Ofsted regime ‘fatally flawed’, says family of headteacher who killed herself

Ruth Perry’s death a ‘direct result of pressure’ from report by England’s education watchdog, says family

The family of headteacher Ruth Perry who killed herself after an Ofsted inspection have called for urgent review of the schools watchdog, describing its inspection regime as “punitive” and “fatally flawed”.

Perry’s sister, Julia Waters, said her family were in no doubt that her death in January was a “direct result” of the pressure put on her by the process and outcome of the Ofsted inspection, which downgraded her school from outstanding to inadequate.