STUDENTS past and present from Dixons City Academy in Bradford combined for a "spectacular" concert to mark the school's 25th year.

The performance took place at St George's Hall on Saturday night and included people who were pupils at the school when it opened in 1990.

There was a concert band, swing band, sax and flute groups, a musical theatre group, choir, and a smaller vocal group.

The school's head of music Tamsin Rafnsson said the concert involved about 170 performers and another 30 behind the scenes, and described it as a "sea of faces that represent the last 25 years".

She added: "It was absolutely spectacular, it was amazing.

"We have had lots of wonderful comments. There was a lot of good feeling about what the students have been doing.

"There were lots of staff there from over the years, including the very first principal, Sir John Lewis.

"It was a great atmosphere and everybody pulled together."

Former Dixons pupil, pop star Gareth Gates, was unable to take part, but his sister Nicola - also a former Dixons student - did and was a singer in the choir.