Schools hit back at Dubai inspections

The DSIB also said that a further five in higher categories 'had specific issues' to resolve.

Some schools have been ordered to produce a follow-up report for parents on how they will improve, but no school will be moved up a category until next year's inspection. Results were published on April 2.

However, some schools have reacted angrily to the scorings they were given. A spokesperson for Emirates International Schools (EIS) told 7Days that the group were planning to hire independent international inspectors to conduct assessments after its schools in Jumeirah and the Meadows were give adequate ratings.

EIS suggested that they inspectors lacked the required skills to conduct inspections, claiming the ratings were severely flawed. The spokesperson added that DSIB 'lacks the experience to extensively assess the schools in Dubai'.

Schools were given one of four grades - unsatisfactory, acceptable, good and outstanding. Of the 69 inspected, four were judged outstanding, 25 as good, 34 acceptable and six unsatisfactory.