At a glance

All-through British Curriculum School

Safa British School aims to provide an education of the highest quality for every child. The school is committed to maximizing the earning potential of every child and through a range of creative, imaginative and challenging learning experiences, children develop lifelong learning skills. We instill in all children, a sense of responsibility and an understanding of the need for tolerance, empathy, courtesy and consideration to others.

1,400 Students

51:49 Male to Female Ratio

78 nationalities

A truly multinational school

12:1 student teacher ratio

23 students per class

18 Years

In Education

205

Staff Members

56

Subject Teachers

Student Demographics

Indian
18%
British & Irish
13%
Egyptian
10%
European
8%
American
5%
Emirati
5%

Teacher Demographics

UK
49%
Irish
22%
Australian/Canadian/South African
AU/NZ 5%
Others
23%

Key Teacher Facts

Safa Diversity

Awards & Recognition

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Parents' Voice

2022 Term 3 Parent Survey
My child is happy at school 98%
My child is safe at school 99%
Staff at SBS are approachable & helpful 96%
Communication channels are clear 84%
Reporting & parent teacher meetings are informative & useful 87%
I am happy with my child's academic progress this year 88%
My child's happiness & wellbeing is important at SBS 98%
Theme days & whole school events enrich my child's time at school 95%

You Said, We Did

2022 Term 3 Parent Feedback

Sign up for ECAs is during the day & I often miss it.

We will now ensure that ECA sign up is later in the evening.

We miss face to face parent teacher meetings.

Next term as Covid restrictions ease we will offer a hybrid of parent teacher meetings.

Can we come back into school to see the children's books?

We will offer opportunities for our parental community to come back into classrooms to view your child's books.

Can we have additional resources to work on at home?

We will send reminders about the fantastic programmes we have here at SBS. For example Century & Learning Ladders at home.

I sometimes miss things due to different channels of communication.

We use ISAMs as our official whole school communication This includes newsletters, calendar dates and letters rom school. We appreciate there is no notification option on ISAMS so this is why we use seesaw -or reminders. Class specific updates and communication with the class teacher.

Can you share results of exams so that we know how our children are performing?

This year, the results of your child's PT exam be shared with you directly via iSAMS. PT scores are standardised so you will be able to determine where your child is in relation to age-related expectations.

I would love to see the profile of PE being raised here at SBS.

We have extended our leadership within the PE team to support expansion and further raise the profile of PE.

I would like to see the children using less screens.

We have introduced Turn it off Tuesday so all children do not use their iPads each Tuesday.