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Springdales School KHDA rating and inspection history

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KHDA rated Springdales School Good in its 2023–24 Full Inspection Report. KHDA has seven inspection reports on file for the school, from 2015–16 to 2023–24. The previous report, 2022–23, gave the same rating, as has every report since 2017–18.

KHDA rating, 2023–24

Good

Same as in 2022–23 · 7 reports on file, 2015–16 to 2023–24

See fees 2026–27

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

Of the 31 Indian CBSE schools in Dubai with a KHDA rating, 14 hold Good.

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

Overall rating by year, 2015–16 to 2023–24

Springdales 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.
2023–24GoodSame as 2022–23SameFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2022–23GoodSame as 2019–20SameFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2020–21 and 2021–22No inspection.
2019–20GoodSame as 2018–19SameFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2018–19GoodSame as 2017–18SameFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2017–18GoodUp from AcceptableFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2016–17AcceptableDown from GoodFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
2015–16GoodFirst reportFirstFull Inspection Report (opens in a new tab)
Six-level scale starts in 2015–16. Earlier reports used four levels.

Every overall KHDA rating since 2015–16, 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.

One judgement besides the overall rating changed between the 2022–23 and 2023–24 reports:

  • Leadership: Good 2022–23, Very good 2023–24

KHDA judgements, 2023–24 and 2022–23

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

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 Springdales 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 · Attainment and progress

    The attainment and progress of students in KG and in Primary, as well as students’ progress in English, mathematics and science in Secondary.

    Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5

  2. Strength · Personal development and wellbeing

    Students’ outstanding attitudes, behaviour and relationships, their strong understanding of Islamic values and Emirati culture, and their positive work ethic and community involvement.

    Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5

  3. Strength · Health, safety and safeguarding

    The health, care, support and safety provided by the school to promote students’ welfare, wellbeing and academic success.

    Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5

  4. To improve · Arabic

    Improve attainment in Arabic by assessing students’ abilities accurately and by improving teaching and learning.

    Full Inspection Report 2023–24, page 5

  5. To improve · Teaching

    Raise the quality of teaching and assessment, especially in the middle phase.

    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)

419 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.

  • Parents are satisfied with the work of the school. Full Inspection Report 2019–20, page 21
  • Nearly all parents indicate that their children are happy and feel safe at school. Full Inspection Report 2019–20, page 21
  • They comment positively on the quality of the school's provision, which results in improved academic and social development. Full Inspection Report 2019–20, page 21
  • They agree that school leaders listen and respond to their views, and that they have sufficient access to information to support their children at home. 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 Springdales School

What is the KHDA rating of Springdales 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 Springdales 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 2017–18: every rating from that year to 2023–24 is Good.

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.