Between 1960 and 1967, Smith attended Ockendon Courts County Secondary Modern School in Essex and gained nine GCE 'O' levels and four 'A' levels.
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.