Horizon English School Town SquarePrincipal & Leadership Team

Horizon English School Town Square is led by Founding Principal Nick Hart, an educator with over 20 years of experience in school leadership. Hart brings direct institutional knowledge to the role, having served as Principal of Horizon English School Jumeirah from 2023, where he is credited with strengthening academic outcomes, driving curriculum innovation, and achieving one of the highest teacher-retention rates in the region. He holds a Master's in International Educational Leadership from UCL and is a published author of two books on school culture and impact — a profile that signals genuine intellectual investment in the craft of school leadership, not merely administrative experience.

Joining Hart is Charlotte Grieves, Founding Head of Primary, who brings external perspective having previously held a leadership role at RGS Guildford Dubai. Together, they form a leadership team that combines deep Horizon institutional knowledge with fresh experience from another well-regarded British curriculum school in Dubai. Governance sits with Cognita Middle East, overseen by Glen Radojkovich, Managing Director – UAE Schools, and Ian Wallace, Director of Education — both of whom have direct personal ties to the Horizon brand. Wallace himself previously served as Principal of Horizon English School Jumeirah, lending the governance layer an unusual depth of school-specific understanding.

As a pre-opening school, Horizon Town Square has not yet received a KHDA inspection rating. This is expected for any new institution, and the school is classified among the 27 New Schools in Dubai that have not yet undergone substantive inspection. Parents should note that among British curriculum schools in Dubai, 18 of the 23 Outstanding-rated schools follow the British curriculum — the strongest performance of any curriculum type in the city — and the sister campus, Horizon English School Jumeirah, holds an Outstanding KHDA rating alongside BSO accreditation and recognition as the Happiest School in the UAE. While these accolades belong to a separate legal entity, they provide meaningful context for the leadership team now tasked with building the Town Square campus.

Student-teacher ratio, total staff headcount, and individual staff qualification statistics are [MISSING: not yet published for this pre-opening school]. For reference, the average student-to-teacher ratio across Dubai's private schools is 13.6:1, based on data from 204 schools. Parents should request this figure directly from admissions once the school opens and enrolment data is available. On community engagement, the school has established a Parent Experience Centre at its current Town Square address and has announced plans for a Friends of Horizon parent-led group to launch alongside the campus in 2027 — early signals of an intentional approach to family involvement, though these remain aspirational at this stage.