Yasha Asley, a ten-year-old from Leicester, has earned an A* in A-level Statistics, adding to his previous A* in Maths and A in Pure Maths. He is believed to be the youngest person to achieve a grade A in Maths, having scored 100% and 99% in two papers two years ago.
Yasha described the exam as straightforward, saying he felt no nerves. His father, Moussa Asley, said his son was born with a talent and does minimal studying. Yasha attends Folville Junior School and receives tutoring at Leicester University.
His headteacher, Bruce Wells, called him a genius, and teacher Adam Spurr said he has a brain like a calculator. Yasha now hopes to enrol at a university to study mathematics.
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