The second set of adoption scorecards, published by the Department for Education, shows that 37 councils did not meet both thresholds for how quickly children are adopted.
They also highlight significant differences in the time councils take to place children from care into the families of prospective adopters.
Some councils took an average of two and a half years to place a child, compared to the process taking less than 18 months in 15 council areas.
Timpson has written to poorly performing councils calling for improvement.
He said: "Children awaiting adoption deserve to be placed with loving families more quickly. Instability can cause real damage to a child’s chances.
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