Kings School Dubai

Students’ achievement in English, mathematics and science across the school are outstanding. Students have good attainment and make very good progress in Islamic Education and Arabic as an additional language.

Students’ attitudes to learning and their respectful attitudes towards each other and adults around them are exemplary. Students demonstrate an extremely high level of responsibility. They are polite, enthusiastic and move around school without fuss or the need for any significant adult supervision. They value their education highly, are ambitious and the resilience, confidence and security of understanding in key skills prepares them exceptionally well for secondary school.

The Early Years Foundation Stage at the school is exceptionally attuned to children's needs. Staff collaborate closely to monitor children's progress, leading to high levels of engagement and motivation in the classroom. This results in children concentrating for prolonged periods. Teachers, with their keen perception, quickly understand students' levels of comprehension and intervene effectively to aid their learning. High-quality support is provided, especially for students with complex needs, ensuring their thriving in the school environment.

Well-being is central to the school's mission and is integrated into its ethos and culture. Students’ well-being concerns are managed by skilled and trusted adults. Teachers successfully create a positive classroom culture, enabling students to flourish academically and personally. Parents benefit from highly responsive and continuous communication, receiving expert guidance and support. Across all phases students have a strong sense of belonging to the school community.

The principal and governing board make sure a highly inclusive ethos is embedded across the school. The excellent learning environment in classrooms positively supports learning. Highquality lesson planning is personalised and expertly delivered by committed staff, ensuring that almost all students of determination are highly motivated and actively engaged in levels of challenge that match their needs. Parents are fully informed of their child's progress through formal and informal reporting methods.

Leaders at all levels are highly effective, skilful and share a common aim. This ensures that their high expectations pervade all aspects of the school’s work. They understand the need for training to accompany their high expectations of staff. Staff, whatever their roles, receive the training and support they need to carry out their roles effectively. Whether their role is to support students’ learning or pastoral needs, staff welcome opportunities to develop their practice.