A-star in making

Mahnoor has 34 GCSE A*s, a higher IQ than Einstein & at just 16 is aiming for 28 A Levels

- DAN WARBURTON and GEORGE MATHIAS

SUPER-BRAINY Mahnoor Cheema is aiming to set a record by passing at least 28 A levels after getting 34, A* GCSEs this summer.

Mensa member Mahnoor, 16, has an IQ of 161 higher than Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking's 160 and has done four A levels since September.

She studied for 24 GCSEs in her own time alongside the 10 she did at school and scored 33 nines and one eight, the equivalent of 33 A*s and one A/A*.

Mahnoor squeezes her studying in using an unconventional sleep routine.

She said: "After school, I sleep for three - hours as I'm so tired, I wouldn't be as productive. Then I wake up at 7pm and go to bed again at 2am. The last hour of my day is spent doing piano.