A focused visit by the inspectorate reviewed Southampton Council's progress on improving its care leaving services, which Ofsted deemed "inadequate" in 2014, with children's services receiving an overall "requires improvement" rating.
"Since that time, a determined and stable leadership team has made positive improvements to the services for care leavers, supported by a strong commitment and financial investment from political leaders," states a letter outlining the findings of the visit, which took place last month.
Inspectors said the creation of a new service that works with care leavers and looked-after children from the age of 14 has made "a tangible difference" to young people's transition to independence.
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