You could also live in the Greens, they are apartments though! Lovely for the kids, they all have pools and play areas and are walking distance to shops and Regent International School. It's also not too far from Jebel Ali.
Welcome to dxb Nessie!
I second what Tillyk says. The Greens is a great place to live. Me, my DH and our two kids have been staying here for almost 2.5 yrs now. Love it. Walking distance to shops, restos, and to our kids' 2nd home, Regent school. So try the Greens. Don't think u can go wrong here in terms of it as a place to live or in terms of schooling at Regent.
Hi Ceese, apart from jess, other good British schools you could try are Regent and Repton. My children go to regent and we are very happy there. the registrar's very polite. good luck!