The maddest, most outlandish ways students have rocked up to their school prom

We all know school proms are a big deal these days, but some students have really gone all-out in recent years.

The high school prom is no longer just a rite of passage celebrated in the US. Thousands of Greater Manchester children - or more likely their parents - now splurge out on prom dresses, tuxedos and limousines.

While some are happy to splash the cash with costs reaching thousands of pounds, some students take a different, weirder approach - although definitely no less expensive. Over the years, some of the region's pupils have shunned the stretch-limos, choosing to announce their arrival more creatively.

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So to celebrate this special date in the school calendar, we've taken a look back at some of the most unusual ways Greater Manchester students have opted to arrive for the end-of-term ball. Dating from 2010 to 2017, here are four ways students have celebrated that are worthy of a round of applause.

Yes that's right, 2015 saw the hilarious moment a group of teenagers made their glamorous arrival at their school prom - on mobility scooters. John Davidson, George Greenhalgh, Alex Mee, Matthew Bodkin, Jake Wright, and Adam Lee, aged 15 and 16, were filmed arriving to Castlebrook High, Bury for the event celebrating the end of term.

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The group of six friends were seen dressed in sharp suits and sunglasses trundling up Parr Lane surrounded by traffic. A member of the crowd let off a smoke bomb and a crowd cheered as they drove up along a red carpet.

The school leavers were then transported to a coach for the prom celebration which took place