An impromptu shrine to Baby P rapidly grew yesterday as the Chief Inspector of Schools warned she could not ensure a similar tragedy would never happen again.

The north London cemetery where the little boy’s ashes were scattered has become the focus for public outrage over the 17-month-old child’s death.

The Chief Inspector of Schools, Christine Gilbert, said: “I really wish I could guarantee that something so tragic would never happen again. I can’t guarantee it.

“I do feel that every one of us involved in child protection in any way has to take stock, has to look at what they are doing and has to look at what has gone on in the particular case.”

Meanwhile, the doctor accused of failing to spot Baby P’s broken back shortly before his death said she had been “deeply affected” by the “shocking and tragic” events.

The little boy died in a blood-splattered cot in August last year after suffering more than 50 injuries at the hands of his abusive mother, her boyfriend and a lodger.

Haringey Council in north London — the same local authority criticised over eight-year-old Victoria Climbie’s murder in 2000 — is under fire for failing to prevent his death.

Dr Sabah Al-Zayyat examined Baby P at a child development clinic at St Ann’s Hospital in north London shortly before his death. The doctor, who qualified in Pakistan and worked in Saudi Arabia before coming to Britain in 2004, noticed bruises to his body.

But she decided she could not carry out a full systemic examination as the boy was “miserable and cranky”. A post-mortem examination later revealed injuries including a broken back and ribs, believed to have been obtained prior to the examination.

Dr Al-Zayyat has since had her contract with Great Ormond Street Hospital terminated.

She said in a statement: “My professional career has been devoted to the care of children. I will cooperate with any investigation to identify whether lessons can be learnt from this case,” she said.

Baby P’s ashes were strewn in the Remembrance Garden next to Islington Crematorium.

A steady stream of grieving members of the public paid their respects at the shrine to the little child yesterday. They left letters, poems, cuddly toys and bouquets of flowers.