What is off-rolling?
Off-rolling is using unlawful means to remove a pupil from a school roll. It will be considered during an Ofsted inspection.
Ofsted's operating guide explains that if inspectors were to find evidence of off-rolling, they'd likely grade the leadership and governance evaluation area as 'urgent improvement.'
Ofsted's definition
Removing a pupil from the school roll or preventing them from attending school normally without a formal, permanent exclusion or formal suspension, such as by: Moving the pupil to alternative provision (AP), when it's not in the pupil's best interests Intentionally not following regulations when carrying out a permanent exclusion/removing a pupil from the school roll Sending the pupil home (regardless of whether it occurs with the agreement of parents/carers) Placing the pupil on a part-time timetable for behavioural reasons Placing pressure on a parent to remove their child from the school roll Placing