At an education select committee hearing, senior Ofsted inspector Sue Morris-King said the inspectorate is ramping up its scrutiny of off-rolling, which includes attempts by schools to encourage parents to home educate challenging children.
The action follows recent concerns raised by the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) and the Children's Commissioner for England.
She said that inspectors have recently undergone specialist training on the issue to help them better challenge schools where off-rolling is suspected to have taken place.
The issue will also form part of next year's inspection framework. In addition, inspectors are taking into account incidents of off-rolling when delivering their judgment on schools.
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