Affordable British Schools in Abu Dhabi 2026: Fees & Ratings
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UAE Ministry of Education
10K - 12K AED
Baniyas
Last updated · Sources: ADEK inspection reports · methodology
Al Tharawat National Private School is a Ministry of Education school located in Baniyas East 9, Abu Dhabi. The school opened in September 2014 in purpose-built accommodation, serving students from Kindergarten through Grade 9.
Approximately 568 students attend the school, with 53% boys and 47% girls. The student body includes 71 children in Kindergarten, 253 in the primary section covering Grades 1 to 5, and 244 in secondary covering Grades 6 to 9. Students from Kindergarten to Grade 5 learn in mixed classes, while those from Grade 6 onwards are taught in separate classes for boys and girls.
The school follows the UAE Ministry of Education curriculum with Arabic as the primary language of instruction. Eight students with special educational needs are supported, including those with physical disabilities and autism. The admissions policy aligns with ADEK guidelines and maintains an inclusive approach.
Annual tuition fees range from AED 10,100 to AED 12,200. The Baniyas East 9 campus is conveniently accessible for families residing in Baniyas East, Bawabat Al Sharq, and Baniyas City.
The academic year of some recorded fees has not been verified against its source. Confirm current rates with the school before using them.
| Grade Level | Annual Fees (recorded) | Est. Monthly | Fact Sheet |
|---|---|---|---|
| KG1/FS22026-2027 (year unverified) | 10,100 AED | ~842 AED | - |
| KG2/Y12026-2027 (year unverified) | 10,100 AED | ~842 AED | - |
| G1/Y22026-2027 (year unverified) | 10,400 AED | ~867 AED | - |
| G2/Y32026-2027 (year unverified) | 10,400 AED | ~867 AED | - |
| G3/Y42026-2027 (year unverified) | 10,700 AED | ~892 AED | - |
| G4/Y52026-2027 (year unverified) | 10,700 AED | ~892 AED | - |
| G5/Y62026-2027 (year unverified) | 10,800 AED | ~900 AED | - |
| G6/Y72026-2027 (year unverified) | 10,800 AED | ~900 AED | - |
| G7/Y82026-2027 (year unverified) | 11,000 AED | ~917 AED | - |
| G8/Y92026-2027 (year unverified) | 11,000 AED | ~917 AED | - |
| G9/Y102026-2027 (year unverified) | 11,000 AED | ~917 AED | - |
| G10/Y112026-2027 (year unverified) | 11,200 AED | ~933 AED | - |
| G11/Y122026-2027 (year unverified) | 11,200 AED | ~933 AED | - |
| G12/Y132026-2027 (year unverified) | 12,200 AED | ~1,017 AED | - |
ADEK rated Al Tharawat National Private School "Good" in its 2019-2020 inspection, up from "Acceptable" at the previous inspection. The school has been inspected 4 times since 2014-2015.
Al Tharwath National Private School received an overall rating of Good. Students achieved Very Good results in Islamic Education, Arabic and Social Studies in the earliest phase, with strong performance across most subjects elsewhere. Health and safety, and care and support, were rated Very Good, while leadership and management achieved a Good rating overall.
Source: ADEK inspection report 2019-2020 (PDF, pages 1–8), inspected 14-Feb-2022 to 17-Feb-2022. Restated by BestSchool.ae.
Of the 6 performance indicators rated in both reports, 6 improved, 0 declined and 0 kept the same rating.
Of the 5 recommendations made in 2018-2019, 2 can be checked against the 2019-2020 ratings: 2 show an improvement.
Assessment (Phase 1 (FS/KG)): Acceptable → Good · Assessment (Phase 2 (P/E/C1)): Acceptable → Good · Assessment (Phase 3 (S/M/C2)): Acceptable → Good · Assessment (Phase 4 (P-16/HS/C3)): Acceptable → Good
Partnerships with parents: Acceptable → Good
| Indicator | Phase | 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students' Achievement | |||
| Overall achievement | Whole school | Acceptable | — |
| Students' personal and social development and innovation skills | |||
| Personal development | KG | Acceptable | — |
| Personal development | Primary | Acceptable | — |
| Personal development | Middle | Acceptable | — |
| Personal development | High | Acceptable | — |
| Understanding of Islamic values and awareness of Emirati and world cultures | KG | Good | — |
| Understanding of Islamic values and awareness of Emirati and world cultures | Primary | Good | — |
| Understanding of Islamic values and awareness of Emirati and world cultures | Middle | Good | — |
| Understanding of Islamic values and awareness of Emirati and world cultures | High | Good | — |
| Social responsibility and innovation skills | KG | Acceptable | — |
| Social responsibility and innovation skills | Primary | Acceptable | — |
| Social responsibility and innovation skills | Middle | Acceptable | — |
| Social responsibility and innovation skills | High | Acceptable | — |
| Teaching and assessment | |||
| Teaching for effective learning | KG | Acceptable | — |
| Teaching for effective learning | Primary | Acceptable | — |
| Teaching for effective learning | Middle | Acceptable | — |
| Teaching for effective learning | High | Acceptable | — |
| Assessment | Phase 1 (FS/KG) | Acceptable | Good |
| Assessment | Phase 2 (P/E/C1) | Acceptable | Good |
| Assessment | Phase 3 (S/M/C2) | Acceptable | Good |
| Assessment | Phase 4 (P-16/HS/C3) | Acceptable | Good |
| Teaching | Phase 1 (FS/KG) | — | Good |
| Teaching | Phase 2 (P/E/C1) | — | Good |
| Teaching | Phase 3 (S/M/C2) | — | Good |
| Teaching | Phase 4 (P-16/HS/C3) | — | Good |
| Curriculum | |||
| Curriculum design and implementation | KG | Acceptable | — |
| Curriculum design and implementation | Primary | Acceptable | — |
| Curriculum design and implementation | Middle | Acceptable | — |
| Curriculum design and implementation | High | Acceptable | — |
| Curriculum adaptation | KG | Acceptable | — |
| Curriculum adaptation | Primary | Acceptable | — |
| Curriculum adaptation | Middle | Acceptable | — |
| Curriculum adaptation | High | Acceptable | — |
| The protection, care, guidance and support of students | |||
| Health and safety, including arrangements for child protection/safeguarding | KG | Acceptable | — |
| Health and safety, including arrangements for child protection/safeguarding | Primary | Acceptable | — |
| Health and safety, including arrangements for child protection/safeguarding | Middle | Acceptable | — |
| Health and safety, including arrangements for child protection/safeguarding | High | Acceptable | — |
| Care and support | KG | Acceptable | — |
| Care and support | Primary | Acceptable | — |
| Care and support | Middle | Acceptable | — |
| Care and support | High | Acceptable | — |
| Leadership and management | |||
| The effectiveness of leadership | Whole school | Acceptable | — |
| Self-evaluation and improvement planning | Whole school | Acceptable | — |
| Partnerships with parents | Whole school | Acceptable | Good |
| Governance | Whole school | Acceptable | Good |
| Management, staffing, facilities and resources | Whole school | Acceptable | — |
| Effectiveness of leadership | Whole school | — | Good |
| Self evaluation & improvement | Whole school | — | Good |
| Management | Whole school | — | Good |
| Students' achievement | |||
| Attainment in Islamic Education | Phase 1 (FS/KG) | — | Very good |
| Attainment in Islamic Education | Phase 2 (P/E/C1) | — | Good |
| Attainment in Islamic Education | Phase 3 (S/M/C2) | — | Good |
| Attainment in Islamic Education | Phase 4 (P-16/HS/C3) | — | Good |
| Attainment in Arabic First Language | Phase 1 (FS/KG) | — | Very good |
| Attainment in Arabic First Language | Phase 2 (P/E/C1) | — | Good |
| Attainment in Arabic First Language | Phase 3 (S/M/C2) | — | Good |
| Attainment in Arabic First Language | Phase 4 (P-16/HS/C3) | — | Good |
| Attainment in Social Studies | Phase 1 (FS/KG) | — | Very good |
| Attainment in Social Studies | Phase 2 (P/E/C1) | — | Good |
| Attainment in Social Studies | Phase 3 (S/M/C2) | — | Good |
| Attainment in Social Studies | Phase 4 (P-16/HS/C3) | — | Good |
| Attainment in English | Phase 1 (FS/KG) | — | Good |
| Attainment in English | Phase 2 (P/E/C1) | — | Good |
| Attainment in English | Phase 3 (S/M/C2) | — | Good |
| Attainment in English | Phase 4 (P-16/HS/C3) | — | Good |
| Attainment in Mathematics | Phase 1 (FS/KG) | — | Good |
| Attainment in Mathematics | Phase 2 (P/E/C1) | — | Good |
| Attainment in Mathematics | Phase 3 (S/M/C2) | — | Good |
| Attainment in Mathematics | Phase 4 (P-16/HS/C3) | — | Very good |
| Attainment in Sciences | Phase 1 (FS/KG) | — | Good |
| Attainment in Sciences | Phase 2 (P/E/C1) | — | Good |
| Attainment in Sciences | Phase 3 (S/M/C2) | — | Good |
| Attainment in Sciences | Phase 4 (P-16/HS/C3) | — | Very good |
| Progress in Islamic Education | Phase 1 (FS/KG) | — | Very good |
| Progress in Islamic Education | Phase 2 (P/E/C1) | — | Good |
| Progress in Islamic Education | Phase 3 (S/M/C2) | — | Good |
| Progress in Islamic Education | Phase 4 (P-16/HS/C3) | — | Good |
| Progress in Arabic First Language | Phase 1 (FS/KG) | — | Very good |
| Progress in Arabic First Language | Phase 2 (P/E/C1) | — | Good |
| Progress in Arabic First Language | Phase 3 (S/M/C2) | — | Good |
| Progress in Arabic First Language | Phase 4 (P-16/HS/C3) | — | Good |
| Progress in Social Studies | Phase 1 (FS/KG) | — | Very good |
| Progress in Social Studies | Phase 2 (P/E/C1) | — | Good |
| Progress in Social Studies | Phase 3 (S/M/C2) | — | Good |
| Progress in Social Studies | Phase 4 (P-16/HS/C3) | — | Good |
| Progress in English | Phase 1 (FS/KG) | — | Good |
| Progress in English | Phase 2 (P/E/C1) | — | Good |
| Progress in English | Phase 3 (S/M/C2) | — | Good |
| Progress in English | Phase 4 (P-16/HS/C3) | — | Good |
| Progress in Mathematics | Phase 1 (FS/KG) | — | Good |
| Progress in Mathematics | Phase 2 (P/E/C1) | — | Good |
| Progress in Mathematics | Phase 3 (S/M/C2) | — | Good |
| Progress in Mathematics | Phase 4 (P-16/HS/C3) | — | Very good |
| Progress in Sciences | Phase 1 (FS/KG) | — | Good |
| Progress in Sciences | Phase 2 (P/E/C1) | — | Good |
| Progress in Sciences | Phase 3 (S/M/C2) | — | Good |
| Progress in Sciences | Phase 4 (P-16/HS/C3) | — | Very good |
| Learning skills | Phase 1 (FS/KG) | — | Good |
| Learning skills | Phase 2 (P/E/C1) | — | Good |
| Learning skills | Phase 3 (S/M/C2) | — | Good |
| Learning skills | Phase 4 (P-16/HS/C3) | — | Good |
| Protection, care, guidance and support | |||
| Health & safety | Phase 1 (FS/KG) | — | Very good |
| Health & safety | Phase 2 (P/E/C1) | — | Very good |
| Health & safety | Phase 3 (S/M/C2) | — | Very good |
| Health & safety | Phase 4 (P-16/HS/C3) | — | Very good |
| Care & support | Phase 1 (FS/KG) | — | Very good |
| Care & support | Phase 2 (P/E/C1) | — | Very good |
| Care & support | Phase 3 (S/M/C2) | — | Very good |
| Care & support | Phase 4 (P-16/HS/C3) | — | Very good |
Following major staff and leadership turnover, this school's overall performance improved to acceptable. Safety, care and behaviour are now effective, but teaching, curriculum and leadership remain acceptable overall, with more-able students insufficiently challenged and innovation skills underdeveloped across the school.
Source: ADEK inspection report 2018-2019 (PDF, pages 1–19), inspected 10 to 13 February 2019. Restated by BestSchool.ae.
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