In September, North Lincolnshire became only the third council to be rated "outstanding" by Ofsted under the Single Inspection Framework.
The inspectorate praised the council's focus on putting children and young people at the heart of everything it does, particularly in its work with care leavers.
Leadership was judged as "exceptional". Meanwhile, stability in the workforce - illustrated by very low social worker vacancy rates - is a key factor in delivering improved outcomes for children.
Scunthorpe is the main town in the east coast authority, which has a population of 167,000. The area is ranked 127th most deprived out of 326 local authorities.
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