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Comment: (1) Draft lacks significant coverage, refer WP:42, WP:CORPTRIV and WP:WWIN. (2) The criticism section in particular is unencylopedic, suggest delete. (3) While it won't prevent your draft being accepted, please also clean up your sources - ie add additional details so that they're not bare and fix the existing source errors. Mme Maigret (talk) 10:40, 2 August 2026 (UTC)
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Type of site | Online tutoring |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Area served | United Kingdom |
| Owner | Dr Mark Dixon |
| Industry | Education |
| Services | Subscription |
| URL | sparxmaths |
| Advertising | Yes |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Required |
| Launched | 2018 |
| Current status | Operating |
Sparx Maths is an educational subscription-based tool used by schools in the United Kingdom. It is primarily used as a replacement for general mathematics homework tasks for students aged 11-16..[1][2] Sparx Maths was created after its predecessor, Hegarty Maths, was purchased by Sparx Learning.[3]
History
[edit]Sparx is the successor to Hegarty Maths having being created following Sparx Maths' parent company, Sparx Learning, acquired Hegarty for an undisclosed sum iin 2019.[3] Later that year, Sparx secured a 50 million pound investment.[4][5]
Hegarty was shut down in 2022 "after 3 years spent incorporating its best features and learnings into Sparx Maths" in the following year and Collin Hegarty was appointed CEO of Sparx Learning.[6] In 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sparx allowed their services to be used for free by schools. Following the pandemic, the company returned to paid service.
Usage
[edit]Sparx is used as a digital alternative homework in English secondary schools, with tasks aimed at students aged 11-16[7].
There are over 40,000 questions and 10,000 "support" videos on the site with questions being selected for students using an AI-powered algorithm[8][9] assignments and are a set of 7 tasks each having between 3 and 8 questions with each question having an associated support video. There are also options for students to complete individual optional revision.
Criticism
[edit]Sparx is very often criticized by student and parents as demotivating, frustrating and having no way for parents to easily help.[10][11][12] It is also criticized for having too many question for children often being referred to as a chore, as well as mentions of bad design, poor support resources and broken questions, often impairing students' ability to complete the set homework, which is paramount in schools.[13][14][15] An independent review by the University of Cambridge found that "There is no evidence that access to Sparx Maths alone (regardless of usage) is associated with maths outcomes"[16] This review was further supported by RAND Europe[17]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Sparx Maths - A parent's guide to Sparx Maths". sparxmaths.com. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
- ↑ "Sparx Maths – BESA LendED". www.lended.org.uk. Retrieved 2026-07-03.
- 1 2 "Entrepreneur teacher sells online maths business | Tes Magazine". www.tes.com. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
- ↑ Turner, Charlotte (2019-09-06). "Devon school learning tech company secures £20million investment". Business Live. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
- ↑ Business, Bdaily (2019-09-06). "£50m investment for edtech Sparx". Bdaily Business News. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ "Sparx Learning - Our story so far". sparx-learning.com. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
- ↑ Academy, Sir Geoffrey Leigh (2025-09-12). "Sparx Maths Homework". Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
- ↑ "Sparx Maths - Impact". sparxmaths.com. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
- ↑ "The Wikipedia Library". wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
- ↑ "Sparx Maths | Reviews 2025: Features, Price, Alternatives". edtechimpact.com. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
- ↑ "sparx maths | Mumsnet". www.mumsnet.com. Archived from the original on 2024-06-09. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
- ↑ "Sparx Maths | Reviews 2026: Features, Price, Alternatives". edtechimpact.com. Retrieved 2026-07-03.
- ↑ "Rob Eastaway". robeastaway.com. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
- ↑ "Sparx Learning is rated "Bad" with 1.2 / 5 on Trustpilot". Trustpilot. 2026-01-22. Retrieved 2026-01-30.
- ↑ "Our outdated education system feels viscerally wrong". The Guardian. 2025-09-02. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
- ↑ "Microsoft Word - Independent Analysis of the Relationship Between Sparx Maths and Maths Outcomes key findings_FINAL.docx" (PDF).
- ↑ "Analysing the relationship between Sparx Maths and maths outcomes". www.rand.org. Retrieved 2026-07-03.
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