11-year-old boy will get highest grade potential in GCSE maths 5 years early

An 11-year-old boy achieved the very best grade potential in GCSE maths – regardless of taking it 11 years early.

Harry Thew, described his efficiency as “quite good” after taking the examination in Year 6 at Bede Academy in Blyth, Northumberland.

He misplaced solely two marks on one paper and 5 on the second, reaching a grade 9.

Harry stated: “It’s quite good. I thought I would get an 8 or 9 because I did in the mocks. Some of the questions were easy, some were harder and some were in the middle.”

The schoolboy competes at a nationwide degree, performs piano and has reached grade 5 on trumpet.

His mom Elizabeth, a main faculty trainer in Blyth, stated: “Maths is just something he likes. He has a very high IQ and he’s always loved puzzles, numbers and logic.

“We gave him a Sat paper in Year 2 and he handed it, in order that they gave him one other in school to verify and he handed that as effectively.”

Mrs Thew, said she and husband Steve were just “common” at maths, adding: “Definitely inferior to Harry.”

She said: “Once all of us realised how good he was, faculty went with the thought of him doing his GCSE.

“It wasn’t because we wanted him to do it, it was Harry who wanted to do it. When he was asked why, he said ‘why not?’.”

The boy genius took his examination on the identical day as Year 11 pupils, however on his personal with an invigilator.

Mrs Thew added: “He was pretty confident, quietly laid back, which is how he is. He was a bit worried beforehand but doing practice papers helped him realise he could do it.”

He will likely be becoming a member of Bede Secondary in Year 7, with Mrs Thew including that the college’s head of maths Mrs Hindhaugh has been “fantastic” in her help.

Harry added: “I’d like to continue with it but I have no idea what I want to do when I’m older.”

Bede Academy principal Andrew Thelwell stated: “Harry has always worked extremely hard in every subject and is an exceptionally talented young man who has done superbly well in his maths GCSE.”