Charlie has been to school for just a handful of days in the past three years.
Each morning, his school uniform is placed at the end of his bed by his nan, Teresa.
"I don't like the people, the teachers, the classes or the uniform," he tells me.
I've come to meet 13-year-old Charlie, who lives with his nan and father James in Blackpool, to try to understand why he is missing so much school and what is being done about it.
Charlie is bright and friendly, with a huge passion for boxing, training regularly at a local gym.
