 | FS1: AED 49,630 | Year 6: AED 49,630 |
| GEMS Metropole School – Motor City | 3.0 km | Motor City | 2023–24 | FS1: AED 38,393 | Year 6: AED 45,374 |
| Jumeirah English Speaking School – Arabian Ranches | 3.0 km | Arabian Ranches | 2023–24 | FS1: AED 54,130 | Year 6: AED 65,100 |
| South View School | 3.8 km | Dubailand | 2023–24 | FS1: AED 46,510 | Year 6: AED 47,591 |
| Dubai British School Mira | 3.9 km | Arabian Ranches | No rating yet | FS1: AED 51,477 | Year 6: AED 58,836 |
| Safa Community School | 4.2 km | Al Barsha South | 2023–24 | FS1: AED 54,437 | Year 6: AED 63,703 |
| Royal Grammar School Guildford | 4.2 km | Dubai Sports City | 2023–24 | FS1: AED 78,758 | Year 6: AED 101,861 |
Distances are in a straight line, not by road. The order is by distance, not by fee. «No 2026–27 figure» means the school's sheet lists no fee for that year group. «Starts at» and «Ends at» follow the year groups in KHDA's directory for that school.
How the fee compares with other British schools
For each year group: how many British schools in Dubai with a 2026–27 fee charge less than Ranches Primary School, and how many charge more. This is a count, not a ranking; a fee says nothing about a school's rating or whether it has places available.
- FS1: of the 93 British schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, 70 charge less than Ranches Primary School (AED 50,436) and 22 charge more. Every school's FS1 fee, 2026–27
- Year 6: of the 99 British schools publishing 2026–27 tuition for it, 74 charge less than Ranches Primary School (AED 61,643) and 24 charge more. Every school's Year 6 fee, 2026–27
Counted from the fee each school's 2026–27 KHDA Fees Fact Sheet gives for the year group, after any discount it lists, the same basis as the fee pages by year group. A discount can be for one year or conditional, so the count can shift when a discount ends. Lowest British fees by year group, with KHDA ratings
KHDA rating
KHDA rated Ranches Primary School Very good in its 2023–24 inspection report, the latest published.
Ranches Primary School KHDA rating by year, the judgements and what inspectors wroteWhat KHDA's six levels mean
Sources
- KHDA Fees Fact Sheets 2026–27, Ranches Primary School: tuition by year group, other charges. Open the Year 1 sheet on KHDA's site
- KHDA Fees Fact Sheets 2025–26, Ranches Primary School: the 2025–26 column.
- KHDA register of fees (open data) and Fees Fact Sheets, 2015–16 to 2026–27: the fee history.
- KHDA inspection report, 2023–24: the rating.
Checked against KHDA on 16 September 2026.
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Questions about Ranches Primary School fees
Does the fee include books, uniform or transport?
No. The figures above are tuition only. The school's 2026–27 sheet lists the other charges in «Other charges» above; transport and trips are priced as a range the school may charge up to. What school costs beyond tuition in Dubai
What was the fee last year?
KHDA's approved tuition for 2025–26 was the same as for 2026–27 in every year group on both sheets; the 2025–26 column shows each figure.
Is there a sibling discount?
Yes. The school's 2026–27 sheet lists sibling discounts on a scale that starts at «Siblings 3 to 5»; «Other discounts the school states» in «What a year costs» above gives each one, as listed. Not every discount may apply to every family, so ask the school which apply to yours.
Which year group is the entry point?
By KHDA's directory, Ranches Primary School teaches FS1 to Year 6, and the 2026–27 sheet prices each of them. Which year group a child joins depends on age; enter a birth date and the year-group page works it out. Find the year group by birth date
How does the fee compare with other British schools?
«How the fee compares» above counts, for each year group, how many British schools charge less and how many charge more for 2026–27. «Nearby schools» lists the eight nearest with their figures and ratings.
Will the fee rise next year?
For 2027–28, no figure is published yet: it appears only when KHDA publishes the school's sheet. In most years KHDA sets, through the Education Cost Index, how much a school may raise its fee. KHDA confirmed there will be no increase in private school fees for the 2026–27 school year. The sheet's own line on increases is in «What a year costs» above.