United Arab Emirates, Dubai
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The Victory Heights Primary School City of Arabia is a state-of-the-art British-curriculum primary school located in Dubai Sports City. The City of Arabia campus opened in August 2025 for FS1 to Year 6, expanding the Victory Heights family to a broader community. The curriculum is modelled on the National Curriculum for England and is enhanced by the International Primary Curriculum, with Arabic and Spanish taught as part of the language programme. The Foundation Stage facility is a separate unit with its own dedicated playground, providing a safe, nurturing learning environment. The school provides a technology-rich learning environment with a fully equipped ICT suite, school-wide Wi‑Fi, and devices such as laptops, iPads, Bee Bots, Roamers, and data-logging equipment.
The school has an indoor, competition-length swimming pool and a Junior Gymnasium for PE lessons. A large Multi-Purpose Hall is suitable for indoor sports, assemblies, and school productions. Outdoor facilities include several shaded play areas with high-quality playground equipment and safety surfacing. A 3G playing field enables year-round team games such as football, rugby, cricket, rounders and hockey. An outdoor multi-purpose court supports tennis, basketball and netball.
The Key Stage 1 & 2 design places each year group in its own wing with access to a spacious shared indoor activity area. All classrooms are well-resourced and include interactive smart boards to support learning. The school has a comprehensive ICT setup with a fully-equipped ICT suite, school-wide Wi‑Fi, and access to laptops and iPads for use across the curriculum. The Early Years Foundation Stage leads into the British National Curriculum, with the EYFS environment designed to be nurturing and enabling. Arabic and Spanish are part of the language offering within the curriculum.
Trips and events are integrated into the core curriculum, including visits to Expo City, author visits, World Book Day, UAE National Day, theme weeks, and art exhibitions, along with regular sports competitions and swimming galas. Residential trips are offered for Years 3–6. Enrichment after-school activities run five days a week with sessions after 3:00 pm and 3:45 pm (and 12:00–1:30 pm on Fridays). The extracurricular program supports holistic development through a mix of physical, creative, and cultural activities.
Victory Heights Primary School - City of Arabia is a British curriculum school serving children from Foundation Stage 1 through Year 6. Situated in Dubailand, the campus provides specific amenities such as an indoor 25-metre swimming pool, astroturf sports pitches, a STEAM laboratory, and an expansive art studio. The curriculum delivers the English National Curriculum with a focus on giving children hands-on opportunities to design and experiment. A truly unique feature of the school is its "Small By Design" initiative. By deliberately maintaining low student-to-teacher ratios and capping class sizes at 25, the school ensures that every single learner is known by name and receives individualized attention. Students also participate in specialist Arabic and Islamic studies, taught by native speakers, to connect with UAE culture. This tight-knit structure creates a welcoming community for overseas and expatriate families seeking a supportive environment in Dubai.