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.
British
FS1 – Year 13
+2
1974
Fees for 2025/2026, per year group. Excludes registration, uniform, and transport.
2026/27 fees confirmed unchanged from 2025/26. All fees exclusive of VAT and include books, medical services and classroom supplies. Security deposit AED 5,000 per child.
Estimate total annual fees for your family
Planning further ahead? Project the full multi-year cost with the Talem fee calculator.
SPEA 2022–2023 inspection
EYFS framework delivered through play-based, language-immersion learning; the vast majority reach age-related expectations by Key Stage 1.
National Curriculum for England with UAE cultural enrichment.
Three-form primary phase with specialist teaching for music and PE; French introduced.
Lower secondary with setting in Mathematics and separate sciences from Year 9.
IGCSE/GCSE qualifications (Pearson Edexcel & AQA). IGCSE 2024: 94% grades A*-C.
Three 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.
Complete the online registration form and pay the registration fee.
Applicants sit an age-appropriate assessment where required.
Meet the admissions team and tour the campus.
Accept the offer and pay the deposit to secure the place.
Reach the admissions team directly to book a visit or ask about places.
Principal
Principal of Sharjah English School since 2021; previously Head of Primary at JESS Arabian Ranches, Dubai.
No reviews yet. Be the first to review Sharjah English School.
No questions yet. Be the first to ask about Sharjah English School.
Meliha Road, opposite University City, Industrial Area 17, PO Box 1600, Sharjah, UAE
