Key A-Level result trends revealed as London scores record grades

Shoime Roy reacts as they receive their A-level results at City of London Academy Highgate Hill on August 13 - (Getty)

London students have achieved record A-level results - with the capital beating the rest of the country for the third year in a row.

The gap between the proportion of entries in London getting the top grades and the equivalent figure in both the North East and the East Midlands has reached its largest ever size.