July 11th 2023.
Tragically, Ruth Perry, the headteacher of Caversham Primary School in Reading, took her own life in January this year. This was two months after an inspection by Ofsted, the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills, had downgraded the school from "outstanding" to the lowest rating of "inadequate" over safeguarding concerns.
Following the inspection, Caversham Primary School was re-inspected last month and achieved a ‘good’ rating across all areas. However, this was too late for Ms Perry, whose sister, Professor Julia Waters, has said that the headteacher had experienced the ‘worst days of her life’ after the Ofsted inspection.
Today, a pre-inquest review was held at Reading Town Hall, and ahead of the review, Ms Perry's family has said they hope the inquest will help to prevent other avoidable deaths, sparing the loved ones of victims the ‘excruciating pain’ they have suffered. Bilal Rawat, the solicitor representing Ofsted, told the hearing that the inspection that was conducted had revealed serious safeguarding concerns and that this had informed the judgment.
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