🏛️ CQC Local Authority Assessment Report

Comprehensive Analysis of 72 Local Authority Assessments

Generated on 03 October 2025 at 15:41

Total Authorities

72

Outstanding

2
2.8%

Good

47
65.3%

Requires Improvement

21
29.2%

Inadequate

1
1.4%

📈 Overall Rating Distribution

📊 Quality Statement Performance Analysis

📊 Average Quality Statement Scores

📋 Quality Statement Performance Summary

Detailed breakdown of ratings for each Quality Statement across all 72 authorities:

Quality Statement Outstanding Good Requires Improvement Inadequate Not Rated
QS1: Assessing Needs 0 (0.0%) 20 (27.8%) 51 (70.8%) 1 (1.4%) 0
QS2: Supporting People to Lead Healthier Lives 1 (1.4%) 44 (61.1%) 26 (36.1%) 1 (1.4%) 0
QS3: Equity in Experience and Outcomes 2 (2.8%) 29 (40.3%) 40 (55.6%) 1 (1.4%) 0
QS4: Care Provision, Integration and Continuity 0 (0.0%) 32 (44.4%) 40 (55.6%) 0 (0.0%) 0
QS5: Partnerships and Communities 5 (6.9%) 53 (73.6%) 14 (19.4%) 0 (0.0%) 0
QS6: Safe Pathways, Systems and Transitions 1 (1.4%) 39 (54.2%) 32 (44.4%) 0 (0.0%) 0
QS7: Safeguarding 1 (1.4%) 42 (58.3%) 27 (37.5%) 2 (2.8%) 0
QS8: Governance, Management and Sustainability 2 (2.8%) 48 (66.7%) 21 (29.2%) 1 (1.4%) 0
QS9: Learning, Improvement and Innovation 2 (2.8%) 59 (81.9%) 10 (13.9%) 1 (1.4%) 0

🏆 Top Performing Authorities

Authorities with the highest number of Good/Outstanding Quality Statement ratings:

Authority Overall Rating Good/Outstanding QS Count
Hertfordshire County Council Good 9
London Borough of Camden Outstanding 9
Cheshire East Council Good 9
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Outstanding 9
Knowsley Council Good 9

⚠️ Authorities Requiring Focus

Authorities with the highest number of Requires Improvement/Inadequate ratings:

Authority Overall Rating Requires Improvement/Inadequate QS Count
Blackpool Council Inadequate 9
Gloucestershire County Council Requires improvement 9
Lancashire County Council Requires improvement 9
Bath and North East Somerset Council Requires improvement 8
Derby City Council Requires improvement 8

📊 Complete Assessment Data

Full dataset showing all authorities and their ratings:

authority_name overall_rating qs1_assessing_needs qs2_supporting_people qs3_equity_experience qs4_care_provision qs5_partnerships_communities qs6_safe_pathways qs7_safeguarding qs8_governance qs9_learning_improvement
London Borough of Hounslow Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Good Good Good Good Good Good
Hertfordshire County Council Good Good Good Good Good Outstanding Good Good Good Good
West Berkshire Council Good Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Good Good Good
London Borough of Barnet Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Good Requires improvement Good Good Good
Bath and North East Somerset Council Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Good Requires improvement Good Good Requires improvement Good Good Requires improvement Good Good
Blackpool Council Inadequate Inadequate Inadequate Inadequate Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Inadequate Inadequate Inadequate
Bracknell Forest Council Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Good Requires improvement Good Good Good
London Borough of Brent Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Good Good Good
Bristol City Council Good Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Good Requires improvement Good Good
Buckinghamshire Council Good Good Good Good Good Good Requires improvement Good Good Good
Cambridgeshire County Council Good Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Good Good Good
London Borough of Camden Outstanding Good Good Outstanding Good Outstanding Outstanding Good Outstanding Outstanding
Cheshire East Council Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good
Cheshire West and Chester Council Good Requires improvement Good Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Good Good
London Borough of Croydon Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Good Good Good
Darlington Borough Council Good Good Good Requires improvement Good Good Good Good Good Good
Derby City Council Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement
Derbyshire County Council Good Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Good Good Good Requires improvement Good Good
City of Doncaster Council Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Good Good Requires improvement Good Good
County Durham Not Rated Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Good Good Good Requires improvement Good Good
London Borough of Ealing Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Good
East Sussex County Council Good Requires improvement Good Good Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Good Good Good
London Borough of Enfield Good Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Good Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Good
Essex County Council Good Requires improvement Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good
Gateshead Borough Council Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Good Good Good Good Good
Gloucestershire County Council Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement
Halton Borough Council Good Requires improvement Good Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Good Requires improvement Good
Hammersmith and Fulham Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement
London Borough of Haringey Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Requires improvement
London Borough of Harrow Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Good
Hartlepool Borough Council Good Good Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Good Good Good Good
London Borough of Hillingdon Good Good Good Requires improvement Good Good Good Good Good Good
Council of the Isles of Scilly Good Good Good Requires improvement Good Good Good Good Requires improvement Good
Islington Council Good Requires improvement Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Outstanding Good Outstanding Outstanding Good Outstanding Good Outstanding Outstanding Good
Kent County Council Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Good
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Good Requires improvement Good Good Requires improvement Good Good Good Good Good
Knowsley Council Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good
Lancashire County Council Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement
Leicester City Council Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Good
Leicestershire County Council Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement
Liverpool City Council Good Requires improvement Good Good Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Good
Medway Council Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement
London Borough of Merton Good Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Good Good Good Good
Middlesbrough Council Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Good Good Requires improvement Requires improvement
North Somerset Council Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Good Good
North Tyneside Council Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Good Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Good
Northumberland County Council Good Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Good Good Good Good Good Good
Oxfordshire County Council Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Good Good Good Good
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Good
Sefton Council Good Requires improvement Good Good Good Good Requires improvement Good Good Good
Shropshire Council Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Good Requires improvement Good Good Good
Slough Borough Council Good Requires improvement Good Good Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Good
Southend Good Good Good Good Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Good Good Good
South Gloucestershire Council Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Good
Staffordshire County Council Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good
St Helens Borough Council Good Good Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Good Good Good
Stoke Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Good Requires improvement Good Good Good
Sunderland City Council Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good
Surrey County Council Good Requires improvement Good Good Good Good Good Requires improvement Good Good
Telford and Wrekin Council Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Good Good Good Requires improvement Good Good
Thurrock Council Good Good Good Requires improvement Good Outstanding Good Good Good Good
Wakefield Council Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Good
Wandsworth Council Good Requires improvement Good Good Requires improvement Good Good Good Good Good
Warrington Borough Council Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Inadequate Requires improvement Requires improvement
Westminster City Council Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good
West Sussex County Council Good Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Good Good Good Good
Wiltshire Council Good Requires improvement Good Good Good Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Good Good
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Requires improvement Good Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Good
Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Good Requires improvement Requires improvement Requires improvement Good
Wokingham Borough Council Good Good Good Good Good Outstanding Good Good Good Outstanding