Is this a ******** veiled threat?

Bro, it's a meeting, it'll take like half a day at most. Just go.

So I haven't been attending my school for the past 5 days because I have e exams in 5 weeks and have chosen to stay home and revise (for context, I am 18 and these are A-level examinations)

My school has sent an email telling me that I am legally required to go to an "examination compliance meeting" in order to be legally registered to take the exam. Is this just a means of getting us into school in order to chastise us for our choices or is this is a genuine requirement (I haven't found anything even remotely useful online)

Because I just feel that this is a bluff.

So I haven't been attending my school for the past 5 days because I have e exams in 5 weeks and have chosen to stay home and revise (for context, I am 18 and these are A-level examinations)

My school has sent an email telling me that I am legally required to go to an "examination compliance meeting" in order to be legally registered to take the exam. Is this just a means of getting us into school in order to chastise us for our choices or is this is a genuine requirement (I haven't found anything even remotely useful online)

Because I just feel that this is a bluff.

Your school claims government funding for teaching you. They are obligated to ensure that you are attending to justify that funding and will have their own processes for tracking and recording. I've never heard of an "examination compliance meeting" that is presumably part of their process. Regardless of the dubious 'legally required' bit, the fact remains that they can withdraw your exam entries if you fail to comply with school rules (unlikely, but possible) so you should attend this meeting and sort this out.

Thanks for your reply. First of all it is a private school and all fees (including examination fees) have been paid in advance. As well as this, myself, among the others that have opted to revise at home have predicted A-levels that either meet or surpass their firmed university option.

Then that's a different situation in that you (/your parents) are a paying customer in dispute with your service supplier. Why they have taken this approach I cannot guess but there is a clear implication that your exam entries are in doubt unless you attend this meeting. Regardless of who has paid the fees, the exam entry has been done through the school and can be withdrawn by them. You can either comply with the requirement to attend and discuss the situation or get your parents to argue the case with the school head teacher.

You can't withdraw OCR A-level applications and Edexcel has a deadline and extreme late fee deadline that passed a while ago.