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STUDENTS across Mid-Anglia shattered records again and sent pass rates soaring with another top-notch set of A-level results.

Anxious teenagers returned to school today to get their results after a summer of nail-biting ­ and their hard work was rewarded with the region's best set of A-level results in the examination's 50th year.

The national results showed the overall pass rate for grades A to E went up by 0.7 per cent to 89.8 per cent, the 18th successive improvement, while the number of A grades achieved was up by 0.8 per cent to 18.6 per cent.

A gender breakdown showed girls out-performed their male classmates ­ 0.8 per cent ahead at grade A and 1.9 per cent at grades A to E.

In Haverhilll, the overall pass rate at Castle Manor and Samuel Ward Upper School's Sixth Form was 85 per cent - up a litte on last year.

Catherine Cherry, of Castle Manor and Simon McConell of Samuel Ward each gained three A grades.

John Grinham, head of Castle Manor Sixth Form said: "We are very pleased with the increase. There are some excellent results and while some will be disappointed, everybody has got something."