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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Neha Gohil Community affairs correspondent

‘Landmark moment’: Ruth Perry family campaign ends single-word Ofsted reports

A close-up portrait of Ruth Perry in a study
Ruth Perry killed herself after Ofsted inspectors told her they planned to downgrade her school to inadequate. Photograph: University of Reading/PA

It was early this year when Ofsted’s new chief inspector vowed to make changes to its inspection regime, one year after the tragic death of headteacher Ruth Perry.

The 53-year-old headteacher of the Caversham primary school in Reading killed herself in January 2023, 54 days after Ofsted inspectors told her they planned to downgrade the school from outstanding to the lowest grade – inadequate.

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