F2. Re-referrals to children's social care by Ofsted judgment and LA, 2025
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Re-referral rates for local authorities by latest Ofsted judgement relative to Ofsted inspection year
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Data set details
- Theme
- Children's social care
- Publication
- Children in need: A focus on re-referrals
- Release
- Reporting year 2024
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 157
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National
- Indicators
- 1 year after
- 1 year before
- 2 years after
- Filters
- Ofsted judgement
- Time period
- 2022 to 2025
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | old_la_code | new_la_code | la_name | ofsted | re_referrals_pre3 | re_referrals_pre2 | re_referrals_pre1 | re_referrals_ofstedyear | re_referrals_post1 | re_referrals_post2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Inadequate | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.95 | 19.7 | 19.8 | 22.8 | |||||
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Requires Improvement | 23.8 | 21.8 | 21.5 | 21.4 | 21 | 22 | |||||
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Good | 21.8 | 20.55 | 20.2 | 20 | 20.15 | 20.7 | |||||
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Outstanding | 19.4 | 18.9 | 18.8 | 18.9 | 19.3 | 20.35 | |||||
| 2024 | Reporting year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | 805 | E06000001 | Hartlepool | Outstanding | 23.1 | 21.4 | 27.7 | 24.9 | 26.5 | z |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| ofsted | Ofsted judgement - Filter by LA judgement |
| re_referrals_ofstedyear | Ofsted year |
| re_referrals_post1 | 1 year after |
| re_referrals_post2 | 2 years after |
| re_referrals_pre1 | 1 year before |
Footnotes
- National figures shown in this chart refer to the median re-referral rate for local authorities receiving each Ofsted judgement (using Ofsted overall judgement as at end of January 2026).
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