A 12-year-old student from Exeter, Southwest England, is reported to have achieved the highest possible score of 162 in a Mensa intelligence test, measuring IQ. According to the local North Devon Gazette, Rory Bidwell, a first-year secondary school student, had a perfect score on the Cattell III-B test, unaware that it was a Mensa IQ test. Mensa is the largest and oldest non-profit society for people with an IQ in the top 2% globally.

With a score of 162, young Rory is said to have surpassed the IQs of Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking, which are believed to have been around 160. Rory's mother, Ali Bidwell, told the newspaper that her son was so calm during the two-hour test that he even took a break to go to the bathroom. She added that he is "blessed with an incredible brain," enabling him to find solutions and memorize information effortlessly.

At two years old, Rory could complete 100-piece puzzles without assistance, and by second grade, he was solving first-year secondary school algebra problems accurately. Furthermore, he read all seven Harry Potter books in just eight weeks at the start of the pandemic lockdown. Rory is also a member of his school's football, rugby, and cross-country teams.

He took the test two weeks after his 12th birthday and is now said to have been invited to join the Mensa society. Despite his extraordinary abilities, his mother notes that he is otherwise a typical 12-year-old who occasionally needs reminders to do his homework.