The "requires improvement" rating comes two years after the authority was rated "inadequate" in its previous Ofsted inspection.
The latest unannounced inspection, which was conducted in July, found that there had been “insufficient focus on improving services for care leavers”.
“The level and quality of support that care leavers receive is inconsistent and does not deliver good outcomes for many young people,” the report states.
“Pathway plans are not sufficiently outcome-focused or specific and not enough young people remain with their foster carers past their 18th birthday.”
The quality of planning for looked-after children was found to be “variable”, with, in a small number of cases seen by inspectors, risk not being fully assessed and reduced swiftly enough.
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