The headteacher of a primary school suffered a suspected heart attack during an Ofsted inspection, as young students watched her being rushed to hospital.
Chapelhill Primary School in Wirral was on its second morning of an Ofsted inspection when headteacher Sarah McFarlane fell ill.
Stunned pupils watched on as Ms McFarlane was taken to a local hospital in an ambulance, where she is being treated for a suspected heart attack.
The education watchdog has since confirmed that the inspection was ‘immediately paused’.
The school, which is part of the Leading Learners Trust, issued a statement to parents and pupils following the incident, which took place
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