An inquest into the death of headteacher Ruth Perry may involve a deeper dive into whether the state failed to protect her.
Coroner Heidi Connor said today she had not yet decided whether to hold an “enhanced” article 2 inquest, but that her investigation would not look at the “inner workings” of Ofsted nor whether inspectors reached the “right” conclusions.
Perry, the headteacher of Caversham Primary School in Berkshire, died in January. Her family said she took her own life before the publication of an inspection report rating the school ‘inadequate’.
Article 2 inquests are “enhanced inquests held in cases where the state or its agents have failed to protect the deceased against a threat or other risk”, according to the Crown Prosecution Service.
