The Yorkshire authority has been rated "requires improvement" for overall effectiveness following an inspection in June. It received the same rating for the key areas of leadership, child protection work and services for looked-after children.
In a letter detailing the findings, lead inspector Lisa Summers said: "Since the last Ofsted inspection in September 2016, when the local authority was judged inadequate overall, strong and resilient senior leadership has underpinned the improvement in practice from a considerably low base."
Summers added that the pace of change was initially slow but that steady progress has been made since March 2018 when a formal arrangement with Leeds City Council taking responsibility of overseeing improvement was put in place by the Department for Education.
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