Is Phazie Yorkshire's smartest student? Youngster matches Einstein in IQ test

Phazie Mannifield-Gale, 14, of South Elmsall has got a top score on the Mensa test meaning he is on the same intellectual level as Einstein and in the top 1 per cent of the country in terms of intelligence.

If great minds really do think alike, a groundbreaking scientific discovery could in future be made by one of Yorkshire's own.

Because after taking an IQ test, 14-year-old South Elmsall boy Phazie Mannifield-Gale has found himself in the company of Albert Einstein.

The youngster earned an almost perfect score of 161 after sitting one of the two British Mensa intelligence quotient tests at his school last month – the great scientist himself achieved a mark of at least 160.

IQ tests rate a person’s cognitive ability compared to the general population and are designed to measure their capacity to solve problems and understand concepts.

Phazie’s mother Angela Gale said: “He is a very clever boy. I am absolutely elated that his intelligence has been recognised.

“I am extremely proud of him and Phazie is very proud of his result too.”

Phazie, who attends Queen Elizabeth Grammar School (QEGS) in Wakefield, now hopes to become a member of the British Mensa society and has his sights sets on studying at Oxford University.

His goal is to become a quantum physicist.