Focus 1st Academy
339 Bowes Road, New Southgate, London, N11 1BA
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Ms Marina Savva
- Constituency
- Southgate and Wood Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 170
- Pupils on roll
- 105
- URN
- 141247
- Local authority
- Enfield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083615658
About this school
Focus 1st Academy is an independent school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 105 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Focus 1st Academy under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Focus 1st Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in August 2014, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 11 | 17 | 24 |
| Attainment 8 score | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.2 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Focus 1st Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Enfield average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2.9 | 42.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 3.1 | 40.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 2.2 | 37.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 18 |
| 2023/24 | 41 |
| 2024/25 | 74 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 68
- Pupils on SEN support
- 37
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dwight School London1.1 miles
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Oakleigh School & Acorn Assessment Centre1.2 miles
Special schools · London
-
Haringey Learning Partnership1.2 miles
Local authority maintained schools · London
-
Greek Secondary School of London1.3 miles
Independent schools · London
-
Palmers Green High School1.5 miles
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Common questions
- What year groups does Focus 1st Academy teach?
- Focus 1st Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is an independent school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Focus 1st Academy?
- The headteacher of Focus 1st Academy is Ms Marina Savva, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Focus 1st Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Focus 1st Academy under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Focus 1st Academy?
- Focus 1st Academy has 105 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Focus 1st Academy full?
- Focus 1st Academy has capacity for 170 pupils and 105 on roll (62%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Focus 1st Academy a faith school?
- No. Focus 1st Academy has no designated religious character.
- How have Focus 1st Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 2.9 in 2022/23 and 2.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Focus 1st Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Focus 1st Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.