Shocking scenes of city centre drunkenness and violence as teenagers celebrate A level results (or drown their sorrows)

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.  

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.

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. 

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.'