Al Sabah Indian Pvt. School, Sharjah
SPEA Inspection Report & Ratings
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Executive Summary
Al Sabah Indian Pvt. School has maintained an Acceptable overall effectiveness rating in its 2024-2025 inspection, consistent with the previous review. The school provides a safe and respectful learning environment, fostering student achievement across all phases. Leadership has implemented various improvement actions focused on enhancing teaching quality, planning, and assessment alignment to address students' learning needs.
These efforts have led to steady improvements in students’ progress in most subjects and phases. The school's positive ethos significantly promotes students’ personal development and wellbeing, contributing to a harmonious and supportive educational community.
Overall School Performance
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Al Sabah Indian Pvt. School Overall Rating
Acceptable for 3+ consecutive years
SPEA Performance Standards
The performance standards used by SPEA to evaluate school quality across Sharjah.
Provision for students of determination is rated Acceptable. While most teachers identify students with special educational needs (SEN) and gifted and talented (G&T) students, the support provided to meet their specific needs in lessons is limited. Adaptations in teaching methods and resources for personalized learning are few. students of determinationspecial educational needs (SEN)gifted and talented (G&T)
Student wellbeing is rated Good, with students demonstrating positive and responsible attitudes, self-reliance, and openness to feedback. The school fosters a harmonious learning community through positive student relationships and effective collaboration. Initiatives by the Health and Physical Education Club promote healthy lifestyles, though not all students consistently make healthy food choices. positive and responsible attitudesharmonious learning communityhealthy lifestyles
The school's progress towards the UAE National Agenda targets is rated Acceptable. While the school uses international benchmarking data like PISA, ASSET, and CAT 4, the effective use of this assessment data to inform teaching and curriculum development for all student groups is still developing. UAE National Agendainternational benchmarking dataPISAASSETCAT 4
Key Highlights
Standout achievements identified by the inspection team that distinguish this school.
Academic Progress
Students demonstrate improved progress in science, Islamic education, and social studies across all phases, reflecting enhanced learning outcomes in these core subjects.
Positive Student Conduct
Students consistently exhibit positive attitudes, good behavior, and respectful relationships with peers and teachers, contributing to a supportive school environment.
Strong Teacher-Student Bonds
The school benefits from strong and positive relationships between teachers and students, fostering a trusting and engaging learning atmosphere.
High Attendance
Students maintain consistently high levels of attendance and punctuality across all phases, indicating strong engagement and commitment to their education.
Effective Parent Engagement
The school actively works to engage and involve parents, fostering strong partnerships that support student learning and the overall school community.
Academic Performance Breakdown
Students' achievement is acceptable overall. Progress in science, Islamic education, and social studies is good across all phases. However, progress and attainment in Arabic as a second language require improvement across all phases.
Leadership & Management
Effectiveness of school governance, strategic planning, and leadership capacity to drive continuous improvement.
Leadership Approach
The leadership team, led by the principal, has an Acceptable effectiveness rating, demonstrating a clear vision shared with all stakeholders. They have initiated steps to enhance teaching quality, planning, and assessment. While self-evaluation is used for improvement planning, the current assessment of some aspects of the school's performance is overly generous. Middle leaders are actively developing their leadership skills.
Inspection Findings
Students' Outcomes
Students' achievement is Acceptable overall, with good progress noted in science, Islamic education, and social studies across all phases. However, progress and attainment in Arabic as a second language require improvement.
Personal Development
Students' personal and social development and innovation skills are Good overall. Students display positive attitudes, good behavior, and high attendance, showing respect for Islamic values and Emirati culture. Opportunities for innovation, enterprise, and social contributions are developing.
Teaching Quality
The quality of teaching and assessment is Acceptable overall, with strengths in Middle and Secondary phases where teachers demonstrate secure subject knowledge and effective lesson planning. However, consistency in meeting diverse student needs, especially for SEN/G&T, and the use of assessment data to inform personalized learning, need improvement across all phases.
Protection & Care
The protection, care, guidance, and support of students are rated Good. The school provides a safe and respectful learning environment, with effective health and safety arrangements and strong pastoral care. Students generally make appropriate choices regarding healthy lifestyles, and incidents of bullying are rare and promptly addressed.
Areas for Development
- •Improve students’ attainment and progress in Arabic as a second language by developing their vocabulary, writing skills, and reading comprehension across all phases.
- •Enhance the quality of teaching and assessment by improving teachers’ knowledge of best practices for young children’s learning, strategies for SEN and G&T students, and the use of assessment data for personalized learning.
- •Strengthen the impact of leadership and governance by developing middle leaders’ skills, ensuring accurate self-evaluation, and improving strategic planning to enhance provision and student outcomes.