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PO Box 2002, Dubai, UAE
Phone: 04 - 3371457
Fax: 04 - 3378932

email - dess@dessdubai.com

 

Summary of Results

Our School undertakes all United Kingdom national pupil assessment procedures and so pupils complete the same assessment tests as all primary age children in the UK.

This allows us to benchmark our standards against schools in the United Kingdom. The results shown below are excellent results in comparison to schools in the UK and would place our school amongst the very best.

We therefore have no hesitation in promising you that should you enrol your child at our school we will provide him/her a high quality and sound education from highly qualified and dedicated teachers in a happy and caring school environment.

Please find below a summary of our school results for the last five years. All subject results are at the highest levels when compared to UK schools.

English

Year
DESS Level 4
and above
U.K. Level 4
and above
DESS Level 5
and above
U.K. Level 5
and above
2007
95%
80%
55%
34%
2008
97%
81%
62%
29%
2009
98%
80%
51%
29%
2010
100%
81%
64%
33%
2011
94%
81%
63%
29%

 

Mathematics

Year
DESS Level 4
and above
U.K. Level 4
and above
DESS Level 5
and above
U.K. Level 5
and above
2007
86%
77%
52%
32%
2008
98%
78%
61%
31%
2009
94%
79%
58%
35%
2010
98%
80%
54%
35%
2011
95%
80%
61%
35%

Science*

Year
DESS Level 4
and above
U.K. Level 4
and above
DESS Level 5
and above
U.K. Level 5
and above
2005
98%
86%
89%
47%
2006
99%
87%
84%
46%
2007
96%
88%
69%
47%
2008
99%
88%
77%
44%
2009
97%
88%
68%
43%

* Since 2010 Science is no longer externally assessed