The most improved areas included child protection, healthy school meals and the prevention of crimes against children and young people.
The maximum percentage increase in any one area was 8.47 per cent for councils' effectiveness in partnership working towards the Every Child Matters outcomes. However, the worst rated area was children and young people's mental health services, while secondary schools were least likely to rate services as improved in comparison to nursery, primary and special educational needs schools.
Steve Bundred, chief executive of the Audit Commission, said that although services were improving overall, "there remain concerns over the support and services available to the most vulnerable pupils".
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