A BRAINY Cheney Manor teen is counting down the days to A-Level results day – when he finds out if he’s got the grades to take him to Oxford.

Former New College pupil Jacob Vizor, 18, has already won a place to study mathematics at the world-famous University of Oxford.

The 18-year-old hopes to study at historic Jesus College, in the university town’s ancient centre.

But his university place is conditional on him acing his A-Level exams. When he opens his result letter on Thursday, Jacob will need to read that he’s achieved an A* grade in Maths and Further Maths – as well as an additional A grade in either Physics or Biology, his other two subjects.

Jacob said: “I’ve always loved maths since a young age, mainly because it came naturally – but also because I’m learning how to apply it to the real world.

“There is always a right and a wrong answer – no grey areas.”

The youngster is one of two New College pupils to have been offered a place at Oxford or Cambridge.

Last year, more than 1,300 people applied to study maths at Oxford alone – with just 200 offered places at the university.

To win a place at the top uni, Jacob went through a gruelling application process. He sat an entrance exam in November before being invited to interviews strung over four days just before Christmas.

“The interviews were very nerve-wracking and were purely about maths – difficult maths,” said Jacob.

“The two lecturers who interviewed me would set me a difficult task and asked me to talk them through what thought processes I used [to solve it].”

Jacob said he was “thrilled” to get his acceptance letter in January. “I had to read the letter multiple times.”

Fingers crossed, the teen will be heading to Jesus College in October for the start of the term.

“Oxford is considered one of the best universities in the world and I have always strived to be the best that I can be.

“I’m looking forward to stretching the limits and finding new ideas and branches of maths.”

Despite the excitement, Jacob admitted to feeling a certain trepidation. “I’m nervous about how quickly the syllabus will be taught and being able to keep up.”

The sporty youngster has spent the summer playing and coaching tennis at Gorse Hill’s Swindon Community Tennis club – as well as going on holiday with family and camping on the south coast.

“I’ve spent my summer – and will continue to – relax and try not to think about results day.”

Should the unexpected happen and the results not go his way, Jacob plans to study maths at Loughborough. He chose the university because of its world-class sports facilities.