Muna British Academy

An Aldar Education primary that opened on Hamdan Street in 2009 and relocated to a new AED 300 million campus in Saadiyat Lagoons for August 2025, expanding from primary into a through-school to Year 13.

Muna held an Outstanding ADEK rating across multiple inspection cycles and was the first standalone primary in Abu Dhabi to do so. The English National Curriculum is delivered with strong arts, sport, and enrichment provision, and SEND inclusion is a recognised strength rather than a marketing line.

The Saadiyat move is the structural change to read carefully. Families who chose Muna as a small, central, primary-only school are now part of a much larger through-school, and the early-year cohorts on the new site are still settling. Parent voice from the Hamdan years was unusually warm on pastoral care and teacher continuity, and the early Saadiyat reviews suggest that culture has carried across. Sits naturally on a shortlist with Cranleigh, Brighton College Abu Dhabi, and Bloom World Academy.

• Parent reviews run consistently positive, with WhichSchoolAdvisor reporting around 4.2 of 5 across roughly 14 surveyed parents and a 90% recommendation rate.
• Parents single out teachers for knowing children individually, calling the community feel a defining feature alongside the British primary curriculum.
• One ex-student said it was the best school they had attended and praised staff and the breadth of trips. Another commenter grouped Muna with The Pearl as the credible Aldar primary options.
• Communication with parents on progress is rated strongly, with around 90% satisfaction and no parent reporting dissatisfaction.
• Two-thirds of parents say the fees are justified by what the school delivers; arts and sport are seen as solid rather than standout.
• ADEK has rated the school Outstanding in consecutive inspections.
• The school relocated from Al Markaziyah to a new Saadiyat Lagoons campus for 2025-26, so most parent feedback online still reflects the previous site.