Methodology: pre-release
The ranked Index
The pre-release pool holds 40 services, of which 38 are scored and ranked below on the Composite Findability Score. The remaining 2 are held as honest data gaps and shown after the ranked rows, with the dimensions we could measure still displayed.
Showing 40 of 40 services
| Rank | Service | Type | Hub | Composite Findability Score | Citation | Local search | Crawl | Schema |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salford City Council | Authority | Foster for Greater Manchester | 75.7 | 57.5 | 94.9 | 85 | 65 |
| 2 | Swindon Borough Council | Authority | Fostering South West | 73.9 | 57.5 | 88.8 | 85 | 65 |
| 3 | Rochdale Borough Council | Authority | Foster for Greater Manchester | 63.2 | 57.5 | 96.4 | 85 | 0 |
| 4 | North Tyneside Council | Authority | Foster with North East | 62.5 | 60 | 91.6 | 85 | 0 |
| 5 | Cambridgeshire County Council | Authority | Foster East | 62.3 | 58.8 | 92.2 | 85 | 0 |
| 6 | Oldham Council | Authority | Foster for Greater Manchester | 61.6 | 51.3 | 97.2 | 85 | 0 |
| 7 | Peterborough City Council | Authority | Foster East | 61.3 | 55 | 92.7 | 85 | 0 |
| 8 | Suffolk County Council | Authority | Foster East | 60.8 | 53.8 | 98.7 | 75 | 0 |
| 9 | Bedford Borough Council | Authority | Foster East | 60.6 | 57.5 | 99.3 | 68 | 0 |
| 10 | Trafford Council | Authority | Foster for Greater Manchester | 59.6 | 65 | 77.1 | 85 | 0 |
| 11 | Derby City Council | Authority | Foster for East Midlands | 59.5 | 60 | 93.1 | 68 | 0 |
| 12 | Thurrock Council | Authority | Foster East | 59.2 | 55 | 92.2 | 75 | 0 |
| 13 | City of York Council | Authority | Foster 4 Your Council | 58.7 | 51.3 | 87.6 | 85 | 0 |
| 13 | Hartlepool Borough Council | Authority | Foster with North East | 58.7 | 47.1 | 92 | 85 | 0 |
| 13 | Hertfordshire County Council | Authority | Foster East | 58.7 | 51.3 | 87.8 | 85 | 0 |
| 16 | Stockport Council | Authority | Foster for Greater Manchester | 58.1 | 53.8 | 100 | 60 | 0 |
| 17 | Essex County Council | Authority | Foster East | 57.8 | 53.8 | 82.2 | 85 | 0 |
| 17 | Medway Council | Authority | Local Authority Fostering South East | 57.8 | 51.3 | 84.6 | 85 | 0 |
| 19 | Bolton Council | Authority | Foster for Greater Manchester | 57.7 | 52.5 | 83.3 | 85 | 0 |
| 20 | London Borough of Hounslow | Authority | Foster with West London | 57.1 | 45 | 100 | 68 | 0 |
| 21 | Central Bedfordshire Council | Authority | Foster East | 56.9 | 54.2 | 78.9 | 85 | 0 |
| 22 | London Borough of Hillingdon | Authority | Foster with West London | 55.4 | 46.3 | 81.6 | 85 | 0 |
| 23 | Slough Borough Council | Authority | Local Authority Fostering South East | 55.1 | 48.8 | 55 | 85 | 35 |
| 23 | Southend-on-Sea City Council | Authority | Foster East | 55.1 | 51.3 | 75.8 | 85 | 0 |
| 25 | London Borough of Brent | Authority | Foster with West London | 53.5 | 30 | 91.6 | 85 | 0 |
| 26 | London Borough of Barking and Dagenham | Authority | Local Community Fostering | 53.2 | 27.5 | 93 | 85 | 0 |
| 27 | London Borough of Havering | Authority | Local Community Fostering | 52 | 35 | 81.6 | 85 | 0 |
| 28 | Foster4 | Hub | 51.3 | 20 | 81.1 | 85 | 20 | |
| 29 | London Borough of Harrow | Authority | Foster with West London | 50.3 | 30 | 80.9 | 85 | 0 |
| 30 | Luton Borough Council | Authority | Foster East | 49.8 | 35 | 85.7 | 68 | 0 |
| 31 | Foster with West London | Hub | 44.9 | 20 | 72.9 | 85 | 0 | |
| 32 | Foster for Greater Manchester | Hub | 42.7 | 20 | 72.4 | 75 | 0 | |
| 33 | Foster for East Midlands | Hub | 39.6 | 20 | 48.8 | 75 | 20 | |
| 34 | Fostering South West | Hub | 38 | 20 | 0 | 75 | 85 | |
| 35 | Local Community Fostering | Hub | 36 | 20 | 0 | 75 | 75 | |
| 36 | Foster 4 Your Council | Hub | 24 | 13.3 | 16.7 | 75 | 0 | |
| 37 | Foster With Us | Hub | 20.1 | 20 | 7 | 60 | 0 | |
| 38 | Local Authority Fostering South East | Hub | 19 | 13.3 | 0 | 75 | 0 | |
| Foster with North EastSite blocks automated access | Hub | Data gap | 20 | 85.9 | 68 | n/a | ||
| Hampshire County CouncilSite blocks automated access | Authority | Local Authority Fostering South East | Data gap | 53.8 | 89.9 | 85 | n/a |
Services with the same Composite Findability Score share a rank.