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Cranleigh Abu Dhabi

Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Practice coming soon.

A British curriculum school on Saadiyat Island that offers places on the basis of its own evaluation. Candidates sit CAT4, write a short English piece and have an informal interview; the school does not publish a fixed assessment date.

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Key facts

checked 17 October 2026

Selective entry

The admissions policy says the school evaluates pupils for entry and places are offered (or not) on that basis; it describes candidates who meet admission requirements, sibling priority only for those at the required academic standard, and many oversubscribed year groups.

Source: Admissions Policy, Cranleigh Abu Dhabi (Version 3, reviewed 31 August 2025) (opens in a new tab), read 17 October 2026

Entry point

Year 7 (age 11 on 31 August) sits within one Prep and Senior route covering Years 3 to 9; Year 10 and Year 12 have their own processes. No separate Year 7 round is described.

Source: Admissions Policy, Cranleigh Abu Dhabi (Version 3, reviewed 31 August 2025) (opens in a new tab), read 17 October 2026

Test used

For Years 3 to 9: informal interview, a short piece of English writing and an online CAT4; some candidates also take further online English and Maths tests the policy calls PTE and PTM (likely GL Progress Tests; the policy gives only the abbreviations). Overseas candidates sit the writing and CAT4 at their current school. A confidential reference with standardised scores is required.

Source: Admissions Policy, Cranleigh Abu Dhabi (Version 3, reviewed 31 August 2025) (opens in a new tab), read 17 October 2026

Assessment and dates

No assessment month or date published in the policy; evaluation follows registration.

Source: Admissions Policy, Cranleigh Abu Dhabi (Version 3, reviewed 31 August 2025) (opens in a new tab), read 17 October 2026

Places

Not published; the policy notes the school is oversubscribed in many year groups and keeps a wait pool.

Source: Admissions Policy, Cranleigh Abu Dhabi (Version 3, reviewed 31 August 2025) (opens in a new tab), read 17 October 2026

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At a glance

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Selective entry

The admissions policy says the school evaluates pupils for entry and places are offered (or not) on that basis; it describes candidates who meet admission requirements, sibling priority only for those at the required academic standard, and many oversubscribed year groups.

Source: Admissions Policy, Cranleigh Abu Dhabi (Version 3, reviewed 31 August 2025) (opens in a new tab), read 17 October 2026

Entry point

Year 7 (age 11 on 31 August) sits within one Prep and Senior route covering Years 3 to 9; Year 10 and Year 12 have their own processes. No separate Year 7 round is described.

Source: Admissions Policy, Cranleigh Abu Dhabi (Version 3, reviewed 31 August 2025) (opens in a new tab), read 17 October 2026

Test used

For Years 3 to 9: informal interview, a short piece of English writing and an online CAT4; some candidates also take further online English and Maths tests the policy calls PTE and PTM (likely GL Progress Tests; the policy gives only the abbreviations). Overseas candidates sit the writing and CAT4 at their current school. A confidential reference with standardised scores is required.

Source: Admissions Policy, Cranleigh Abu Dhabi (Version 3, reviewed 31 August 2025) (opens in a new tab), read 17 October 2026

Assessment and dates

No assessment month or date published in the policy; evaluation follows registration.

Source: Admissions Policy, Cranleigh Abu Dhabi (Version 3, reviewed 31 August 2025) (opens in a new tab), read 17 October 2026

Places

Not published; the policy notes the school is oversubscribed in many year groups and keeps a wait pool.

Source: Admissions Policy, Cranleigh Abu Dhabi (Version 3, reviewed 31 August 2025) (opens in a new tab), read 17 October 2026

Fees

Year 7 tuition AED 88,010 for 2026-27 (ADEK-approved maximum), plus optional bus AED 4,740.

Source: ADEK Approved School Fees Academic Year 2026-2027 (Prep and Senior) (opens in a new tab), read 17 October 2026

Regulator

ADEK (Irtiqaa) overall rating: Outstanding, full inspection 27 to 30 October 2025, report for academic year 2025/26. Read from the school-hosted copy of the ADEK report; no ADEK directory page was fetched.

Source: Full Inspection Report AY 2025/26, Cranleigh School - Abu Dhabi (opens in a new tab), read 17 October 2026

The assessment.

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What the school says

  • For Years 3 to 9: informal interview, a short piece of English writing and an online CAT4; some candidates also take further online English and Maths tests the policy calls PTE and PTM (likely GL Progress Tests; the policy gives only the abbreviations). Overseas candidates sit the writing and CAT4 at their current school. A confidential reference with standardised scores is required.

  • For Years 3 to 9: informal interview, a short piece of English writing and an online CAT4; some candidates also take further online English and Maths tests the policy calls PTE and PTM (likely GL Progress Tests; the policy gives only the abbreviations). Overseas candidates sit the writing and CAT4 at their current school. A confidential reference with standardised scores is required.

  • No assessment month or date published in the policy; evaluation follows registration.

Source: Admissions Policy, Cranleigh Abu Dhabi (Version 3, reviewed 31 August 2025) (opens in a new tab), read 17 October 2026

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