Ofsted inspectors have now rated as good the school run by a headteacher who took her own life after it was given an inadequate rating.
Ruth Perry was headteacher of Caversham Primary School before she died in January this year following a report which downgraded her school from the highest rating - outstanding - to the lowest over safeguarding concerns.
"An inspection should be about helping schools with independent scrutiny, not catching them out and publicly shaming them. Ofsted's use of safeguarding as a 'limiting judgement', overriding all other strengths and complexities of a school, puts headteachers in that position of constant jeopardy." "Ongoing and determined work has ensured that the improvements made have gone beyond the essential changes that were needed."Ofsted to keep 'one-word assessments' despite backlash following death of headteacher Ruth PerryHeadteacher 'blocks Ofsted inspection' in protest after head Ruth Perry, 53, took her own life over ‘inadequate’ rating
"Ruth was not the first headteacher or teacher to take her own life following an Ofsted inspection. I am determined that she should be the last." A spokesperson for Ofsted said: "I can confirm we inspected Caversham Primary school on 21 and 22 June. Ofsted has announced a series of changes, including launching a consultation on reforms to the complaints system and giving schools more information around the timing of their inspections.
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