CQC Local Authority Assessment League Tables

Assessment Period: August 2024 - September 2025 | 72 Local Authorities Assessed

Outstanding

2

2.8% of authorities

Good

47

65.3% of authorities

Requires Improvement

21

29.2% of authorities

Inadequate

1

1.4% of authorities

Outstanding
Good
Requires Improvement
Inadequate

🌟 Outstanding Authorities

London Borough of Camden - Assessed February 2025
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Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea - Assessed July 2025
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⚠️ Authorities Requiring Attention

Blackpool Council - Overall Rating: Inadequate
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League Tables

Complete Assessment Heat Map - All Quality Statements

Rank Authority Name Type Overall QS1
Assess
QS2
Support
QS3
Equity
QS4
Care
QS5
Partner
QS6
Safe
QS7
Safeguard
QS8
Govern
QS9
Learn
Avg Score Date
1 London Borough of Camden London Borough Outstanding 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 3.56 February 2025
2 Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Unitary Authority Outstanding 3 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 3 3.56 July 2025
3 Wokingham Borough Council Borough Council Good 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 3.22 August 2025
4 Hertfordshire County Council County Council Good 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3.11 May 2024
5 Cheshire East Council Unitary Authority Good 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3.00 May 2025
6 Knowsley Council Unitary Authority Good 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3.00 August 2025
7 Staffordshire County Council County Council Good 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3.00 May 2025
8 Sunderland City Council City Council Good 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3.00 May 2025
9 Thurrock Council Unitary Authority Good 3 3 2 3 4 3 3 3 3 3.00 August 2025
10 Westminster City Council City Council Good 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3.00 November 2024
11 Buckinghamshire Council Unitary Authority Good 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2.89 July 2025
12 Darlington Borough Council Borough Council Good 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2.89 May 2025
13 Essex County Council County Council Good 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2.89 June 2025
14 London Borough of Hillingdon London Borough Good 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2.89 December 2024
15 Islington Council Unitary Authority Good 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2.89 June 2025
16 London Borough of Hounslow London Borough Good 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2.78 May 2024
17 Hartlepool Borough Council Borough Council Good 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2.78 May 2025
18 Council of the Isles of Scilly Unitary Authority Good 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 2.78 September 2025
19 Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Unitary Authority Good 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2.78 June 2025
20 Northumberland County Council County Council Good 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2.78 January 2025
21 Sefton Council Unitary Authority Good 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2.78 June 2025
22 Southend Unitary Authority Good 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 2.78 August 2025
23 Surrey County Council County Council Good 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 2.78 November 2024
24 Wandsworth Council Unitary Authority Good 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2.78 September 2025
25 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Borough Council Good 2 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 2.67 July 2025
26 Derbyshire County Council County Council Good 2 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 2.67 August 2024
27 East Sussex County Council County Council Good 2 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 2.67 October 2025
28 Gateshead Borough Council Borough Council Good 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2.67 March 2025
29 London Borough of Merton London Borough Good 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2.67 August 2025
30 St Helens Borough Council Borough Council Good 3 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 2.67 May 2025
31 Telford and Wrekin Council Unitary Authority Good 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 2.67 November 2024
32 West Sussex County Council County Council Good 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2.67 August 2025
33 Wiltshire Council Unitary Authority Good 2 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 2.67 January 2025
34 West Berkshire Council Unitary Authority Good 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2.56 May 2024
35 London Borough of Barnet London Borough Good 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 2.56 January 2025
36 Bracknell Forest Council Unitary Authority Good 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 2.56 August 2024
37 Bristol City Council City Council Good 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 2.56 May 2025
38 Cambridgeshire County Council County Council Good 2 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 2.56 August 2025
39 Cheshire West and Chester Council Unitary Authority Good 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 2.56 August 2025
40 London Borough of Croydon London Borough Good 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 2.56 October 2025
41 City of Doncaster Council Unitary Authority Good 2 2 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 2.56 September 2025
42 London Borough of Enfield London Borough Good 2 3 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 2.56 May 2025
43 Halton Borough Council Borough Council Good 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 2.56 July 2025
44 Liverpool City Council City Council Good 2 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 3 2.56 September 2025
45 North Tyneside Council Unitary Authority Good 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 2.56 July 2025
46 Oxfordshire County Council County Council Good 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2.56 September 2025
47 Shropshire Council Unitary Authority Good 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 2.56 February 2025
48 Slough Borough Council Borough Council Good 2 3 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2.56 July 2025
49 Stoke Unitary Authority Good 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 2.56 June 2025
50 London Borough of Brent London Borough Requires improvement 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2.44 August 2024
51 Middlesbrough Council Unitary Authority Requires improvement 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2.44 February 2025
52 Wakefield Council Unitary Authority Requires improvement 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 2.44 September 2025
53 Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Unitary Authority Requires improvement 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2.44 November 2024
54 London Borough of Harrow London Borough Requires improvement 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 3 2.33 August 2024
55 Medway Council Unitary Authority Requires improvement 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2.33 January 2025
56 North Somerset Council Unitary Authority Requires improvement 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 2.33 May 2025
57 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council Borough Council Requires improvement 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 2.33 July 2025
58 South Gloucestershire Council Unitary Authority Requires improvement 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2.33 May 2025
59 Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Unitary Authority Requires improvement 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2.33 January 2025
60 London Borough of Ealing London Borough Requires improvement 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2.22 January 2025
61 London Borough of Haringey London Borough Requires improvement 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 2.22 February 2025
62 Kent County Council County Council Requires improvement 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 2.22 May 2025
63 Leicester City Council City Council Requires improvement 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2.22 July 2025
64 Bath and North East Somerset Council Unitary Authority Requires improvement 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2.11 January 2025
65 Derby City Council City Council Requires improvement 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2.11 August 2024
66 Hammersmith and Fulham Unitary Authority Requires improvement 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2.11 May 2025
67 Leicestershire County Council County Council Requires improvement 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2.11 September 2025
68 Warrington Borough Council Borough Council Requires improvement 2 3 2 2 3 2 1 2 2 2.11 May 2025
69 Gloucestershire County Council County Council Requires improvement 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2.00 January 2025
70 Lancashire County Council County Council Requires improvement 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2.00 August 2025
71 Blackpool Council Unitary Authority Inadequate 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1.33 August 2025
72 County Durham Unitary Authority Not Rated 2 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 2.67 August 2024

Authorities Grouped by Overall Rating

Outstanding (2 authorities)

Authority Name Type QS1QS2QS3QS4QS5QS6QS7QS8QS9 Avg
London Borough of Camden London Borough 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 3.56
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Unitary Authority 3 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 3 3.56

Good (47 authorities)

Authority Name Type QS1QS2QS3QS4QS5QS6QS7QS8QS9 Avg
Wokingham Borough Council Borough Council 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 3.22
Hertfordshire County Council County Council 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3.11
Cheshire East Council Unitary Authority 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3.00
Knowsley Council Unitary Authority 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3.00
Staffordshire County Council County Council 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3.00
Sunderland City Council City Council 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3.00
Thurrock Council Unitary Authority 3 3 2 3 4 3 3 3 3 3.00
Westminster City Council City Council 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3.00
Buckinghamshire Council Unitary Authority 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2.89
Darlington Borough Council Borough Council 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2.89
Essex County Council County Council 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2.89
London Borough of Hillingdon London Borough 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2.89
Islington Council Unitary Authority 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2.89
London Borough of Hounslow London Borough 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2.78
Hartlepool Borough Council Borough Council 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2.78
Council of the Isles of Scilly Unitary Authority 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 2.78
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Unitary Authority 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2.78
Northumberland County Council County Council 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2.78
Sefton Council Unitary Authority 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2.78
Southend Unitary Authority 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 2.78
Surrey County Council County Council 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 2.78
Wandsworth Council Unitary Authority 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2.78
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Borough Council 2 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 2.67
Derbyshire County Council County Council 2 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 2.67
East Sussex County Council County Council 2 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 2.67
Gateshead Borough Council Borough Council 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2.67
London Borough of Merton London Borough 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2.67
St Helens Borough Council Borough Council 3 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 2.67
Telford and Wrekin Council Unitary Authority 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 2.67
West Sussex County Council County Council 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2.67
Wiltshire Council Unitary Authority 2 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 2.67
West Berkshire Council Unitary Authority 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2.56
London Borough of Barnet London Borough 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 2.56
Bracknell Forest Council Unitary Authority 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 2.56
Bristol City Council City Council 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 2.56
Cambridgeshire County Council County Council 2 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 2.56
Cheshire West and Chester Council Unitary Authority 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 2.56
London Borough of Croydon London Borough 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 2.56
City of Doncaster Council Unitary Authority 2 2 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 2.56
London Borough of Enfield London Borough 2 3 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 2.56
Halton Borough Council Borough Council 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 2.56
Liverpool City Council City Council 2 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 3 2.56
North Tyneside Council Unitary Authority 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 2.56
Oxfordshire County Council County Council 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2.56
Shropshire Council Unitary Authority 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 2.56
Slough Borough Council Borough Council 2 3 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2.56
Stoke Unitary Authority 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 2.56

Requires improvement (21 authorities)

Authority Name Type QS1QS2QS3QS4QS5QS6QS7QS8QS9 Avg
London Borough of Brent London Borough 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2.44
Middlesbrough Council Unitary Authority 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2.44
Wakefield Council Unitary Authority 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 2.44
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Unitary Authority 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2.44
London Borough of Harrow London Borough 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 3 2.33
Medway Council Unitary Authority 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2.33
North Somerset Council Unitary Authority 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 2.33
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council Borough Council 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 2.33
South Gloucestershire Council Unitary Authority 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2.33
Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Unitary Authority 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2.33
London Borough of Ealing London Borough 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2.22
London Borough of Haringey London Borough 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 2.22
Kent County Council County Council 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 2.22
Leicester City Council City Council 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2.22
Bath and North East Somerset Council Unitary Authority 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2.11
Derby City Council City Council 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2.11
Hammersmith and Fulham Unitary Authority 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2.11
Leicestershire County Council County Council 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2.11
Warrington Borough Council Borough Council 2 3 2 2 3 2 1 2 2 2.11
Gloucestershire County Council County Council 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2.00
Lancashire County Council County Council 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2.00

Inadequate (1 authorities)

Authority Name Type QS1QS2QS3QS4QS5QS6QS7QS8QS9 Avg
Blackpool Council Unitary Authority 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1.33

Working With People (Quality Statements 1-3)

QS1: Assessing Needs | QS2: Supporting People to Live Healthier Lives | QS3: Equity in Experience and Outcomes

Rank Authority Name Overall QS1: Assessing Needs QS2: Supporting People QS3: Equity Theme Avg
1 Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Outstanding Good (3) Outstanding (4) Outstanding (4) 3.67
2 London Borough of Camden Outstanding Good (3) Good (3) Outstanding (4) 3.33
3 Wokingham Borough Council Good Good (3) Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
4 Hertfordshire County Council Good Good (3) Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
5 Cheshire East Council Good Good (3) Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
6 Knowsley Council Good Good (3) Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
7 Staffordshire County Council Good Good (3) Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
8 Sunderland City Council Good Good (3) Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
9 Westminster City Council Good Good (3) Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
10 Buckinghamshire Council Good Good (3) Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
11 Southend Good Good (3) Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
12 Thurrock Council Good Good (3) Good (3) Requires improvement (2) 2.67
13 Essex County Council Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) Good (3) 2.67
14 London Borough of Hillingdon Good Good (3) Good (3) Requires improvement (2) 2.67
15 Islington Council Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) Good (3) 2.67
16 Darlington Borough Council Good Good (3) Good (3) Requires improvement (2) 2.67
17 Surrey County Council Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) Good (3) 2.67
18 Hartlepool Borough Council Good Good (3) Good (3) Requires improvement (2) 2.67
19 Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) Good (3) 2.67
20 Council of the Isles of Scilly Good Good (3) Good (3) Requires improvement (2) 2.67
21 Wandsworth Council Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) Good (3) 2.67
22 Sefton Council Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) Good (3) 2.67
23 East Sussex County Council Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) Good (3) 2.67
24 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) Good (3) 2.67
25 Cheshire West and Chester Council Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) Good (3) 2.67
26 Wiltshire Council Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) Good (3) 2.67
27 St Helens Borough Council Good Good (3) Good (3) Requires improvement (2) 2.67
28 Liverpool City Council Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) Good (3) 2.67
29 Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Requires improvement Good (3) Good (3) Requires improvement (2) 2.67
30 Slough Borough Council Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) Good (3) 2.67
31 Halton Borough Council Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) Good (3) 2.67
32 London Borough of Hounslow Good Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.33
33 Cambridgeshire County Council Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) Requires improvement (2) 2.33
34 West Sussex County Council Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) Requires improvement (2) 2.33
35 Bristol City Council Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) Requires improvement (2) 2.33
36 West Berkshire Council Good Good (3) Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.33
37 Northumberland County Council Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) Requires improvement (2) 2.33
38 London Borough of Merton Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) Requires improvement (2) 2.33
39 Telford and Wrekin Council Good Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.33
40 Derbyshire County Council Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) Requires improvement (2) 2.33
41 Warrington Borough Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Good (3) Requires improvement (2) 2.33
42 Medway Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Good (3) Requires improvement (2) 2.33
43 County Durham Not Rated Requires improvement (2) Good (3) Requires improvement (2) 2.33
44 London Borough of Croydon Good Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.33
45 City of Doncaster Council Good Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.33
46 North Tyneside Council Good Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.33
47 Middlesbrough Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Good (3) Requires improvement (2) 2.33
48 London Borough of Enfield Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) Requires improvement (2) 2.33
49 London Borough of Harrow Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.33
50 Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Good (3) Requires improvement (2) 2.33
51 South Gloucestershire Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Good (3) Requires improvement (2) 2.33
52 Leicestershire County Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Good (3) Requires improvement (2) 2.33
53 Kent County Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.33
54 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council Requires improvement Good (3) Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.33
55 Gateshead Borough Council Good Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
56 Bracknell Forest Council Good Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
57 London Borough of Barnet Good Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
58 Stoke Good Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
59 North Somerset Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
60 Wakefield Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
61 Oxfordshire County Council Good Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
62 Shropshire Council Good Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
63 London Borough of Brent Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
64 London Borough of Ealing Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
65 Bath and North East Somerset Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
66 Leicester City Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
67 London Borough of Haringey Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
68 Hammersmith and Fulham Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
69 Derby City Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
70 Gloucestershire County Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
71 Lancashire County Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
72 Blackpool Council Inadequate Inadequate (1) Inadequate (1) Inadequate (1) 1.00

Providing Support (Quality Statements 4-5)

QS4: Care Provision, Integration and Continuity | QS5: Partnerships and Communities

Rank Authority Name Overall QS4: Care Provision QS5: Partnerships Theme Avg
1 London Borough of Camden Outstanding Good (3) Outstanding (4) 3.50
2 Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Outstanding Good (3) Outstanding (4) 3.50
3 Wokingham Borough Council Good Good (3) Outstanding (4) 3.50
4 Hertfordshire County Council Good Good (3) Outstanding (4) 3.50
5 Thurrock Council Good Good (3) Outstanding (4) 3.50
6 Cheshire East Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
7 Staffordshire County Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
8 Knowsley Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
9 Sunderland City Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
10 Westminster City Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
11 Buckinghamshire Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
12 Darlington Borough Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
13 Essex County Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
14 London Borough of Hillingdon Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
15 Islington Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
16 London Borough of Hounslow Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
17 Council of the Isles of Scilly Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
18 Northumberland County Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
19 Surrey County Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
20 Sefton Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
21 Bracknell Forest Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
22 Telford and Wrekin Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
23 Gateshead Borough Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
24 Derbyshire County Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
25 London Borough of Barnet Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
26 Shropshire Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
27 County Durham Not Rated Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
28 Wakefield Council Requires improvement Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
29 Stoke Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
30 London Borough of Enfield Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
31 North Tyneside Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
32 Southend Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
33 West Sussex County Council Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
34 St Helens Borough Council Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
35 Hartlepool Borough Council Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
36 Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
37 Wandsworth Council Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
38 London Borough of Merton Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
39 East Sussex County Council Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
40 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
41 Warrington Borough Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
42 Leicester City Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
43 Cambridgeshire County Council Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
44 London Borough of Croydon Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
45 Bristol City Council Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
46 Wiltshire Council Good Good (3) Requires improvement (2) 2.50
47 Oxfordshire County Council Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
48 Liverpool City Council Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
49 Medway Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
50 Slough Borough Council Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
51 Middlesbrough Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
52 London Borough of Harrow Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
53 Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
54 London Borough of Ealing Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
55 South Gloucestershire Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
56 City of Doncaster Council Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
57 Bath and North East Somerset Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
58 London Borough of Haringey Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
59 Derby City Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
60 West Berkshire Council Good Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
61 Cheshire West and Chester Council Good Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
62 Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
63 London Borough of Brent Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
64 Halton Borough Council Good Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
65 North Somerset Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
66 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
67 Kent County Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
68 Hammersmith and Fulham Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
69 Leicestershire County Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
70 Gloucestershire County Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
71 Lancashire County Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
72 Blackpool Council Inadequate Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00

Ensuring Safety (Quality Statements 6-7)

QS6: Safe Systems, Pathways and Transitions | QS7: Safeguarding

Rank Authority Name Overall QS6: Safe Pathways QS7: Safeguarding Theme Avg
1 London Borough of Camden Outstanding Outstanding (4) Good (3) 3.50
2 Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Outstanding Good (3) Outstanding (4) 3.50
3 Wokingham Borough Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
4 Hertfordshire County Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
5 Cheshire East Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
6 Knowsley Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
7 Staffordshire County Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
8 Sunderland City Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
9 Thurrock Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
10 Westminster City Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
11 Darlington Borough Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
12 Essex County Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
13 Islington Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
14 London Borough of Hillingdon Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
15 London Borough of Hounslow Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
16 Hartlepool Borough Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
17 Wandsworth Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
18 Council of the Isles of Scilly Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
19 Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
20 Northumberland County Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
21 West Berkshire Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
22 West Sussex County Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
23 London Borough of Merton Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
24 Gateshead Borough Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
25 London Borough of Brent Requires improvement Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
26 Middlesbrough Council Requires improvement Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
27 Oxfordshire County Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
28 Halton Borough Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
29 Surrey County Council Good Good (3) Requires improvement (2) 2.50
30 Southend Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
31 Sefton Council Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
32 Buckinghamshire Council Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
33 Telford and Wrekin Council Good Good (3) Requires improvement (2) 2.50
34 Wiltshire Council Good Good (3) Requires improvement (2) 2.50
35 London Borough of Barnet Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
36 Bracknell Forest Council Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
37 East Sussex County Council Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
38 Derbyshire County Council Good Good (3) Requires improvement (2) 2.50
39 St Helens Borough Council Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
40 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Good Good (3) Requires improvement (2) 2.50
41 London Borough of Croydon Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
42 Cheshire West and Chester Council Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
43 Cambridgeshire County Council Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
44 Bristol City Council Good Good (3) Requires improvement (2) 2.50
45 Slough Borough Council Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
46 Stoke Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
47 Shropshire Council Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
48 City of Doncaster Council Good Good (3) Requires improvement (2) 2.50
49 North Somerset Council Requires improvement Good (3) Requires improvement (2) 2.50
50 Medway Council Requires improvement Good (3) Requires improvement (2) 2.50
51 Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Requires improvement Good (3) Requires improvement (2) 2.50
52 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
53 Hammersmith and Fulham Requires improvement Good (3) Requires improvement (2) 2.50
54 County Durham Not Rated Good (3) Requires improvement (2) 2.50
55 London Borough of Haringey Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
56 London Borough of Enfield Good Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
57 London Borough of Harrow Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
58 Wakefield Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
59 Liverpool City Council Good Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
60 North Tyneside Council Good Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
61 London Borough of Ealing Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
62 Kent County Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
63 Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
64 South Gloucestershire Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
65 Bath and North East Somerset Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
66 Leicester City Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
67 Leicestershire County Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
68 Derby City Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
69 Lancashire County Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
70 Gloucestershire County Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
71 Warrington Borough Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Inadequate (1) 1.50
72 Blackpool Council Inadequate Requires improvement (2) Inadequate (1) 1.50

How the Local Authority is Run (Quality Statements 8-9)

QS8: Governance, Management and Sustainability | QS9: Learning, Improvement and Innovation

Rank Authority Name Overall QS8: Governance QS9: Learning & Improvement Theme Avg
1 London Borough of Camden Outstanding Outstanding (4) Outstanding (4) 4.00
2 Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Outstanding Outstanding (4) Good (3) 3.50
3 Wokingham Borough Council Good Good (3) Outstanding (4) 3.50
4 Hertfordshire County Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
5 Cheshire East Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
6 Knowsley Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
7 Staffordshire County Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
8 Sunderland City Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
9 Thurrock Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
10 Westminster City Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
11 Buckinghamshire Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
12 Darlington Borough Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
13 Essex County Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
14 London Borough of Hillingdon Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
15 Islington Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
16 London Borough of Hounslow Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
17 Hartlepool Borough Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
18 Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
19 Northumberland County Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
20 Sefton Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
21 Surrey County Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
22 Southend Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
23 Wandsworth Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
24 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
25 Wiltshire Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
26 Derbyshire County Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
27 East Sussex County Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
28 Gateshead Borough Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
29 London Borough of Merton Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
30 St Helens Borough Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
31 Telford and Wrekin Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
32 West Sussex County Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
33 Bristol City Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
34 West Berkshire Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
35 London Borough of Barnet Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
36 Bracknell Forest Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
37 Cheshire West and Chester Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
38 Cambridgeshire County Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
39 London Borough of Croydon Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
40 City of Doncaster Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
41 Wakefield Council Requires improvement Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
42 London Borough of Enfield Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
43 Liverpool City Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
44 North Tyneside Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
45 Shropshire Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
46 Oxfordshire County Council Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
47 London Borough of Brent Requires improvement Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
48 Stoke Good Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
49 County Durham Not Rated Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
50 North Somerset Council Requires improvement Good (3) Good (3) 3.00
51 Council of the Isles of Scilly Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
52 Slough Borough Council Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
53 London Borough of Harrow Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
54 Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
55 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
56 Halton Borough Council Good Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
57 Kent County Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
58 Leicester City Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
59 Metropolitan Borough of Wirral Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
60 South Gloucestershire Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
61 London Borough of Ealing Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Good (3) 2.50
62 Middlesbrough Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
63 Medway Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
64 London Borough of Haringey Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
65 Bath and North East Somerset Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
66 Derby City Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
67 Leicestershire County Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
68 Hammersmith and Fulham Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
69 Warrington Borough Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
70 Gloucestershire County Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
71 Lancashire County Council Requires improvement Requires improvement (2) Requires improvement (2) 2.00
72 Blackpool Council Inadequate Inadequate (1) Inadequate (1) 1.00