Victory Heights Primary School
Outstanding Dubai Sports City, Dubai · British (NCfE)
- KHDA rating
- Outstanding
The highest KHDA rating — consistently excellent teaching and outcomes. Expect waiting lists. Ratings are from the last full inspection cycle (2023–24).
- Annual fees
- AED 36,000 to 52,000 a year
Varies by year group; confirm current fees with the school. 2026–27 fees are frozen by KHDA directive.
- Curriculum
- British (NCfE)
- Established
- Founded 2011
- School transport
- Bus service available
- Location
- Dubai Sports City, Dubai
District-level pin for Dubai Sports City — use the Google Maps link for the exact gate.
Link verified against a live domain, July 2026.
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In context
Its mid-range fee is about 19 per cent below the median for British (NCfE) schools in this guide (AED 54,632). It is one of 22 schools in this guide currently rated Outstanding.
These comparisons are computed from the verified data in this register, not editorial opinion.
What the inspectors said
Paraphrased from the last full DSIB inspection (2023–24 cycle) and its published record — read the complete report on the official KHDA directory.
Strengths the inspectors named:
- Outstanding in 2023–24, retained after first earning the top rating in 2023 — and independently confirmed Outstanding by British Schools Overseas.
- Extremely high outcomes in English, mathematics and science across Foundation Stage and Primary, with teaching and assessment judged Outstanding in both phases.
- Wellbeing Outstanding: a ‘Nurture, Challenge and Excel’ culture with student wellbeing ambassadors, robust assessment and an inspirational curriculum.
- Inclusion Outstanding — meticulous identification, bespoke learning pathways and strong parental partnership mean students of determination make more than expected progress.
- ‘All leaders have a clear, consistent and ambitious view of the school’s direction… Leaders work closely together to establish an inclusive, purposeful learning environment’ — the inspectors’ own words, about a founding principal still in post.
What they asked the school to improve:
- Strengthen teachers’ marking and feedback so it is consistently applied across all subjects — the report’s main development point.
- A primary-only school: plan the Year 6 transition early, because your child will move on at eleven.
Inclusion (students of determination): Outstanding by both KHDA and British Schools Overseas — inspectors describe meticulous identification, high-quality teaching and bespoke learning pathways through which students of determination make more than expected progress, driven by an inspiring vision from governors and leaders and strong partnership with parents. Around 80 students of determination, close to 10% of the roll, supported inside mainstream classrooms by specialised learning support teachers and assistants, on a 1:14 ratio with 68 teachers and 36 assistants and turnover below the Dubai average. Note too that over half of students do not have English as their first language on joining, so the English-language support here is built for scale, not exception. See the special educational needs guide for the questions to ask on a visit.
Inspector summaries are being added school by school as each report is read — 169 of 169 so far, dated per cycle, never invented. A school without a summary yet is unread, not unjudged.
Visit kit
Questions worth asking on a tour — tuned to this school’s rating and curriculum:
- Who leads inclusion here — and may we meet them before enrolling?
- How much staff turnover did you have last year, and why?
- What are actual class sizes this term — not the maximum?
- How and how often will I hear about my child’s progress?
- How long is the real waiting list for my child’s year group, and how does sibling priority work?
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Special educational needs? Read the inclusion guide before you visit.
Other schools in Dubai Sports City
- Queen Elizabeth's School Dubai — Not yet rated, Fees not yet published
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