The sister of a headteacher who took her own life after her school was downgraded by Ofsted has spoken about the emotional toll caused by the inspection process.
Ruth Perry’s sister, Professor Julia Waters, said the Ofsted changes are “a step in the right direction" but they "don't go anywhere near far enough".
The report found Caversham Primary School in Reading – where Ms Perry was head – to be “good” in every category apart from leadership and management, where it was judged to be “inadequate”.
Her family said having to live with and not being able to share the news with anyone for 54 days while waiting for it to be published left Ruth "traumatised and an absolute shell of her former self".
Julia Waters is calling for their to be further changes made to the way Ofsted carries out inspections.
It comes after reforms, which stop short of banning single-word ratings, were announced on Monday.
