bᵻtwˌiːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən, smˈɪθ ɐtˈɛndᵻd ˈɑːkɛndən kˈoːɹts kˈaʊnti sˈɛkəndɚɹi mˈɑːdɚn skˈuːl ɪn ˈɛsɪks ænd ɡˈeɪnd nˈaɪn dʒˌiːsˌiːˈiː ˈoʊ lˈɛvəlz ænd fˈoːɹ ɐ lˈɛvəlz.
Between 1960 and 1967, Smith attended Ockendon Courts County Secondary Modern School in Essex and gained nine GCE 'O' levels and four 'A' levels.