Pupils at the troubled Al-Hijrah School in Birmingham were forced to eat their meals on the floor after the school failed to provide basic facilities, appoint enough teachers or introduce a new national curriculum. It was alleged last year that public funding earmarked for dining tables and chairs was instead sent to Pakistan.
Birmingham City Council is investigating claims that the trust might have used public money to help fund a £1 million boys-only school 5,000 miles away in Pakistan.
The school, in the Bordesley Green area, caters for 800 pupils, most of whom are of Pakistani origin. The senior school receives more than 1,000 applications for 60 places a year.
