A teenager who was sent home by his school covered in blood and reportedly told he was fine suffered a broken nose in a bullying attack.

Aidan Parsons, 13, was punched in the face by another pupil on Wednesday afternoon and was so badly injured medics could not initially assess and treat him.

Mum Stephanie Parsons said her son is now scared to go back after reportedly suffering a prolonged bullying campaign at Brompton Academy in Gillingham.

She said: "I got a phone call at 2.30pm telling me Aidan has been attacked and his nose was badly bleeding. I came to pick him up and was told by the school his nose was fine.

"He came out and it was gushing with blood. His whole uniform was covered. He was literally covered in blood.

"This was just too much. I was fuming at the time. It is just ongoing."

The Duncan Road resident took her son to Medway Maritime Hospital where medics believed his nose was fractured but due to swelling they would need to come back in a few days to confirm.

Aidan has been the victim of bullying since joining the secondary school in Marlborough Road three years ago, said Stephanie.

She claims he has had a broken arm, finger and foot in the past and has been taunted and called 'Big Mac' and 'Parsnip' by classmates.

"My son is not happy there," she added. "He said to me, 'mum I have had enough. I do not want to be liked or disliked, I just want to get on with my work'.

"He has just had enough. It gets to me. He is scared. He does not want to go back to school.

"I seem to just be going around and around in circles. No one seems to want to do anything. This is why children kill themselves and self harm. Bullying affects them so much.

"He is now hibernating in his room. He does not want to leave the house."

Following the attack, Stephanie had a meeting with the school which said it was investigating the incident and would look to change Aidan's classes and timetable.

She added: "They have authorised two days off but how is that going to help my son? What is the school actually doing?

"I was told I would never have children and then nearly lost him at eight months. He is my miracle child. It is upsetting seeing him like this."

The mum-of-one has since put his name on the waiting list for engineering college Waterfront UTC in Chatham and has reported the incident to the police.

Brompton Academy, which is part of the University of Kent Academies Trust, has not responded to requests for comment.