Sharjah English School
About Sharjah English School
Sharjah English School (SES) is a private, not-for-profit, co-educational British school on Meliha Road, opposite University City in Sharjah. Founded in 1974 by a group of British companies for their employees' children, it is one of the oldest British schools in the UAE and follows the National Curriculum for England from the Early Years Foundation Stage through IGCSE/GCSE and A Levels, with a growing set of BTEC Level 3 courses. Set on a campus of roughly 100,000 m2, among the largest school sites in the UAE, SES serves around 1,000 students from 67 nationalities. It is rated Very Good and designated a Beacon school by the Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA), and judged Outstanding under the UK's British Schools Overseas (BSO) framework.
Fees read from the school's published 2026-27 fee schedule; SPEA rating from its 2022-23 inspection report. Last checked 10 July 2026. How Talem verifies →
Annual tuition fees
Fees for 2026/2027, per year group. Excludes registration, uniform, and transport.
Tuition is the school's own published table, headed "School Fees 2026-2027", AED 28,420 (FS1) to 72,765 (Years 12 and 13), billed 40/30/30 across three terms. The figures are unchanged from the school's 2025/26 table, verified against archived captures of the same page. Tuition includes all books, medical services and classroom supplies; secondary students provide their own stationery. Uniform, transport, examination fees and school trips are excluded and are not priced on the site. The school prints "All fees are exclusive of VAT" against every column without stating a rate or what it applies to. A refundable security deposit of AED 5,000 per child is payable on acceptance and can be set against the final term, subject to a term's written notice. Admission testing costs AED 400 per student and is non-refundable whether or not the child is accepted. Families with three or more children receive 10% off the eldest child's term tuition; the school notes this is its own decision and not subject to regulator approval, so it is not reflected in the prices shown. Fees are not refundable pro rata if a pupil leaves mid-term.
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SPEA Rating
SPEA 2022–2023 inspection
Stages & pathways
Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
FS1-FS2EYFS framework delivered through play-based, language-immersion learning; the vast majority reach age-related expectations by Key Stage 1.
Key Stage 1
Years 1-2National Curriculum for England with UAE cultural enrichment.
Key Stage 2
Years 3-6Three-form primary phase with specialist teaching for music and PE; French introduced.
Key Stage 3
Years 7-9Lower secondary with setting in Mathematics and separate sciences from Year 9.
Key Stage 4 - I/GCSE
Years 10-11IGCSE/GCSE qualifications (Pearson Edexcel & AQA). IGCSE 2024: 94% grades A*-C.
Sixth Form - A Level
Years 12-13Three A-Levels studied in depth plus BTEC Level 3 (Business, Sport). A-Level 2024: 70% A*-B; 100% of 2023 leavers to their 1st/2nd-choice university.
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Facilities
Primary & Secondary Libraries
Well-resourced libraries for the primary and secondary phases.
Science Laboratories
Separate Physics, Chemistry and Biology laboratories.
ICT Suites
Computer rooms with interactive whiteboards in every classroom.
Design & Technology Workshops
Workshops for design and technology projects.
Acorn Early Years Building
Dedicated Foundation Stage building (2017) with construction, creative-writing and role-play zones.
Sixth Form Centre
Dedicated Sixth Form study and common rooms.
Learning & Language Support Rooms
Rooms for Learning Support and Language Support provision.
Outdoor Swimming Pool
Outdoor pool with a lifeguard on duty during school hours.
School leadership
Darren Coulson
Principal
Principal of Sharjah English School since 2021; previously Head of Primary at JESS Arabian Ranches, Dubai.
Khalid Amiri
Chair of the Board
Shiobhain Brady
Head of Primary
Richard Cranston
Head of Secondary
Nadia Hanine
Head of Sixth Form
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Where we are
Meliha Road, opposite University City, Industrial Area 17, PO Box 1600, Sharjah, UAE
