Claim: Following pandemic school closures 100,000 children have disappeared off school rolls.
Fact-check: No evidence for MP's claim 100,000 'ghost kids' disappeared from school rolls in pandemic - Full Fact
Verdict: while the rate of severe absence in schools has increased significantly compared to pre-pandemic levels, this figure does not tell us anything about the number of pupils who left school during the pandemic and never returned. the figure is based on the number of children in england who missed at least half of their sessions in autumn 2020.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Sarah Turnnidge
Date published: 2023-06-23T00:00:00