Ofsted school inspection reforms ‘nowhere near enough’

Sister of Ruth Perry, who killed herself after her primary was downgraded, disappointed' single-word judgments not removed

Changes by Ofsted to the way it inspects schools have been criticised as nowhere near enough" to reduce the resulting high levels of stress involved, which were linked to the recent death of a popular headteacher.

The reforms announced by Amanda Spielman, Ofsted's chief inspector, are intended to ease the burden felt by school leaders such as Ruth Perry, 53, the head of a primary in Reading who killed herself earlier this year after an Ofsted inspection lowered her school's grade from outstanding" to inadequate".