Claim: A report by the Centre for Social Justice think tank found 100,000 children left education permanently due to lockdowns during the pandemic.
Fact-check: Think tank figure does not show 100,000 children 'never went back to school' due to lockdown - Full Fact
Verdict: while attendance has dropped significantly, the figure quoted here does not show 100,000 children never returned to school. the figure actually describes the number of children in england who missed at least half of their sessions in autumn 2020. before the pandemic around 60,000 children were missing at least half of their available sessions.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Sarah Turnnidge
Date published: 2023-03-16T00:00:00