Al Rabeeh School is a private, co-educational British primary school in Hadbat Al Za'faranah, Abu Dhabi — one of the longer-established British schools in the emirate and the sister school to the newer all-through Al Rabeeh Academy in MBZ City, both part of the Learn group. It follows the Early Years Foundation Stage and the National Curriculum for England, alongside the UAE Ministry of Education programme, from FS1 to Year 7 (ages 3-12); the school has no exam years, with pupils transferring to secondary schools (often its sister Academy) thereafter. A distinctive "bridging programme" sees most pupils taught a full year ahead of their chronological age. Home to around 949 students — the majority Emirati and Arabic first-language — and taught by 70 teachers at a 1:15 ratio, it is rated Very Good by ADEK (2024-25, up from Good) and achieved Outstanding in all categories of its British Schools Overseas inspection. Affordable for its rating, its fees were frozen into 2026/27.
British
FS1 – Year 7
+1
Fees for 2025/2026, per year group. Excludes registration, uniform, and transport.
ADEK approved fees held at the same level for 2026/27. Tuition excludes books (AED 0 to 2,290 per year) and optional transport (AED 5,000 per year).
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ADEK 2024–2025 inspection
The Early Years Foundation Stage, building communication, early literacy and numeracy through play.
National Curriculum for England with UAE cultural enrichment; most pupils are taught a year ahead of chronological age.
Upper primary across the National Curriculum for England, with specialist science and ICT.
The school's terminal Year 7, preparing pupils to transfer to secondary schools (often the sister Al Rabeeh Academy).
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Executive Principal
Executive Principal across Al Rabeeh School and its sister school Al Rabeeh Academy; first joined Al Rabeeh School as Principal in 2019.
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Hadbat Al Za'faranah, Abu Dhabi, UAE
