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Victory Heights Primary School Dubai

Victory Heights Primary School Sports City is an Outstanding-rated British curriculum primary school that opened in 2013, distinguished by its emphasis on oracy, community spirit, and founding Principal Sasha Crabb's continued leadership after 12 years. While the school has earned…


Curriculum
International
Fees, annual
AED 40–55k
Ages
3 to 11
Pupils
~1,000
Founded
2013

Fee Age Type Amount
Foundation 1 3 Annual AED 40,138
Foundation 2 4 Annual AED 43,785
Year 1 5 Annual AED 47,435
Year 2 6 Annual AED 47,435
Year 3 7 Annual AED 51,084
Year 4 8 Annual AED 51,084
Year 5 9 Annual AED 54,733
Year 6 10 Annual AED 54,733
Application Fee One-time AED 525

  • The strongest signal is a positive staff culture: teachers and assistants describe supportive colleagues, good leadership, and a warm working environment.
  • Staff cautions are consistent but not severe, mainly salary, limited growth, stress, and workload.
  • Parent-facing commentary is less visible than the staff signal, but available summaries describe families valuing teacher knowledge of individual children, warmth, and community feel.
  • The practical caveat remains the primary-only model, which means families must plan a later secondary move.

Head of school

Ben Rothwell

Ben Rothwell is the Founding Principal of Victory Heights Primary School City of Arabia, having joined the Victory Heights family in 2013 at the original Sports City campus where he progressed through roles including Head of ICT, Head of Innovation, Assistant Head, Deputy Head, and Headteacher until July 2025.

Accreditations

  • British Schools Overseas (DfE) 01
  • Council of International Schools 02

Dubai Sports City , Dubailand , United Arab Emirates

School website