
These are the shocking scenes in Birmingham City Centre last night as thousands of pupils marked the end of their school life with a huge party.

The pubs and clubs of the student city put on A level results parties to help celebrate the good news and drown the sorrows for pupils who may not have got the grades they wanted.

Left, a girl is sick into a pizza box on Birmingham's Broad Street after celebrating exam results. Right, a girl takes a seat on the ground after leaving one of the city's nightclubs

Thousands of students who received their A levels queued up at PRYZM nightclub in Birmingham. The 2,400 capacity club was sold out for the A level party

Thousands of Birmingham students descended on the city centre but the night did not end well for all, as pictures show fights, vomiting and falls as the teenagers stumbled home.

Some friends were forced to pick their fellow partygoers up as the night drew to a messy close in Broad Street.

Popular city centre nightclub PRZYM held an 'End of the World' themed night and encouraged punters to party like there was no tomorrow.

The venue, which holds 2,400 people, sold out tickets for the A level party.

A woman tries to held her friend up after a heavy night of partying in Broad Street at the end of exam season

Carry them home? One lad picked up his friend after the evening's celebrations, left, while for others, right, the revelry may have taken its toll

A group of friends make their way down Broad Street together to mark the end of their school lives after A level results were released yesterday. Plenty of pubs and clubs held special events for the occasion

Teenagers partied into the small hours of the night in Snobs nightclub in Smallbrook Queensway and Six on Broad Street, which offer free entry and drinks to 'social media reps' who sold tickets to pals through Facebook.

Results day on August 18 this year was the first year the overall pass rate, of grades A* to E, has fallen in England, Wales and Northern Ireland since 1982.

Love is in the air: A man pics a flower from the flower basket and gives it to his pleased partner on Broad Street

Couples in Birmingham shared the good and bad last night. Left, a man comforts a woman feeling unwell, and right, a couple share a kiss outside a fast food restaurant at the end of the evening's celebrations

Love was in the air for many celebrating, as young couples congratulated one another on the work of the last two years.

For others, the night descended into violence, with some fights taking place after night clubs closed.

A man appears to square up to another as the night out ended in violence for some, left. Another man intervened, pictured right, to calm the situation.

Despite the drop in the average pass rate, a record number of A level students were offered places at universities.

Nearly half a million students got their first or second choice with their results, but there were still 5,000 places up for grabs across the country on Thursday afternoon.

Universities battled to fill places with experts calling clearing a 'buyers' market' with some courses still available at Russell Group universities including Birmingham, Manchester and Warwick.

PRYZM nightclub in Broad Street was one of the main venues for the A level parties and thousands of people queued to get in on Thursday night

Left, a paramedic attends a man who is lying on his back on the ground in Birmingham City Centre. Right, a police officer joins a group of men looking after their pal. Emergency services said they were no busier than normal

Despite the chaotic images, emergency services insisted they were no busier than any other night in the student city.

A spokesman from West Midlands Ambulance service said: ‘It was no different to any other night for us to be honest.

'We had a busy day overall but the hot weather is more likely to have been the cause. We didn’t plan anything additional for it.’

A spokesman for Birmingham Police also said there was little difference in the level of patrols in the city centre.

The spokesman said: 'The reality is that we always have officers patrolling popular clubbing spots in the city centre and yesterday was no different.

'Thursday is student night in Birmingham anyway, so it’s always 'busy' in that sense.'

I'll be there for you: Left, a woman tries to help a man who is lying on the ground. Right, a man looks out for a friend who has slumped after a night of partying in the city centre.