Newcastle Children's Services is officially among the best in the country after being rated 'excellent' by Ofsted in the annual Children's Services Assessment (CSA). Although it is called a Children's Services Assessment it is clearly a result of the work of all partners.

CSA 2011 letter from John Collings, Executive Director of Children's Services (Pdf)
CSA news release 08 November 2011 (Pdf)

A copy of the letter is available to download on Ofsted's website (external link)