A GROUP of brainboxes from Manningtree High School have been invited to join Mensa after receiving outstanding test results.

To get into the exclusive group, people must achieve an IQ score in the top two per cent of everyone who sits the exam.

Joining the prestigious set are Lorenzo Perillo, Alice Watton, Manon Jones and Alex Dace who will now be able to add the accomplishment to university applications.

Headteacher Deborah Hollister said: “We had high expectations of these students before the Mena test; those expectations are even higher now.”