Dad Nick Parmar said Akshay was part of a small select group of pupils – “about seven to eight” – who were able to sit their astronomy GCSE early.

Dorset students are celebrating as schools across the county report great GCSE results and individual triumphs.

Siblings Michael and Adaeze received impressive GCSE results on Thursday morning, despite sitting the exams years in advance.

One of the top young physicists in the country has received an outstanding set of GCSE results.