Quarter of teachers have witnessed off-rolling according to Ofsted
A poll of 1000 teachers across England showed that a quarter had witnessed off-rolling, and two thirds believed the practice was increasing.
The teachers survey believed the practice was used in order to manipulate league table positions. A fifth of respondents said there was no follow-up with pupils who left.
Ofsted’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman, found the findings “troubling” and suggested that schools are “clearly pushing vulnerable pupils out through the back door with little thought to their next steps and best interests”.
The survey comes as the Timpson review, published this week, described off-rolling and informal exclusion as “quite simply wrong”. Ofsted has warned that it will crack down on schools attempting to off-roll pupils.
More on the story can be found in Schools Week