Rankings · Methodology · Service quality · Adult social care
CQC assessment score for adult social care
Higher is better. One of the measures behind the adult social care score; councils are listed by their rank on it alone, which is not their overall rank. The median of the 130 is 63.9%.
CQC's independent assessment of how the council delivers its Care Act duties: the nine quality-statement scores (1-4) as a percentage of the maximum. 25-38 inadequate, 39-62 requires improvement, 63-87 good, 88+ outstanding. Assessments were published between 2024 and 2026, so their dates differ by council.
| Rank | Council | CQC assessment score for adult social care | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wigan | 94.4% | Metropolitan borough |
| =2 | Barking and Dagenham | 88.9% | London borough |
| =2 | Camden | 88.9% | London borough |
| =2 | Kensington and Chelsea | 88.9% | London borough |
| 5 | Solihull | 83.3% | Metropolitan borough |
| =6 | North Yorkshire | 80.6% | Unitary council |
| =6 | Wokingham | 80.6% | Unitary council |
| =8 | Lambeth | 77.8% | London borough |
| =8 | Milton Keynes | 77.8% | Unitary council |
| =10 | Cheshire East | 75.0% | Unitary council |
| =10 | Knowsley | 75.0% | Metropolitan borough |
| =10 | Richmond upon Thames | 75.0% | London borough |
| =10 | Rochdale | 75.0% | Metropolitan borough |
| =10 | Sunderland | 75.0% | Metropolitan borough |
| =10 | Thurrock | 75.0% | Unitary council |
| =10 | Westminster | 75.0% | London borough |
| =17 | Bradford | 72.2% | Metropolitan borough |
| =17 | Buckinghamshire | 72.2% | Unitary council |
| =17 | Darlington | 72.2% | Unitary council |
| =17 | Hillingdon | 72.2% | London borough |
| =17 | Islington | 72.2% | London borough |
| =17 | Manchester | 72.2% | Metropolitan borough |
| =17 | Rotherham | 72.2% | Metropolitan borough |
| =24 | Calderdale | 69.4% | Metropolitan borough |
| =24 | Cornwall | 69.4% | Unitary council |
| =24 | Coventry | 69.4% | Metropolitan borough |
| =24 | Hartlepool | 69.4% | Unitary council |
| =24 | Hounslow | 69.4% | London borough |
| =24 | Kingston upon Thames | 69.4% | London borough |
| =24 | Leeds | 69.4% | Metropolitan borough |
| =24 | Peterborough | 69.4% | Unitary council |
| =24 | Sefton | 69.4% | Metropolitan borough |
| =24 | Southend-on-Sea | 69.4% | Unitary council |
| =24 | Sutton | 69.4% | London borough |
| =24 | Tower Hamlets | 69.4% | London borough |
| =24 | Wandsworth | 69.4% | London borough |
| =37 | Blackburn with Darwen | 66.7% | Unitary council |
| =37 | Bolton | 66.7% | Metropolitan borough |
| =37 | Central Bedfordshire | 66.7% | Unitary council |
| =37 | County Durham | 66.7% | Unitary council |
| =37 | Dorset | 66.7% | Unitary council |
| =37 | Dudley | 66.7% | Metropolitan borough |
| =37 | Gateshead | 66.7% | Metropolitan borough |
| =37 | Luton | 66.7% | Unitary council |
| =37 | Merton | 66.7% | London borough |
| =37 | Oldham | 66.7% | Metropolitan borough |
| =37 | Plymouth | 66.7% | Unitary council |
| =37 | Sandwell | 66.7% | Metropolitan borough |
| =37 | Southwark | 66.7% | London borough |
| =37 | St. Helens | 66.7% | Metropolitan borough |
| =37 | Stockport | 66.7% | Metropolitan borough |
| =37 | Telford and Wrekin | 66.7% | Unitary council |
| =37 | Torbay | 66.7% | Unitary council |
| =37 | Wiltshire | 66.7% | Unitary council |
| =55 | Barnet | 63.9% | London borough |
| =55 | Birmingham | 63.9% | Metropolitan borough |
| =55 | Bracknell Forest | 63.9% | Unitary council |
| =55 | Bristol, City of | 63.9% | Unitary council |
| =55 | Bury | 63.9% | Metropolitan borough |
| =55 | Cheshire West and Chester | 63.9% | Unitary council |
| =55 | Croydon | 63.9% | London borough |
| =55 | Doncaster | 63.9% | Metropolitan borough |
| =55 | Enfield | 63.9% | London borough |
| =55 | Greenwich | 63.9% | London borough |
| =55 | Halton | 63.9% | Unitary council |
| =55 | Liverpool | 63.9% | Metropolitan borough |
| =55 | North Lincolnshire | 63.9% | Unitary council |
| =55 | North Tyneside | 63.9% | Metropolitan borough |
| =55 | Shropshire | 63.9% | Unitary council |
| =55 | Slough | 63.9% | Unitary council |
| =55 | Stockton-on-Tees | 63.9% | Unitary council |
| =55 | Stoke-on-Trent | 63.9% | Unitary council |
| =55 | Swindon | 63.9% | Unitary council |
| =55 | Waltham Forest | 63.9% | London borough |
| =55 | West Berkshire | 63.9% | Unitary council |
| =55 | Wolverhampton | 63.9% | Metropolitan borough |
| =77 | Bexley | 61.1% | London borough |
| =77 | Brent | 61.1% | London borough |
| =77 | Hackney | 61.1% | London borough |
| =77 | Isle of Wight | 61.1% | Unitary council |
| =77 | Middlesbrough | 61.1% | Unitary council |
| =77 | Newham | 61.1% | London borough |
| =77 | Wakefield | 61.1% | Metropolitan borough |
| =77 | Westmorland and Furness | 61.1% | Unitary council |
| =77 | Windsor and Maidenhead | 61.1% | Unitary council |
| =86 | Barnsley | 58.3% | Metropolitan borough |
| =86 | Harrow | 58.3% | London borough |
| =86 | Kirklees | 58.3% | Metropolitan borough |
| =86 | Lewisham | 58.3% | London borough |
| =86 | Medway | 58.3% | Unitary council |
| =86 | North East Lincolnshire | 58.3% | Unitary council |
| =86 | North Somerset | 58.3% | Unitary council |
| =86 | Redcar and Cleveland | 58.3% | Unitary council |
| =86 | South Gloucestershire | 58.3% | Unitary council |
| =86 | South Tyneside | 58.3% | Metropolitan borough |
| =86 | West Northamptonshire | 58.3% | Unitary council |
| =86 | Wirral | 58.3% | Metropolitan borough |
| =98 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 55.6% | Unitary council |
| =98 | Ealing | 55.6% | London borough |
| =98 | Haringey | 55.6% | London borough |
| =98 | Herefordshire, County of | 55.6% | Unitary council |
| =98 | Leicester | 55.6% | Unitary council |
| =98 | Sheffield | 55.6% | Metropolitan borough |
| =98 | Tameside | 55.6% | Metropolitan borough |
| =98 | Trafford | 55.6% | Metropolitan borough |
| =106 | Bromley | 52.8% | London borough |
| =106 | Cumberland | 52.8% | Unitary council |
| =106 | Derby | 52.8% | Unitary council |
| =106 | Hammersmith and Fulham | 52.8% | London borough |
| =106 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 52.8% | Metropolitan borough |
| =106 | Reading | 52.8% | Unitary council |
| =106 | Somerset | 52.8% | Unitary council |
| =106 | Walsall | 52.8% | Metropolitan borough |
| =106 | Warrington | 52.8% | Unitary council |
| =115 | Havering | 50.0% | London borough |
| =115 | Kingston upon Hull, City of | 50.0% | Unitary council |
| =115 | North Northamptonshire | 50.0% | Unitary council |
| 118 | Brighton and Hove | 47.2% | Unitary council |
| =119 | Nottingham | 44.4% | Unitary council |
| =119 | Redbridge | 44.4% | London borough |
| =121 | Bedford | 41.7% | Unitary council |
| =121 | Southampton | 41.7% | Unitary council |
| 123 | York | 38.9% | Unitary council |
| 124 | Blackpool | 33.3% | Unitary council |
| 125 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 27.8% | Unitary council |
| 126 | Salford | 25.0% | Metropolitan borough |
Period: latest at 2026-10-13. Source: CQC — Local authority assessment reports. How we score
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- Bath and North East Somerset: No CQC assessment score: Report withdrawn by CQC (checked 2026-10-13)
- Northumberland: No CQC assessment score: Report withdrawn by CQC (checked 2026-10-13)
- Portsmouth: No CQC assessment score: Report page lists only seven of the nine quality statement scores (checked 2026-10-13)
- Rutland: No CQC assessment score: No assessment report page found (checked 2026-10-13)
Shown but not ranked
- City of London: 63.9%
- Isles of Scilly: 69.4%