Bradford's brainy A-level students were celebrating better results than ever before today as the release of the all-important results put an end to the misery of a two-month wait.

It was particularly good news for one set of students at Bradford Grammar School where fears of bad grades failed to materialise after an administrative mix-up led to them studying the wrong text.

At least two of the pupils, Mark Hucks and Amy Pratt got the top grade and both will go to university.

Headteacher Stephen Davidson said the early indications were that most students had broadly been awarded the grades that were expected for them and they had not suffered adversely.

Overall more than 30 pupils were awarded three grade As or more and 13 won four straight As.

Meanwhile, a trio of budding scientists at Bradford Girls Grammar School picked up five grade As each and were part of a group of eight who got As in all their exams.

At Heckmondwike Grammar School in Cleckheaton, talented teenager Jayne McGlynn got a special level of commendation with her results for getting in the top five per cent of students taking communication studies.

At St Mary's Comprehensive in Menston, two students got five straight As and another three got four As.

Feversham College, Bradford's Muslim Girls School, were celebrating with an improved set of results.

Two girls got four A-levels each and picked up some of the best results in the school history.

Two students at Keighley's Greenhead Grammar School are celebrating picking up three top grades each in their A-levels.

The results are part of a general improvement in the school results. We have done really well this year," said headteacher Miles Mizon.

Nationally results were marginally up this year with a higher number of people sitting the A-levels and more getting the higher grades.

Just under 88 per cent passed their exams, an increase of .2 per cent from last year and 56.5 per cent got the higher grades A-C, up just over a percentage from last year.

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