The range of underhand tactics allegedly being employed also includes weak teachers being told to stay off sick and schools bringing in experienced teachers from other establishments.
The claims were made on the Times Educational Supplement online forum after Ofsted confirmed there were 38 complaints about "a school's conduct or activities" during inspections carried out between April and November last year.
One post from a teacher on the forum describes how his last school "sent 2 coachloads of disruptive pupils to Alton Towers during the 2 days of Ofsted".
Another said that her colleague at a school that was judged "outstanding" was sent to a struggling inner city school to teach while inspectors were present and had to pretend that she always worked there.
One described how a newly qualified teacher had a nervous breakdown after being told that capability proceedings had been brought against her, just so she would not be observed during an impending inspection.
And another poster wrote about how they heard the most badly behaved children at their school had each been paid up to £100 not to attend while Ofsted was there.
Last year Education Secretary Michael Gove spoke of how many schools were hiding pupils' naughty behaviour from inspectors.
Speaking as the Government published new guidance for schools on dealing with bad behaviour last April, Mr Gove suggested that Ofsted was not seeing the full picture during inspections.
He said he had been told by teachers that "weak teachers are invited to stay at home, we make sure disruptive pupils don't come in, and the best teachers are on corridor duty. We put on our best face for inspections".
Ofsted national director Sue Gregory said that schools only have two days' notice before their inspections so have little time to make changes.
She added that as their records, including attendance levels and staffing details, are thoroughly examined, "any sudden changes are readily observed".
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