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Focus 1st Academy

Independent · ages 11-16MixedIndependent105 pupilsLondonEnfield
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths0%England 46%
Places65 spare105 pupils, 170 places
Pupils on roll105Census January 2024

Focus 1st Academy is an independent school in London for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 105 pupils and room for 170.

339 Bowes Road, New Southgate, London, N11 1BA020 8361 5658focus1stacademy.org.ukMs Marina Savva headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

24 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

Average GCSE score2.2
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths0%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths0%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Trend
Average GCSE score
2018 to 2025
2018: 5.05.020182019: 3.43.420192022: 7.47.420222023: 2.92.920232024: 3.13.120242025: 2.22.22025
Since 2018: -2.8
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018EnfieldEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 11241711172515
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 82.23.12.97.43.45.046.946.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths0%0%0%0%0%0%46%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths0%0%0%6%4%0%66%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score0.150.230.300.690.310.214.334.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry0%0%0%0%0%0%60%41%

Subjects

Results came out for 3 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.

What is taught here

The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.

Every subject against England, 2025
SubjectEntriesGrades 9 to 7Grades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 4England 9 to 5Rank in England
Mathematics80%0%0%53%
English Language80%0%13%54%
Combined Science70%0%0%36%

In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. Every gap at this school is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At GCSE, 2025

Average GCSE scoreBoys vs girls
2.61.3
Gap 1.3England 3.0
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Enfield council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll105Census January 2024
Places17062% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support35%37 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan65%68 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls68 / 37
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll1057441182526
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support39%7%22%4%0%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans61%46%56%36%8%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m69012 months to June 2026, mostly anti-social behaviour
Local crime rate160 per 1,000 people76% higher than the England average
Typical house price£475,000Enfield
Nearest bus stop20 mArnos Grove Station, 10 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic160 m202Report card 202676Compare
Garfield Primary SchoolCouncil270 m253No overall grade 202433Compare
Laurel Park SchoolFoundation620 m607No overall grade 202428Compare
Bowes Primary SchoolAcademy630 m464No overall grade 202596Compare
St Paul's CofE Primary School N11Church of England710 m181Good 202451Compare
St Martin of Porres Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic890 m110Good 202379Compare
Walker Primary SchoolAcademy0.7 miles420Good 202394Compare
Holly Park Primary SchoolCouncil0.7 miles396Good 202427Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Focus 1st Academy a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Focus 1st Academy yet.

How good are Focus 1st Academy's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 0% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 2.2, against 46.8 for England.

How many pupils does Focus 1st Academy have?

105 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 170 places, so it is 62% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
339 Bowes Road, New Southgate, London, N11 1BA
Telephone
020 8361 5658
Website
www.focus1stacademy.org.uk
Headteacher
Ms Marina Savva
Type of school
Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
Phase
Independent school, ages 11-16
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Enfield
Ward
New Southgate
Constituency
Southgate and Wood Green
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
21 August 2014 (new provision)
URN
141247 · LAESTAB 3086003 · UKPRN 10080772

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from