A headteacher grew "very, very teary" and had a "strong physical reaction" to being told her school would likely be categorised as "inadequate", an inquest into her death has been told.
Ruth Perry's family says she took her own life following that very Ofsted inspection.
Her sister, Professor Julia Waters, previously said Ms Perry had the "worst day of her life" after inspectors reviewed the school on 15 and 16 November last year.
On the first day of the inquest into the headteacher's death, lead inspector Allen Derry, who visited her school in November 2022, said she made comments like she "wouldn't be able to show her face again" after the results of the review were revealed to her.
Senior coroner Heidi Connor told the court that Ofsted's rating did not fall "within the scope" of the inquest, but that the inquest would explore the impact of the inspection on Ms Perry.
While the school, Caversham Primary in Reading, was found to be "good" in every category, safeguarding concerns meant leadership and management were judged to be "inadequate".
The coroner heard that dragged the entire rating down, putting the school at risk of special measures, and of being turned into an academy - with senior leadership team members at risk of losing their jobs.
