450-Year legacy arrives to Dubai: Queen Elizabeth's school to open in August 2026

450-Year Legacy Arrives in Dubai: Queen Elizabeth's School to Open in 2026

Queen Elizabeth's School in Barnet is preparing to launch its first international campus in Dubai Sports City in August 2026. The new branch, named Queen Elizabeth’s School in Dubai, will extend over 450 years of British educational tradition to the UAE.

The school will follow the National Curriculum for England, maintaining the same high standards that have made the Barnet institution a consistent top performer and a prominent leader in UK education.

Developed in cooperation with GEDU Global Education, the project recently gained initial approval from Dubai’s Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA). This marks a historic milestone as it will become the first UK state grammar school to open an overseas branch.

“This landmark approval allows us to accelerate our vision to deliver world-leading K-12 education to students from across the UAE,” said Caroline Pendleton-Nash, CEO of Queen Elizabeth’s Global Schools.
“The Dubai branch campus will remain faithful to the mission, ethos, tradition, and exacting academic standards of Queen Elizabeth’s School, Barnet, while embracing Dubai’s spirit of innovation and ambition,” she said.
“In uniting the heritage of one of the UK’s most distinguished schools with the vision of Dubai, we aspire to set a new global benchmark for educational excellence,” she added.

The Dubai campus will initially open for nursery through year 8, with future expansion planned to include a sixth form.

Author’s Summary

The iconic Queen Elizabeth’s School, with 450 years of British academic excellence, will open its first international branch in Dubai in 2026, combining tradition with innovation.

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The PIE News The PIE News — 2025-11-08

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