Victoria House is a small independent school which is owned by Castlecare. It was first registered in 2006 to provide education on a full-time basis for up to five pupils aged from eight to 16 years who are in the care of the local authority, display social, emotional and behavioural difficulties, and usually have a statement of special educational needs. At the time of the inspection there were no pupils on roll, but the inspection went ahead as it had already been deferred twice. Its purpose was to check the school’s compliance with the standards required for continued registration and to report on the extent to which it is ready to educate and safeguard young people. There have been no pupils at the school since July 2013. The school’s main aim is ‘to provide pupils with a warm, safe and supportive learning environment and an individually adapted curriculum which enables them to engage in learning with a view to successful integration into a mainstream school, college or alternative ageappropriate provision’. The last full inspection took place in May 2010. A short monitoring inspection in October 2010 checked the school’s progress against its action plan and found that the school was meeting all the required standards for independent schools.