GEMS Jumeirah Primary School

GEMS Jumeirah Primary School has the longest unbroken Outstanding record on this list. KHDA's directory shows Outstanding for every listed inspection from 2010-11 through 2023-24, and the latest report also gives Outstanding for wellbeing and inclusion. The school teaches the National Curriculum for England from FS1 to Year 6 in Jumeira and has 1,466 pupils, 97 teachers and 83 teaching assistants on the 2023-24 report. KHDA's directory dates it from 1994, while the report gives 1996 as the opening year. Inspectors credited highly effective leadership and governance, strong achievement and learning skills, a committed inclusive culture and excellent personal development, especially in the Foundation Stage. On wellbeing they found a team that supports emotional and behavioural needs, parents with an active voice in decisions, and staff who are highly satisfied with the support they get. They also noted that some wellbeing initiatives were not yet fully embedded and asked the school to lift its National Agenda benchmark and reading test results. SchoolsCompared.com gives a parent rating of 84 and flags that Islamic Education and Arabic as a first language lag the other core subjects. The school says its community includes more than seventy nationalities. Its published timetable is a 7.15am to 7.40am drop-off with registration at 7.40am, Monday to Thursday pick-up between 2.30pm and 2.45pm for FS2 to Year 6, and Friday pick-up at 11.15am to 11.30am. FS1 children are collected at 12.30pm. A pupil on a standard Monday to Thursday spends roughly seven hours on site. Fees are AED 44,200 for FS1 and AED 55,714 for FS2 through Year 6 in 2026-27, according to KHDA's directory. The site is small compared with newer premium schools, a trade-off SchoolsCompared.com mentions, and the school is a feeder to Jumeirah College for older pupils.