While boys are more likely to be officially excluded from school, girls are more likely to be moved to a new school or leave before the end of Year 11, a study by not-for-profit group Social Finance into exclusions in Cheshire West and Chester shows.
On average, just over four per cent of boys are subject to “early exits” at schools within the council’s jurisdiction every year compared with just under six per cent of girls, the report shows.
It highlights concerns from professionals that students who are informally excluded miss out on vital support, including parental appeals, which those removed officially from schools are entitled to.
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