SES has been certified as an "Outstanding" School by the BSO (British School Overseas)

"Sharjah English School is an outstanding school: it is very effective and standards across all areas are high. Students’ attainment is above what is normally expected across all phases of the school. Students are well disciplined, confident and articulate. Even the youngest students behave responsibly. The school’s senior leadership team and board of governors continually monitor and evaluate the standards at the school against external judgements. Consequently, the school has grown and developed into a school with an outstanding reputation in its community."

Teachers work collaboratively to provide opportunities, both within the indoor and outdoor learning environments, for children to learn through investigative play. Teachers spend their time observing and interacting with each child, spending time in one-to-one situations enables teachers to provide personalised teaching strategies that support each child.

The learning spaces in Foundation are well resourced and planned to ensure pupils learn through personal interest. The children learn the importance of independence and how they can take charge of their own learning. Children are taught how to use resources in the classroom to further their knowledge and skills and they are able to access these resources at any time during the school day.

At SES we acknowledge that it is our responsibility to educate the whole child and that academic success, while important, is only part of what we aim for our students to achieve.

We provide a safe and supportive environment for the children to challenge themselves and take risks to develop as 21st Century learners. Not only do the children excel in academic attainment, they flourish as happy individuals; developing confidence, communication and empathy towards others, all being important skills of the SES's Learner Profile.

Our diversity is one of our greatest strengths and the many different cultures that make up our community makes SES such a special school, ensuring everyone feels a sense of belonging. We have the opportunities to celebrate many cultures and family backgrounds, and SES ensures our pupils are ready for their future wherever it may take them.

We are an inclusive school and do not discriminate against any student with learning difficulties, provided we have the support system at school necessary to best assist your child.

Sharjah English School has achieved excellent academic results in GCSE's in 2022, placing us in the top three schools in the UAE. We are an academically outstanding school following the British International School system, accredited by the British Schools Overseas (BSO) Inspectorate. This means that you as parents can be safe in the knowledge that when you choose to enroll your child in SES, your child will be receiving an ‘Outstanding’ education.

All students in Years 10 and 11 study compulsory subjects of English Language, English Literature, Mathematics and Science. In addition to these, students are able to choose a further 4 subjects from a wide range of options. This enables students to choose subjects which they enjoy, which they will succeed in, and which will help them to specialise and focus on to eventually study at A Level in Years 12 and 13 if they choose to.