The long-awaited review, led by former children's minister Edward Timpson, makes 30 recommendations to improve arrangements for children and young people who have been excluded from school.
It recommends that the government develops new accountability measures to stop the practice of "off-rolling" - where disruptive or low-attaining pupils are removed from the school roll without being formally excluded.
This could include developing new incentives to prevent schools from excluding pupils and ensuring the attainment of excluded pupils is included in exam league tables.
The Department for Education has agreed to all recommendations in principle and will launch a consultation on their plans later this year.
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