Indian Excellent Private School Sharjah - Al Azra
Executive Summary
The Indian Excellent Private School has maintained an Acceptable overall effectiveness rating in its latest inspection for the 2024-2025 academic year, showing limited progress since the previous review.
Significant improvements are noted in Kindergarten, where provision and outcomes are now Good, attributed to effective leadership and staff. While overall progress remains Acceptable, attainment and progress are now Good in UAE social studies and secondary science. However, external CBSE examination results show variability, and assessment systems remain underdeveloped, particularly for identifying and supporting Students of Determination and Gifted and Talented students.
Leadership and management are rated Acceptable, with a need for further development in middle leadership and self-evaluation processes. Despite these challenges, students' personal and social development is Good, and arrangements for protection, care, and guidance are also Good, contributing to a well-cared-for learning environment.
Overall School Performance
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Indian Excellent Private School Sharjah - Al Azra Overall Rating
Acceptable for 3+ consecutive years
SPEA Performance Standards
The performance standards used by SPEA to evaluate school quality across Sharjah.
The school has made modest improvements in identifying students with additional learning needs, but the provision and support in lessons for these students are not yet robust or consistent. While some support exists for talented students in sports, academically gifted students lack formal identification and systematic support. Students with special educational needsGifted and Talented students
Students demonstrate positive and responsible attitudes, with excellent behavior and respectful relationships with staff and peers. The school maintains good arrangements for child protection, safeguarding, and the overall care and guidance of students. child protectionsafeguardingcare and guidance
The school's performance in National Agenda benchmarks is variable. While some CBSE examination results are outstanding, external ASSET data indicates weak attainment. Overall, the school's contribution to the National Agenda is acceptable, with fluctuating outcomes across subjects and phases. CBSE examination resultsASSET benchmark assessment
Key Highlights
Standout achievements identified by the inspection team that distinguish this school.
KG Achievements
Children in Kindergarten demonstrate strong achievements across English, mathematics, science, and other subjects.
KG Teaching & Assessment
The quality of teaching and assessment in the Kindergarten phase is highly effective.
Subject Achievements
Students show good achievement in UAE social studies across all phases, and in English and science in the Secondary phase.
Positive Student Development
Students exhibit positive attitudes and behavior, fostering strong and respectful relationships throughout the school.
Child Protection & Care
The school has robust arrangements in place for child protection, safeguarding, and the overall care of its students.
Academic Performance Breakdown
Students’ achievement is acceptable overall, with notable strengths in KG and specific subjects in Secondary, but limited improvement in other areas.
Leadership & Management
Effectiveness of school governance, strategic planning, and leadership capacity to drive continuous improvement.
Leadership Approach
The leadership and management are rated Acceptable, with a slow pace of addressing previous recommendations. There is a need for further development in teachers' skills and more effective support for subject leaders. The school's self-evaluation processes are underdeveloped, and judgments about student achievement are often over-inflated.
Inspection Findings
Students' Outcomes
Students' outcomes are acceptable overall, with notable strengths in Kindergarten where achievements are good. Attainment and progress are also good in UAE social studies across all phases and in English and science in the Secondary phase. However, achievement in most other subjects and phases remains acceptable with limited improvement.
Personal Development
Students demonstrate good personal and social development, exhibiting positive and responsible attitudes, excellent behavior, and respectful relationships with peers and staff. They have a strong appreciation for Islamic values and UAE culture.
Teaching Quality
The overall quality of teaching and assessment is acceptable. While teaching in Kindergarten is good, it remains acceptable in other phases. Teachers possess secure subject knowledge but often lack differentiated activities and effective questioning techniques to fully meet the needs of all students.
Protection & Care
The school provides good protection, care, guidance, and support for students. Arrangements for child protection and safeguarding are strong, and students demonstrate a general understanding of healthy lifestyles.
Areas for Development
- •Improve students’ achievement in subjects currently rated acceptable, particularly in all external assessments and examinations.
- •Enhance the quality of teaching and the level of challenge provided to students in Primary, Middle, and Secondary phases.
- •Implement efficient, reliable, and comprehensive assessment systems to accurately evaluate students’ progress across Primary, Middle, and Secondary.
- •Strengthen the effective identification and support mechanisms for students with special educational needs (SEN) and gifted and talented (G&T) students.
- •Improve students’ attendance and punctuality across all phases of the school.
- •Enhance the quality, accuracy, and rigor of the school’s self-evaluation processes and school improvement planning to better support student achievement.
- •Develop middle school leadership to ensure a significant positive impact on improving students’ achievement.
- •Review daily operational processes, including lesson routines, timetabling, and the length of the school day.