British School Muscat

Focus 

Offering a dynamic, purposeful, personal education

Day fees 2024/25 

$10,600–$25,700

Pupils

1,050

Ages

3–18

Spear’s Review

When British School of Muscat (BSM) was established in 1971, it opened its doors to a grand total of three students. Just two years later, the school was granted a royal charter by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said. 

The school now has over 1,000 students enrolled and is Muscat's only not-for-profit British school. It offers a rigorous UK national curriculum with GCSEs and A-Levels. Its exam results have typically ranked the school in the top five of British international schools in the Gulf region. 

BSM is accredited by British School Overseas, a UK governmental inspection scheme. 

Academics

60 per cent of GCSE results are grades 7–9. 

51 per cent of results at A-Level are A* or A.

University and college destinations

Alumni have gone on to prestigious universities across the UK and North America, including Cambridge, St Andrews, Columbia and Stanford. In 2024, 3.08 per cent of the graduating class went on to continue their studies at the Universities of Oxford or Cambridge. 

Head teacher

Principal Kai Vacher has been at BSM since 2011, following a 25-year career in the British education system. He is a board member of Tes Institute Global Advisory Board and the Council of British International Schools, country representative of British Schools in the Middle East and host of Educator’s Corner, a podcast that Vacher describes as offering ‘engaging conversations with educators from all over the world about the issues, challenges and opportunities we are facing in our schools and communities’. 

Admissions

According to the school, students applying for Years 1 to 11 must take a cognitive ability test, provide a positive supporting reference from their previous school and complete a successful interview. Students applying for Sixth Form must demonstrate their academic ability and contribution to school life. Each A-Level subject chosen has its own minimum entry requirement, usually a Grade 6 or B at GCSE. They must also provide a positive supporting reference and complete a successful interview.

Accessibility

Muscat International Airport: 20 minutes  

Location

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