Best British Schools in Sharjah

Sharjah is UAE’s second largest city, after Dubai with the population of over 1.4 million. In the west of Sharjah, we have Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman on the east, which makes Sharjah the hub of humanity and industry. It is also known as the cultural capital of the UAE. Sharjah contributes 7.4% in the GDP of UAE.

With the increasing number of British people settling in Sharjah, British schools in Sharjah are getting more and more popular because of which quite a number of the schools in Sharjah follow the British curriculum.

The schools in the city follow different curriculums from American to German and everything in between.

Many schools in Sharjah are affiliated either with BSO, BSME or CIS. If we talk about BSO/BSME inspection reports then both of them are comprehensive and illuminating reports. They measure the schools against a set of UK standards. These reports allow the parents to see exactly what they are getting from the school and are able to measure the school against others, both overseas and in the UK itself.

Only Sharjah English School has a current BSO inspection report.

There is a famous site called Whichschooladvisor.com, which is basically about the reviews and comments of the parents on schools and their services. Whichschooladvisor.com visits every school that they want to cover and makes the most comprehensive list of British Schools in Sharjah. Included in the school details are the seats available, fees facilities, exam results, the Ministry of Education inspection summary plus their impressions of the schools. To get into these high quality schools the children should have good skills, and hiring a private tutor can help in this regard.

To be more specific in their quality Sharjah Education Authority carries out its own school inspections and these take place once every three years. The inspection was completed in 2013/14 and many of the reports are available on line. There is an option of parent rating on WhichSchoolAdvisor.com. And the school needs to score 3.0 or above to make it into the Parent Recommended Best Schools list. If a school scores below 3.0 it means that the school might be admired because of its reputation or from word of mouth but there are some areas with question marks. And if the score is above 3.0 or above 3.5 it means that the school is highly admired by the parents because of its leadership and vision. 

If the school you are interested in is not there in the list it means that its score is below 3.0 or yet has to receive sufficient surveys.

Some of the best rated British schools in Sharjah are:

Providence English Private School

Providence English Private School known as PEPS is a school that follows British curriculum that emphasizes mainly on books and text that is prepared from leading world publishers. The students from this school go through 4 monthly tests and a couple of weekly tests all year around. And PEPS is considered as one of the best British schools in Sharjah

International School of Creative Sciences

ISCS is a school that targets to provide the quality of education which is second to none. ISCS provides the best British education by promoting critical and creative thinking, and it also follows the UAE national curriculum for Arabic, Islamic and Social Studies. According to the UAE Ministry of Education, ISCS is the only Prometheans center of excellence in the Middle East and probably the only Promethean innovation hub in the world.

Scholars International Academy

There are only 2 schools in Sharjah that are associated with BSO (British Schools Overseas) and SIA is one of them. SIA is also a permanent member of BSME (British Schools Middle East). SIA follows the National Curriculum of England and Wales along with Cambridge curriculum programs.

Sharjah English School

Sharjah English School was founded in 1974 and is located near the University of Sharjah. A lot of students who come to SES are from Ajman, Ras-al-Khaimah, Midriff and Dubai too. This school is a non-profit organization and instead of being a non-profit organization SES provides excellent education if compared to other schools in the Gulf region with an international reputation. SES offers the Duke of Edinburgh’s International award to its students. The award focuses on serving the local community and practicing a special skill and physical recreation.

Al Mawahib British Private School

Al Mawahib British Private school focusses on a curriculum that balances both, the British way of education with Islamic education. The advantage of blending the two educational systems makes the student aware of foreign methods of study along with their family traditions.

Victoria English School

Victoria English school has been providing excellent learning opportunities from the last 20 years specially for the local children in Sharjah. The best curriculum suitable for the multicultural ambiance makes it one of the best schools in Sharjah. The curriculum of the school includes the primary (FS, KSI AND KS2), the secondary, the Arabic and Islamic. And the learning development sections.

The Sharjah Private Education Authority has revised their policy for the students to follow the British Curriculum from early childhood, first preparatory stage FSI. This has been done to align British curriculum schools with the requirements of the approved curriculums by UAE.