EIGHT-year-old twins Peter and Paula Imafidon made headlines when they scored a GCSE pass in maths, aged six.

Two years on, they have passed AS-level maths and now a special advanced mathematics exam set by the University of Cambridge, with Paula gaining a B and Peter a C.

Proud dad Chris Imafidon, a researcher in ophthalmology, said: “I believe they can achieve anything if they put their minds to it.

“Their sister Samantha was given extra facilities and they went along the same track as her.”

First showing potential at the age of just four, the twins come from a talented family.

Older sister Samantha passed her A-levels at nine and Christiana, 16, and Anne-Marie, 19, are now both working in the City.

Mr Imafidon said: “They're very competitive – they're always trying to beat each other, in anything and everything, from the most trivial to the most significant.”

But he added that the twins are still leading a normal childhood, taking part in sports, enjoying trips to McDonald's and playing music.

“We let them get on with what they enjoy,” Mr Imafidon said.

And while Peter one day plans to become prime minister, Paula has humbler ambitions – to become a maths teacher.

“She wants to grow up and explain maths to children who find it difficult,” her father said.

“So many children are told 'you can't do this' but anybody with an interest can achieve anything.”

The children attended Roger Ascham Primary School, in Wigton Road, Walthamstow, and are now set to move to Berkshire to attend a junior school with special provision for gifted children.

They were coached by Excellence in Education, a non-profit organisation helping with the educational development of students in inner-cities and with underprivileged children.