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Cloud British Private SchoolBritish Curriculum, Subjects & Qualifications

Curriculum
British
SPEA
Acceptable
Location
Sharjah, Al Ramla
Fees
AED 19K - 29K
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Curriculum & Academics

Acceptable
SPEA Inspection Rating (2024–25)
15 of 105 British curriculum schools in Sharjah hold this rating; majority are rated Good or above
Very Good
Phase 3 Maths & Science Benchmarks
External benchmarking result — the school's strongest academic data point per SPEA review
Weak
Phase 2 English & Maths (External)
2023–24 external benchmark result for Phase 2, covering 364 of 562 enrolled students
1:14
Student-to-Teacher Ratio
Slightly above the Sharjah private school average of 1:13.6 across 204 schools with ratio data
17%
Annual Teacher Turnover Rate
Cited by SPEA inspectors as having a negative impact on student achievement across all phases
British NCfE FS1–Year 9STEAM & SDG FocusArabic & French OfferedSPEA Acceptable 2025No SEN ProvisionNo Post-Y9 Pathway

Cloud British Private School delivers the National Curriculum for England (NCfE) from FS1 through Year 9, making it one of 105 British curriculum schools in Sharjah — the largest single curriculum group in the city. Founded in 2022, CBPS is a relatively young institution still establishing its academic identity. The school currently offers no GCSE, A-Level, or post-Year 9 pathway, meaning families will need to plan a transition to another school for secondary completion. No IB, vocational, or bilingual dual-track programme is offered at this stage. There is no dedicated gifted and talented programme, and the school reports zero students with special educational needs, with no SEN provision in place.

Academic performance data presents a mixed picture. The school uses CAT4, Progress Tests (PT), Advanced Benchmarking Tests (ABT), and TALA for external benchmarking. The most notable result is very good external benchmarking scores in mathematics and science at Phase 3 — a genuine bright spot confirmed by inspectors. However, Phase 2 attainment was rated weak in both English and mathematics on external benchmarks in 2023–24, a significant concern given that Phase 2 accounts for 364 of the school's 562 students. Inspectors found that the school's internal assessment data consistently overstates attainment compared to external benchmarks and lesson observations across all subjects and phases — a finding that undermines confidence in the school's self-reported progress metrics. No GCSE or A-Level results are available given the school's current year range.

The school's first SPEA School Performance Review (2024–2025) awarded an overall rating of Acceptable — placing CBPS among the 15 out of 105 British curriculum schools in Sharjah rated at this level, below the majority rated Good or above. Inspectors rated students' achievement, teaching and assessment, curriculum design, and leadership all at the Acceptable threshold. French achievement in Phase 2 was rated Good, standing out as the sole subject area to exceed the minimum standard. Students' knowledge of Islamic values and principles in Phases 2 and 3 was also cited as a key strength alongside teachers' pastoral care.

The school embeds STEAM/STREAM integration and UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) project-based learning into its curriculum framework, reflecting the principal's commitment to 21st-century skills. Arabic and French are offered as additional languages alongside the English-medium core. Mandatory UAE curriculum components — Islamic Culture, UAE Social Studies — are delivered in line with regulatory requirements. However, inspectors flagged that opportunities for students to develop innovation, enterprise, and critical thinking skills remain insufficient, and that teaching strategies do not consistently meet the needs of different learner groups. A teacher turnover rate of 17% was identified as having had a measurable negative impact on student achievement — a structural issue that parents should weigh carefully.

Compared to peer British curriculum schools in Sharjah, CBPS lags in several areas that more established schools address as standard: there is no gifted and talented stream, no SEN provision, no post-Year 9 pathway, [MISSING: formal co-curricular programme data], and no university destination statistics. Computing resources were noted as insufficient for some year groups. The school's self-evaluation processes were specifically flagged for improvement, with inspectors finding the current improvement plan neither coherent nor sufficiently realistic. For parents seeking a British curriculum foundation at an accessible price point, CBPS offers genuine warmth and some promising STEM results at Phase 3 — but the academic programme requires substantial development before it can be considered comparable to the stronger-rated British schools in the city.