Focus 1st Academy was set up in 2000 to provide education and training. It was awarded independent school status in August 2014. This alternative provision is located in Arnos Grove, in the London borough of Enfield, and it is registered to educate up to 25 pupils. The school caters for disaffected young people with a history of disrupted schooling, including those with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties. Five different north London local authorities have referred the pupils who attend the school. Many pupils join at various points during the academic year. All pupils remain on roll at their secondary school. The school’s aim is ‘to empower students to become effective learners and experience Inspection report: Focus 1st Academy, 12 to 14 March 2019 Page 8 of 11 success’. There are no pupils who have education, health and care plans. The school has no religious affiliation. The school does not use any off-site provision.