A school’s creation of a “prom passport” awarded to students based on their attendance status and excluding those with a poor score, has been slammed by parents as “cruel”.
The new system introduced at Abbey Park School in Swindon means year 11 students with anything less than 96% attendance are not welcome at the end of year celebrations.
The 59 pupils - 30% of the school's 200 year 11 children - who did not make the cut, were made aware they were not invited to the prom just days before their GSCEs began
