Students at Bradford College whose exam papers went missing will now receive their correct grades, after the papers were traced, it was announced today.

The Telegraph & Argus told on Monday how a group of 33 psychology students at the college were furious when the error came to light.

Some feared they may miss out on university places because of the slip-up, which meant they were awarded grades based on their first year work instead of their final year's achievement.

Now, the 'lost' papers have been found and are being marked as quickly as possible, said the Oxford and Cambridge and RSA Examinations board.

The OCR would not say where the papers were 'found'.

Joanna Amato, a single mum, from Buttershaw, Bradford, was one of the students affected.

Like her fellow course students, she opened her results slip to find the words 'No result' for an exam accounting for 40 per cent of her final year mark.

She had expected an A grade.

"This is excellent news," she said of the papers being found.

"My teachers have said that they wouldn't be found, after such a long time."

An investigation was under way today to discover how the papers went missing.

The 33 Bradford students are among 100 students from the Midlands and North of England affected.

A spokesman for the OCR said: "OCR apologises to the students for any errors, however they occurred.

"They will not be disadvantaged and we will work as hard and fast as possible to get them a result in which they can have confidence."

The board insisted no-one would lose out on a conditional offer of a university place, saying they would be kept open until August 31.