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Rophine Field International School
A small private school in Utawala, on the eastern side of Nairobi, founded in 2008 as part of the Rophine Field group, running British curriculum from early years to senior school.
In brief
A small private school in Utawala, on the eastern side of Nairobi, founded in 2008 as part of the Rophine Field group, running British curriculum from early years to senior school.
The Rophine Field group runs several campuses across Utawala, Kamulu and Diani, with the international stream on the Utawala site. The location matters because Utawala sits east of the city near the airport, well away from the Westlands and Karen clusters where most expat-facing international schools concentrate. Fees and intake reflect that geography, with a largely Kenyan day-pupil community.
Online signal is thin and largely complimentary at the local level, with some parents flagging fees as a stretch for the area. KCPE results are reported as strong by the school. The international branding is genuine in the sense that British curriculum is offered, but families looking for the international peer mix, accreditations and external inspection regimes of the bigger Nairobi names will find a different proposition here.
Reviews
- Operates as one of several Rophine Field campuses in Nairobi and on the coast. The international campus runs Early Years through IGCSE.
- Local commentary places it as a recognised Utawala-area option, with one tutor describing fees as more accessible than central Nairobi internationals.
- Marketing leans on KCPE mean-score performance from the group's KCPE schools rather than IGCSE results from this campus, which can confuse the comparison for expat families.
- Independent third-party parent reviews are sparse. Most online presence is school-controlled or directory-page text.