Arjun Bithal didn't tell his parents that he enjoyed taking IQ tests - but an exceptional result in school exams led to the family discovering the 11-year-old has one of the highest IQ scores in the country. 

The schoolboy from Wraysbury scored one of the highest results in his 11+ exams earlier this year - now he's a member of Mensa thanks to taking an IQ test at one of the organisation's tests centres in Reading. 

The test revealed he has an IQ of 162 - putting him in the top 1% of the country, and making him smarter than Albert Einstein, who was believed to have an IQ of 160. 

Arjun said he has always felt he was different. 

He said: "Ever since I was little I was different from other kids. I knew all the flags of the countries in the world

"At the beginning the year before I took my Mensa tests I was taking IQ tests without my parents knowing. I loved taking them."

But he wasn't sure he would ace the Mensa test. 

He added: "Before the test I was very nervous, I expected a lower result.

"When I got the Mensa result I knew I could do much more. I felt ecstatic to be honest. It's one of the best things to ever happen to me. So I'm working to do my GCSE maths exam next year."

Arjun's dad, Tarun, credits his primary school St. Bernards Preparatory School in Slough - with developing his talents. 

The 50-year-old said: "The primary school was a really good school and motivated him to study. He did the 11+ he scored really high on that. He scored one of the highest in the borough. The board sent the results to us. That result piqued his interest in IQ tests.

"He came up to me and said, 'I've found a place in Reading by the Hexagon that do IQ tests'."

Tarun said he and Arjun's mother Rita were 'obviously very proud' - with the 11-year-old also working towards a Grade 5 in piano, as well as taking part in kick boxing and table tennis clubs. 

Tarun said: "We are a little bit lost as to what to do with him – should we look for a different school? Should we put him forward for other things? We’re not pushy parents. We just want him to achieve what we wants."

So what does Arjun have his sights set on achieving next?

The schoolboy said he is considering a future in the stock market, maybe as an oil trader - but he's also keen to focus his intelligence on directly helping others. 

The super-IQ schoolboy said: "My dream is that I flourish in secondary school – and then hopefully study maths and economics at Oxford.

"I want to be someone that helps the world in a good world – and change the world for the better."