Furore as Woodhead 'poaches state pupils'

A former Ofsted chief has been accused of "poaching" state pupils for his private schools.

Chris Woodhead, who plans 50 cut-price independent schools with his company Cognita, has told parents they can save ?25,000 in fees if they send a child to Akeley Wood, Bucks, at the age of eight.

Headteacher Louise Metherell said her nearby primary school, Marsh Gibbon, could lose 13 of its 100 pupils and see budgets cut.