Northants Uncovered catches up with our very own Kautilya Katariya as he steps into secondary school.
Kautilya Katariya, who has just completed year 6 at Wootton Park primary School, has just passed another ‘A’ Level in Further Maths at the age of 11.
Last year, he obtained A-Level Mathematics and also studied the A-Level Physics curriculum alongside Year 12 students.
This year he achieved a ‘B’ in Further ‘A’ Level maths at the end of year 6, just three marks off an ‘A’.
Balancing a split timetable, Kautilya took most of his lessons with fellow primary pupils, while joining older students for maths and physics. His father, Ishwari Katariya, praised the school for its support: “We are very grateful for the help and support we received from Wootton Park Primary School. The staff have been fantastic in supporting Kautilya’s academic journey since year 3 when he passed his GCSE maths exam with the highest grade, 9.”
In September, Kautilya will move on to Northampton School for Boys (NSB), where staff are already planning how best to nurture his extraordinary talent. Discussions include continuing a split timetable to allow him to study at a higher academic level while still enjoying life with his peers.
He will be studying the Further Maths ‘A’ level curriculum as well as ‘A’ level physics with year 13 students, and joining year 7 students for his other lessons.
If Kautilya continues at his current pace, by the end of Year 7 at secondary school, he could hold three full ‘A’-Levels — Mathematics, Further Mathematics and Physics. This would make him eligible for a university place at just 12 years old.
His parents, Ishwari and Trupti, however, are keen for him to remain in school as long he keeps enjoying school life.
“We will see what happens,” they said. “We want to let him develop at his own pace and enjoy school, and we are here to help him fulfil his potential as well.”
Outside the classroom, Kautilya is equally passionate about coding and computer science as he is about maths, and is currently working on two coding projects of his own.
He is training an AI model to read the thoughts and predict the next move a person would make.
He has created a trading bot that automatically buys and sell stock based on market trends.
His father Ishwari has given him £100 and so far his bot has made a profit around £12.
Kautilya says “I am really going to miss Wootton Park School, all my teachers and my friends but at the same time I’m looking forward to studying more maths, and physics and taking part in athletics.”