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Opening Hours
- Monday 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Tuesday 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Wednesday 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Thursday 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Friday Closed
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
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16 Reviews
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13 April 2018
I’m not even in this school, but I had a football match there. A girl from British School hit the ball ( ON PURPOSE) not in the goal, but in my eye. Her name is Jena in 7th grade. I also saw her hit the ball in my friends stomach, eye, and arms. The British School team cursed us, cheated, and made themselves better than all of us. We take this match as a game, but they take as a life or death situation! You guys need to chill! And also a lot of the students think that “ Oh my mother/father paid a lot of money, that means I get to be spoiled and rude!” Ahem. Ahem. Dana from 6th grade and Zaina from 9th or 10th grade! They are with me in Taekwondo and they think they get to be rude since they are in this trash school! They said a lot of things to me, but I’m not gonna say since they are so rude and mean!
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28 March 2018
This school has the best facilities! My school is boo unlike this school
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22 February 2018
This school is disgusting. I have been here all my life and it was good at the beginning but then it became literal trash. I desperately want my parents to get the 2000 BD or so back that they paid for for the past 3 years because the school ripped them off. The teachers (apart from a few) do not teach at all and The only thing I learn from going to lessons is the title of the topic which we will NOT learn in class and then get tested on even though the teacher didn’t teach us a damn thing about the unit which by the way is extremely difficult and you’ll need a professional to help you with. My parents already pay so much for the school and They should not be paying for tuition just because the teachers don’t do their jobs, they should only be paying for tuition because I don’t understand. I don’t even know why I’m still here and it’s probably because I’m mentally exhausted from this diabolical school that does not care about their students education. Please pray for me as I am taking my IGCSE course in this school. This school needs to go back to the way it used to be and not the garbage it is now
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22 February 2018
This is the worst school I’ve ever heard of, not only are the teachers useless the facilities are awful and the school is on the verge of falling apart. Except for one or two teachers, the teachers do not teach and we pay around 2000 bd for them to do nothing all day and we have to study hard subjects alone at home with absolutely no help from one of the most expensive schools in Bahrain. I do not recommend this school to anyone who wants an education.
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07 February 2018
I attended this school for 10 years. Leaving was the best part of my life. Some of the teachers are extremely disrespectful and have no regards to the people they talk to. I have been continuously patronized and not allowed to speak, even after being shouted or screamed at, which is extremely unprofessional. I did not have a good experience at this school and would never subject my own children to such an environment. The education started off well but went extremely downhill. The main issue with this school is the lack of respect that some of the staff holds. Some of the teachers are very kind and helpful, whereas others are extremely rude. If you want your children to be raised and treated with respect, this is not the place. BSB keeps power with the headteachers and holds no regard to the students. Everything done is only for show. Academic excellence is stressed, even saying they 'put their students first,' but after several years of experience I can definitely say this is not true.
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21 December 2017
A fantastic school with spectacular facilities. Teachers are very friendly, along with well behaved students. According to my 3 years experience, the school is a place where everyone can feel comfortable.
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17 December 2017
The 8th January 2015 will mark the twentieth year anniversary of the founding of the British School and it is remarkable how far we have come since then. The very beginnings of the school go back even further to the first Gulf War in 1990-91 when Alex Welford, a British woman living in Bahrain with a young family, was worried by the lack of educational opportunities as the schools were closed because of the conflict. She decided to turn her villa into an impromptu school for about twenty primary school aged children. Everything was voluntary with parents chipping in meaning the little ‘school’ community worked together, an ethos that continues in the BSB today.
In 1993 there was only one school offering a British style education on the island and spaces were limited. Due to her experiences in 1991 Alex Welford decided to set up a new school to be called the British School of Bahrain. This would offer the best of British private school education but with a comprehensive system of general enrolment and would not be selective. She also wanted to ensure that the BSB would retain the friendly and caring atmosphere that had existed during the Gulf War with small class sizes and the active support of parents. In short, a family school in which everyone, pupils, teachers and parents worked together.
The site chosen for the school was in Adliya. Originally it had been a palace and had two large buildings which became the main teaching and administration blocks. This explained the sometimes strange shape of some of the class rooms. On one side of the school there had originally been a race track and on the other side there had been date palms and gardens which were still there in 2000. For a period the buildings had been used by the Royal Air Force as an officers’ mess and soldiers may have paraded on what later became the playground. The site also boasted one of Bahrain’s first air conditioners which had been used by the British military to keep stored explosives cool. In more recent years the site had been used as a school by St Christopher’s who had left in 1990 and by the Naseem School. However, since 1992 the site had been empty.
By late 1994 after lots of hard work the site was ready to accommodate its new tenants. The teaching staff of this new school consisted of just eight people; the head teacher, Mr George Hawkins and seven other teachers, four of whom had been recruited from the UK. In addition there were two teacher assistants, three part-time school assistants, a school secretary, a cleaner and Mr Seshi. Mr Seshi, became well known and loved by a generation of BSB pupils and his ringing of the school bell set the pace of the school day. Unfortunately his watch was at least five minutes ahead of everyone else’s so the school operated on ‘Seshi time’.
On the 8th January 1995 the British School finally opened its doors. A grand total of 85 students were on roll from years 1 to 7. Some Years were amalgamated as numbers in each Year group were so tiny. Seven months later, we had 14 classes at Key Stages 1-3, with two Co-ordinators (Assistant Heads) responsible for KS1 and KS2-3 respectively, several specialist teachers, individual needs support staff, six teacher assistants, and various other staff.
By the time Mr Hawkins and others returned to the UK at the end of September 1995, the roll had increased to well over 200 pupils, from over 40 different countries, with staff from five different continents.
From those very humble beginnings the school continued to grow and flourish under the headship of Gay Bolton. In 1996 and 1997 the school expanded to include Years 8 and Year 9 respectively.response / report this review -
22 November 2017
I love this place because it is the best school in Bahrain 😘
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20 September 2017
Amazing school but the Arabic department needs to be stronger
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02 August 2017
It's the best!!!
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15 July 2017
Because This Is My Friends School
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16 March 2017
Nice quality of education and a good school for your kids to go to if they choose British Curriculum. Wish their sports and extra curricular activities were more strong. Nice teachers and staff.
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11 March 2017
I am a student ant the bsb and personally I think it is not outstanding but satisfactory. You may have come across comments saying it's dirty, bad quality, expensive etcthat is true there are many places in the bsb that are dirty. Talking about bad quality the books fall apart very easily and must be replaced this is a waste. Tables and chairs might have missing rubber pads which distracts the child due to the rocking. The technology is not very updated and therefore many many technical issues occur. Personally I think the food in the cafeteria is overpriced and the cafeteria itself is tiny for a school this big. The facilities are not designed well to accommodate the school children. The school is very overcrowded that in one year group the classes can get up to 9 classes. Overall the students are very nice. I recommended schools like Nadeem school or St Christopher's school.
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11 December 2016
I've been a student at the BSB for a year now and I find it amazing. The students are very welcoming, there are no gender divide between boys and girls (everyone is comfortable with EACHOTHER), the education is outstanding, facilities are in good condition and the teachers keep students well and truly in line. Definitely a Tier 1 school. Very worthwhile attending.
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19 October 2016
Good school with polite well mannered children.
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26 August 2016
It's an absolutely lovely school. We have been there for almost 4 years now and it's just getting better and better. Amazing, hardworking and lovely teachers. Great atmosphere and very well behaved kids. Well done and keep up the good work.
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