IT'S another record-breaking year!

Thousands of 16-year-olds are set to celebrate after schools across Southampton and Hampshire achieved some of their best GCSE results ever.

But for any party-going teenagers thinking of heading for the pub, it's time to think again.

Police are today warning landlords to be on the lookout for under-age drinkers celebrating their exam success or drowning their sorrows.

Meanwhile, police officers want pub staff to ask for identification of age as part of Hampshire Police's Safer Streets Campaign.

The warning comes as early indications show that the percentage of Hampshire pupils gaining five or more GCSEs graded A* to C went up.

Nationally, the overall A* to G pass rate has remained the same as last year at 97.6 per cent, although the percentage of exams graded A* to C has increased by 1.1 per cent to 59.2 per cent.

In Southampton, at Redbridge Community School, students posted a five or more A* to C pass rate of about 46 per cent.

Students at the 800-pupil school performed particularly well in art, science, business studies and technology and have left head teacher Richard Schofield thrilled.

"We are tremendously pleased with the results. They reflect a lot of hard work by pupils and teachers."

Pupils improved on their performance for the third year running at Bitterne Park School, with 59 per cent gaining the requisite five or more top passes.

Pupils at Brookfield School in Sarisbury, near Fareham, recorded the best set of results in the school's history with 70.3 per cent of pupils gaining five or more A* to C grades.

Deputy head teacher Tony Strong said: "For the first time we have broken through the 70 per cent barrier. We are also pleased to see the gender gap closing."

And students exceeded expectations at Oaklands Community School in Lordshill with 37 per cent gaining five or more GCSEs graded A* to C - an increase of four per cent on last year.

Deputy head teacher Peter Vance said: "We are very pleased. Our students have done extremely well."

Weston Park Boys' School saw a slight dip after last year's record-breaking year, with just over 30 per cent of boys gaining five or more top grades.

Headteacher Eric Freeman said: "It's a bit of a disappointment although there were some outstanding individual performances."

At Millbrook Community School the percentage of pupils gaining the magic five or more top passes was 20 per cent, although that figure could rise as results are processed.

Results from Wildern School in Hedge End put it among the top performing schools in the county, with 85 per cent of pupils gaining five or more GCSEs graded A* to C.

Headteacher Jeff Threlfall said he was "over the moon".

At Winchester's Kings School 82 per cent of pupils got five or more GCSEs graded A* to C - up on last year.

Deputy head Geoff Lucas said: "We are very proud of all our students."

At Perins School in Alresford 73.7 per cent of pupils gained five or more top passes.