At 1729 Maths School, we ignite a passion for maths through a world-class learning experience, which is shaped around each student’s talents and interests. From age 11, students are encouraged to think, question and create like mathematicians. Students are taught maths by 1729’s teaching faculty, comprising expert teachers and academics, and also participate in a range of further activities including maths circles and olympiads.


Maths is at the heart of everything we do at 1729. Our students study maths deeply, with more than eight hours of timetabled maths each week and two and a half hours of maths-related activities outside the main timetable. By contrast, students at other secondary schools typically have no more than four hours each week.
Our approach to teaching maths is unique among UK schools, combining classroom teaching and university-style learning. National exams are covered thoroughly, but always within a richer, more connected programme that cultivates deep mathematical understanding and intuition. Our small class sizes mean that we know every student personally, and understand how best to challenge and inspire them.
From Year 7 onwards, students are taught maths and computer science together by 1729's teaching faculty. From Year 9, they are taught science in 1729 groups, led by Mill Hill's outstanding teachers. For all other subjects, they are taught in wider groups within Belmont Prep and Mill Hill.
We follow a similar timetable to Belmont Prep for years 7-8 and Mill Hill for years 9-13. However, to enable 1729's expansive maths programme, we make some adjustments to the normal timetable. In years 7-9, students take one modern foreign language (MFL) instead of two, and continuing with MFL at GCSE is a choice, not a requirement. In all years, teaching time for physical education (PE) is reduced slightly, although there remain extensive opportunities to participate in co-curricular sports activities.
