A report by the Education Policy Institute found that 10.1 per cent of children who finished their GCSEs in 2017 experienced exits at some point during their time at secondary school that "cannot be accounted for".
This totals more than 69,000 unexplained exits by over 61,000 pupils - higher than the 2014 proportion of nine per cent.
The study builds on previous EPI research published in April. The think tank said the latest research provides the most refined estimate to date of the potential size of so-called "off-rolling" in the school system - the practice of schools informally removing pupils, in order to boost GCSE results or to manage pressures on special educational needs and disability (SEND) and other budgets.
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