William Jordan was admitted to the Priory Hospital North London for long-term depression

A coroner criticised serious failings at a private mental health hospital after a 16-year-old schoolboy was found hanged in his room.

William Jordan was left unattended in the hours leading up to his death in January despite clear instructions that he required checking four times each hour, before staff then falsified logs to appear as if they had done so, an inquest was told.

The teenager was admitted to the Priory Hospital North London for long-term depression while he was a pupil at Berkhamsted School in Hertfordshire, where he captained the rugby and football teams.

Details of the inquest have emerged as his family continues a fundraising campaign to raise awareness of mental health issues among the young.

Days before he died William had told