The two-day inspection of the county council's Huntingdon and Wisbech teams took place in early July.
Ofsted praised Cambridgeshire's self-assessment procedures, the advice and support given by managers and the quality of casework. It said the response to referrals of children at risk of significant harm was both timely and appropriate.
But inspectors also identified priority action areas, including a weakness in initial assessment for lower priority cases in both teams due to a high turnover of staff in one team and recruitment difficulties in the other. Inspectors found that referral and assessment procedures in one office were not strong enough.
Martin Curtis, Cambridgeshire's cabinet member for children, said: "This was a useful and positive exercise, and we feel the report represents a fair and accurate assessment of the issues raised during the inspection."
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