Missing A-level papers found

The recovered papers will now be marked as soon as possible

A group of A-level students in England who were still awaiting results, after exam papers went missing, will now receive their final grades.

Around 100 psychology A-level candidates had been kept in suspense after a section of their exam scripts could not be found - and there were worries that they could lose out in the race for university places.

But the OCR (Oxford and Cambridge and RSA Examinations) examining board now says that the papers have been recovered and will be marked as soon as possible.

The problem was discovered when pupils received exam results last week that showed "no result" for part of the A-level that had remained unmarked.

And there had been fears that while the exam board looked for the missing papers, pupils could be losing out in the clearing process for university places.

Among the pupils left with incomplete results were a number attending Bradford College in West Yorkshire, where a spokesman had expressed concern that the delay in receiving final grades would mean that pupils could be disadvantaged in applying for university.

The problems with providing exam results follows the ongoing difficulties in Scotland, where thousands of pupils have faced delays in receiving confirmation of results.