Ofsted comments were ‘a kick in the guts’, says sister of headteacher who killed herself

Comments come after coroner said Ofsted inspection of Ruth Perry’s school contributed to her suicide

The sister of a headteacher who killed herself after an Ofsted inspection said comments by the watchdog’s chief inspector were a “kick in the guts” and accused it of failing to make the changes needed to prevent further cases.

A coroner this week concluded that Ofsted’s inspection of Ruth Perry’s school – downgrading it from outstanding to inadequate – contributed to Perry’s suicide, after an inquest in Reading identified multiple failings in the inspection process and the lack of training for Ofsted staff.