Cranleigh Abu Dhabi is a British international school located on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The school opened in September 2014 and was established using the educational heritage and ethos of Cranleigh School in the United Kingdom, which has more than 150 years of history. Cranleigh Abu Dhabi provides education from FS1 Nursery through Year 13 and combines a British-style academic curriculum with a broad programme of artistic, sporting, social and wellbeing opportunities.

The school describes its educational philosophy as holistic, with intellectual, artistic, sporting, wellbeing and social development forming central elements of the student experience. Alongside academic subjects, students have opportunities to participate in visual and performing arts, music, sport, debate and a wide range of co-curricular activities. The school’s official recruitment materials also highlight activities including gymnastics, golf, horse riding and swimming, reflecting its broad approach to student development.

Cranleigh Abu Dhabi serves students across the full school-age range, from early years through sixth form. Its campus on Saadiyat Island provides dedicated facilities for different stages of education and supports academic learning, sport, performing arts and other co-curricular activities. The school operates as part of the wider Cranleigh educational family while maintaining an educational environment adapted to its Middle Eastern setting.

The institution has received recognition within the international-school sector. Its official LinkedIn profile records that it was named New British International School of the Year at the 2017 BIS Awards and TES International School of the Year in 2019. It was also included among the Top 5 Schools in the Middle East in the September 2020 Spear’s Global Schools Index. The school has subsequently continued to expand its staff and educational community, with LinkedIn currently listing it in the 201–500 employee category and showing more than 260 associated employees.

Cranleigh Abu Dhabi places significant emphasis on its community, with teachers, support staff, students and parents working together as part of the school's pastoral and educational model. The school’s current recruitment information describes an international staff community and emphasises professional development, collaboration, inclusion and safeguarding.