Repton School

Many of you reading this will already be familiar with a traditional British Pre-Prep and Prep School education and so, while much of what follows will not be new to you, it will almost certainly be of some reassurance that such a thing does exist in the UAE.

As a partner school of Repton UK and its Prep School, Foremarke Hall, the quality of education and standards that we aspire to are inexorably linked. Parents with children at Repton Dubai Junior School therefore enjoy the reassurance that their children are working at the same level as pupils at Repton UK and indeed at any other independent school in the UK.


The role of a Pre- Prep and Prep school is to prepare its pupils thoroughly for entry into independent senior school education. The Junior School is structured as follows:

Foundation Department (Nursery and Reception)
Infant Department (Years 1 and 2)
Pre-Prep Department (Years 3 and 4)
Prep Department (Years 5 and 6)

The standards required for entry into the best senior schools are high and children aspiring to independent senior education are expected to be working at levels that far exceed the norm. 

To meet these standards we, at Repton Junior School, firmly believe that the following are prerequisites:
Reading, English, Mathematics and Science lie at the heart of our curriculum. We aim to deliver these subjects not in a ‘woolly’ way but with a rigour stemming from proven traditional teaching methods. We incorporate the best that modern practice has to offer: Interactive white boards, the everyday use of IT and the latest modern texts, are all important parts of our teaching, but none of these can, or will, ever replace a quality teacher. At Repton Junior School the overwhelming majority of our teachers are recruited straight from UK independent education. Our staff are familiar with the standards and expectations of the top UK schools and consistently apply those standards here at Repton. Repton children are expected to work hard and this extends out of normal school hours.

Regular homework is set to support and extend the children’s learning, moreover, it begins to instil self-discipline and independent study both vital as the children progress through the school. Based on honest, careful evaluation of a child’s capabilities, the teacher will ask parents to support a child’s learning in the home. This may involve practising multiplication tables, spellings or supporting a homework task. It is a proven fact that where parents support the children at home, the children make better progress. A good school does not concentrate solely on academics.

At Repton, through a comprehensive range of extra-curricular activities, children are encouraged to develop their talents wherever they may lie. Our range of activities encompass all the major sports and Repton teams compete regularly at all levels. Artistic activities: Drama, Music, Dance and the Creative Arts are available to all through specialist staff and academic activities allow the children to pursue areas of academic interest to new levels with subjects such as languages, Debating Society and Science proving popular.

Like our parents, we want the best for every Repton pupil. We expect much from them. We expect them to lift themselves to the heights of Repton luminaries who have gone before. We expect them to work hard, to play hard and to achieve to the very best of their abilities. Through their conduct and their achievements we expect them to be a credit to their parents and to their school.