Mr Smyth Maths Academy

Mr Smyth Maths Academy: online GCSE maths classes

Mr Smyth Maths Academy is a British online maths teaching academy focused on GCSE exam preparation. Its offer combines live classes, one-to-one tutoring and small groups, taught by a teacher with over a decade of teaching experience. The academy presents itself as its own business model, developed to make tutoring more affordable and accessible without compromising on expert support.

GCSE preparation and lesson approach

The programme is aimed at secondary school students facing GCSE Maths, including students in years 9, 10 and 11, and even year 8. Lessons follow a bespoke 38-week curriculum covering the most common topics across the different exam boards, with a highly practical approach based on exam questions. The academy maintains that maths is similar across all exam boards, so its curriculum is applicable regardless of the student's board.

Sessions are taught live and students participate via the Zoom chat, keeping their camera and microphone off for safeguarding and recording quality reasons. The timetable is open: students can join any lesson or as many as they wish, which means group sizes vary and the environment is dynamic.

Options and resources included

• Unlimited live GCSE maths classes, with access to all scheduled lessons.
• One-to-one tutoring and small groups.
• Complete resource library with recordings of all lessons, available at any time.
• Additional video courses.
• Free access to English classes as a complement.
• Revision guide written by the teacher himself.

Free trial and subscription terms

The academy offers a first free lesson with no card required and no obligation to subscribe. After that session, it sends the student a revision guide written by the teacher, aimed at improving mindset and study techniques, and allows a second free lesson before deciding. Subscription costs £59 per month on a rolling basis, or £49 per month if committing to the full school year. There is a 7-day free trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Results and teacher experience

The teacher, Mr Smyth, has been teaching maths for over a decade and has worked with thousands of students since 2013. According to the academy's information, students' confidence increases within weeks and grades improve within months, with a typical improvement of between one and three grades at GCSE. The academy attributes these results to teaching experience and its exam-focused approach.

Exam context and target audience

The academy frames its offer around the pressure families face in the final weeks before the exam, when poor mock results undermine confidence and hiring a tutor at the last minute becomes more expensive. Its message is aimed at parents looking for early, progressive preparation. As context, the academy notes that in 2025 only one in five 16-year-olds achieved a grade 7 or higher in GCSE Maths.