A SIXTH-FORMER paraded as a shining example of independent education was revealed to have been taught at a comprehensive.

The Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School pupil attacked Shadow Education Secretary Jack Straw over his commitment to abolish cash-assisted places during a conference in London. A row broke out when it was revealed that the pupil had achieved excellent GCSE results at a comprehensive school.

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