Schools watchdog Ofsted has been accused of failing to make "meaningful" inspection reforms following the death of a headteacher - as it refused to drop one-word ratings despite calls for the assessments to be scrapped.
Headteacher Ruth Perry took her own life in January while awaiting for an Ofsted report that downgraded her school, Caversham Primary in Reading, Berkshire, from outstanding to inadequate due to "safeguarding" issues.
Amanda Spielman, Ofsted's chief inspector, proposed reforms in the wake of Ms Perry's death, but said one-word gradings will stay.
She said the ratings, which label schools from "outstanding" to "inadequate" after two-day inspections are "integral" to the school system.
However, Ms Perry's sister said Ofsted had done "nothing" to prevent future tragedies.
