His father added: "I'm very angry about it. Taylor has been made very upset, I've persuaded him to go back in tomorrow.

"He's nearly 16 so trying to dictate what length his hair should be is a bit ridiculous. They're basically saying if you're bald that's not an acceptable look.

"The deputy principal spoke to me and said they were trying to teach children there are rules to follow.

"It sounds like a dictatorship to me. It is petty red tape and it's not helping anybody.

"We've been bowled over by the support he's got."

A friend posted on Facebook: "We thought our school wouldn't mind what he had done as it was for a good cause, apparently the fact that he'd raised over £850 pounds wasn't good enough and before he had even gotten to his first lesson they put him in isolation labeling it an "extreme haircut", telling him that he's not able to return to normal lessons until his hair grows back to a more a more suitable length.

"This is not only bad because of the fact it was for cancer but also that his GCSEs are coming up and they're making him miss out on vital lessons that could boost his chances of being successful in them (not really what you'd expect from a place that's supposed to be setting up children for the future).

"Personally I don't think it's fair to punish a student for trying to do something that should be celebrated just because our school is so caught up in its own image."