The school is a small special school that is located in a detached house in a rural setting. It is registered for up to four young people aged 11 to 16 years. All pupils are in the care of local authorities. They have typically experienced disrupted education and significant periods out of school. All pupils who attend the school have social, emotional and mental health difficulties. Most pupils have an EHC plan. The school uses off-site facilities for some physical education lessons at local leisure Inspection report: Prospect House, 30 April–1 May 2019 Page 8 of 11 centres and sports facilities. The school uses Lancaster and Morecambe College to provide part-time vocational courses for pupils. The school accesses virtual learning for some pupils in a range of subjects from Academy 21. The school aims ‘to empower and praise young people for positive behaviour, to encourage and support them in times of negativity and to enable students to reach their full potential by accessing education in line with the requirements of the national curriculum’. The ultimate aim of the school is to enable pupils to return to mainstream education when appropriate.