Alex George is used to being the youngest pupil in his mathematics class.
When he takes time to survey the classroom, in between solving tough equations, his classmates are all four to five years older than him.
Alex, 11, is a year seven pupil at Hartland International School.
When comes to maths, however, he’s a full-fledged prodigy, enrolled in an accelerated learning programme at his school that helps nurture his undoubted arithmetic talent.
I have been teaching for 15 years and I have never met a year seven pupil who scored a nine in IGCSE Maths
Gareth Brown, head of mathematics at Hartland International