Up to 20 pupils were today turned away from a school hit by a uniform row for the second day running.
Hartsdown Academy, in Margate, Kent, came under-fire from parents yesterday after head teacher Matthew Tate refused entry to 50 children who turned-up “dressed inappropriately”.
One parent, named only as Dave, told BBC Radio Kent that his daughter was sent home for wearing "inappropriate" shoes.
Yesterday, on the first day of the autumn term, a police community support officer, as well as officers passing the secondary school, stepped in after a "disturbance" outside the gates.
Mr Tate has defended the policy, insisting that the school has been under-performing and that enforcing uniform rules was part of a drive to raise expectations and standards.
Some parents have praised the move to enforce uniform policy, saying being strict and consistent helps to teach children rules.
But others have branded the rules “over-zealous” and questioned whether pupils being dressed in the same clothes helps educate them.
Some have also condemned the price of the uniform.
Witnesses told the Standard some parents "shouted" and "screamed" at school staff at the height of the incident.
Mother Latasha Whiting hit out at the school after her 15-year-old daughter was shunned at the gates for wearing the wrong skirt and shoes.
She posted on Facebook: “Absolutely disgusted with Hartsdown school.
“I go everywhere to buy my 15 year old daughter a school skirt that don't go up round her ears because of how long her legs are.
“I find her one that covers most of her thighs but she gets turned away at the gates! Also for her shoes, but when I confront two of the other teachers, they say there okay!
“My husband had a 12 year old begging him to take her home as she couldn't get hold of her parents!!
“Shocking no children's welfare was being thought about this morning, just the headmaster trying to make an impact on his first day! Sorry wrong kind of impact in my mind!!”
The school informed parents that a supplier had all the uniform needed in stock, including blazers priced at £27, skirts at £11.95 and trousers for between £13 and £16.
One woman commented on the school's Facebook page: "Absolutely disgusting, clearly none of those in charge are in touch with reality and what it is like to choose between eating and paying £27 for a blazer."
Mr Tate has previously said he has gained overwhelming support from other parents saying it was "good to set standards".
