North Tyneside Council was announced by the Department for Education as one of eight new "partner in practice" councils earlier this year - local authorities deemed to be performing at an exceptional level that other councils can learn from.
The council was last month held up as an example of councils investing money upgrading technology so children's social workers can spend more time supporting families by BASW as part of its 80-20 campaign.
Inspectors conducting a "focused visit" said that since its last full Ofsted inspection in March 2017, which found services to be "good" overall, senior managers and leaders have led an extensive transformation programme.
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