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Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas

School refuses to let Ofsted in after headteacher killed herself over negative report

A school has barred Ofsted inspectors from entering the premises after a headteacher killed herself following a bad report.

Ruth Perry, former headteacher at Caversham Primary School in Reading, took her own life in January while waiting for a negative Ofsted report.

Ms Perry, 53, had been told that her school was being downgraded from Outstanding to Inadequate following what she described as the "worst day of her life" when inspectors visited on November 15 and 16 last year.

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