A number of schools in the district have reported record A-level results in the face of the first fall in 20 years across the country in the numbers of students achieving at least an A grade.

Titus Salt School, Baildon , saw a five per cent increase on last year’s A* to A result with 18.8 per cent of pupils achieving the highest marks – and 90 per cent earning places at their first choice university, including Oxford.

The number of overall passes also reached 100 per cent – a figure well above the national average and an increase on last year’s result.

Meanwhile two students, Nicola Oldroyd and Tom Robinson achieved four A*s and three students achieved one A*, one A and one B.

Head designate Ian Morrel said he was ‘delighted’.

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Students at Beckfoot School , Bingley , were celebrating after 99.7 per cent of the examinations taken were passed – with a massive 52 per cent of students achieving the top grades of A* to B and 85 per cent achieving A* to C.

Head teacher David Horn said eight students achieved three or more grades including Alex Homer, who recorded four A*s and 1A, Charlotte Cooper Beglin and Jack Thorpe, who both achieved three A*s and one A.

Mr Horn said: “All of our students have worked hard for the stunning results.”

Jane Haddani, of Parkside School, Cullingworth , said she was “proud” of the pupils’ achievement after more than 40 per cent achieved A or B grades in one or more subject.

At Immanuel College , Thackley , there was cause for celebration with some impressive results, including Emily James who achieved three A grades.

Bingley Grammar School was another which saw a 100 per cent overall pass rate, with two students, Lyndsay Star and Jess Neilan gaining the qualifications required to go to Oxford. Dr Andrew Cummings, head teacher of South Craven School in Crosshills, near Keighley , praised its upper sixth form students’ “outstanding” A-Level results.

He said: “It was the largest cohort ever with 170 students, and results were maintained at the very high standard of recent years.”