MATHS whizz Elouise Shaw is a little closer to landing her dream job of university professor after scoring a perfect 100 per cent in her SATs exam.
Elouise, 11, who attends a north Hull primary deemed "inadequate" by Ofsted inspectors three months ago, is believed to be one of only a handful of pupils in the country to answer all her questions correctly.
She said: "I was really excited when I was told I had scored 100 per cent.
"My teacher said, 'well done' and told the whole class.
"The headteacher even went and told my grandma when she picked me up from school.
"I have always been good at maths and I really enjoy it."
Cathy Byrne, head of The Parks Primary School, in Orchard Park, said: "She is an extremely good all-rounder, but maths is her strongest subject.
"She didn't slip up once.
"We are all very proud of Elouise's achievement."
Elouise – the only person in her school to gain the top mark – was only allowed to use her calculator for some of the exam, which is designed to test mental arithmetic.
It is also the perfect reply to Government Ofsted inspectors who placed the school in special measures in April.
Back then, leadership and management of the school, the quality of teaching and pupils' achievement were criticised.
Mrs Byrne said: "It's important pupils can do mental arithmetic, as well as other areas of maths, such as geometry. It's vital for life."
Nationally, data has not yet been compiled to show how many others across the country equalled Elouise's achievement.
But Mrs Byrne believes the number will be small.
"To put Elouise's result into context, one of our teachers marks SATs papers and out of 450 pupils, just two scored 100 per cent," she said. "So Elouise has performed extremely well."
Unfortunately, Elouise – who also shows promise as a violin player, did not score quite as high in her English paper.
"I got 45 out of 50 for reading," she said. "I was a little bit disappointed, but this is my hardest subject."
Mrs Byrne added: "I told Elouise she can't expect to be perfect every time!"
As a reward for her hard work, Elouise was treated to a slap-up meal by her family.
"I had a nice tea at Chiquito," she said."
Year 6 pupil Elouise, of 38th Avenue, north Hull, faces a few more exams at Newland School for Girls, which she joins in September, but all being well, she hopes to make a career in maths.
She said: "I would like to be a maths professor at Hull University."
Elouise's mum, Jennifer White, a parent governor at the school, said: "I am really proud of her.
"She just loves school and constantly wants to do better and better.
"It's been a tough time, but it is a great school and it is definitely on-the-up."
The Mail called the University of Hull to alert them about a budding mathematician already eyeing up a job at its campus.
Professor Mary O'Neil, head of the maths and physics department, said: "On behalf of everyone at the University of Hull, I would like to say a huge congratulations to Elouise for such an outstanding achievement in her maths SATs exam.
"We also wish her success with her long term ambition to become a professor of mathematics at the University of Hull.
"The university only reintroduced a mathematics course in 2013 after seven years and it is becoming an increasingly popular subject.
"Nationally, we need to encourage more females to study and work in science and mathematics – so Elouise is a great advocate of the subject.
"We wish Elouise every success in her future career and we will be looking out for her job application at the University of Hull."
