• The curriculum is broad, balanced, ambitious and age-appropriate.

• Frequent, rigorous reviews ensure that it is rich, relevant and purposeful.

• Very effective curriculum planning facilitates students’ smooth transitions across phases and beyond school.

• The curriculum is reviewed, modified and adapted to meet students’ needs.

• There is an extensive programme of after-school activities and a detailed focus on the culture and society of the UAE.

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• Leaders are highly effective, inspirational and committed.
• The school cultivates professional, supportive and compassionate relationships.
• Comprehensive self-evaluation generates reliable evidence to identify the necessary improvements.
• Parents are highly supportive.
• The governing body has a strong commitment to the school and to its stakeholders.
• The premises and facilities are of exceptionally high quality.

With a score of 610 in the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), the school exceeded its target of 567 by a significant margin. In the National Agenda Parameter tests, the school achieved outstanding outcomes in English, mathematics and science, in both the primary and secondary phases. The results in mathematics in the primary phase showed considerable improvements.

• Wellbeing is central to the school’s vision and mission. The wellbeing of students, families and members of staff is actively promoted. A skilled and experienced team leads the wellbeing agenda and actively supports students and adults who are experiencing wellbeing issues. Data analyses and informal methods give teachers exceptionally detailed knowledge to support students’ wellbeing. The school is passionate about empowering everyone to achieve.

• Governors and leaders listen carefully. They are very responsive to stakeholders. All students and members of staff are very well cared for in a school which, they say, is like a family to them. The school works very effectively to meet their wellbeing needs. It is a special place for everyone. Wellbeing initiatives raise morale across the school and beyond.

• Students, including students of determination, talk enthusiastically about the exceptional breadth of the wellbeing curriculum. They appreciate the extensive variety and quality of extra-curricular activities. No matter what challenges individual students face, they receive exceptional support.As a result of the outstanding provision for wellbeing, students flourish both academically and personally. However, a few students find difficulty when unexpected events occur.