Local authority area

GP practices in Barnsley

31 open practices in this local authority area, 31 with enough survey answers to be rated.

Barnsley as a whole

80.4/ 100

England 80.0 · 95% interval 78.5 to 81.6

The area’s Practice score is the average over its 31 rated practices. On average they are 0.4 points above the England average (95% interval: from 1.5 points below to 1.6 points above). The Practice score weighs two NHS measures: the share of patients who describe their practice as good (70%) and the share of appointments that take place within two weeks of booking (30%).

Cannot be told apart from the England average

This describes the area as a whole, with every rated practice counting equally. It says nothing about any single practice: see each practice’s own page.

Best-rated GP practices in Barnsley

Top-rated in Barnsley 2026: Ashville Medical Centre PMS Practice. 3 practices in Barnsley are in the top 10% in England. How the awards work.

By Practice score, highest first, among the 26 practices in Barnsley with a label. Each score has a margin of error, and neighbouring scores often overlap, so nearby places can be close calls.

Best-rated GP practices in Barnsley
Place	Practice	Survey answers	Practice score
1	Ashville Medical Centre PMS PracticeTop-rated in Barnsley 2026	101	93.682.2 to 97.9
2	Walderslade Surgery	94	92.676.9 to 97.6
3	The Kakoty PracticeTop 10% in England 2026	92	92.585.1 to 96.3
4	Monk Bretton Health Centre PracticeTop 10% in England 2026	96	91.188.8 to 92.7
5	Darton Health Centre PracticeClearly above the England average	100	89.385.3 to 92.3
6	Brierley Medical CentreClearly above the England average	125	86.383.9 to 88.2
7	High Street PracticeClearly above the England average	116	85.681.1 to 89.2
8	Penistone Group PMS Practice	98	85.367.3 to 93.4
9	Woodland Drive Medical Centre	116	84.179.5 to 87.4
10	St George's Medical Centre PMS Practice	115	83.977.2 to 88.9

The line under each score is its 95% interval. The Practice score weighs two NHS measures: the share of patients who describe their practice as good (70%) and the share of appointments that take place within two weeks of booking (30%).

Only practices with a label are placed. Practices without one are in the full list below, with their figures.

All GP practices in Barnsley, A to Z

In alphabetical order. The list is not a ranking. Each Practice score is shown with its 95% interval; a label appears only when the margin of error supports it.

All GP practices in Barnsley, A to Z
Practice	Practice score	Survey answers	Response rate	Appointments within 2 weeks
Ashville Medical Centre PMS PracticeBarnsley, S70 3NEClearly above the England average	93.6	101	23.7%	99.4%
Bhf Highgate SurgeryBarnsley, S72 7NZClearly above the England average	83.0	117	21.0%	82.7%
Bhf Lundwood SurgeryBarnsley, S71 5PNCannot be told apart from the England average	82.5	113	16.5%	79.8%
Brierley Medical CentreBarnsley, S72 7NZClearly above the England average	86.3	125	20.9%	98.4%
Burleigh Medical CentreBarnsley, S70 1DRCannot be told apart from the England average	77.2	104	23.9%	99.1%
Darton Health Centre PracticeBarnsley, S75 5HQClearly above the England average	89.3	100	29.2%	99.3%
Dearne Valley Group PracticeRotherham, S63 0LUCannot be told apart from the England average	68.4	95	17.9%	–
Garland House SurgeryBarnsley, S73 9JXCannot be told apart from the England average	83.0	94	25.8%	95.2%
Goldthorpe Medical CentreRotherham, S63 9EH	69.2	92	17.4%	75.7%
Grimethorpe SurgeryBarnsley, S72 7NZCannot be told apart from the England average	76.0	88	20.3%	97.3%
High Street PracticeBarnsley, S71 4RFClearly above the England average	85.6	116	30.1%	98.1%
Hill Brow Surgery PMS PracticeBarnsley, S75 6FHCannot be told apart from the England average	79.9	101	29.6%	82.7%
Hollygreen PracticeRotherham, S63 9EH	61.9	98	24.6%	80.5%
Hoyland Medical PracticeBarnsley, S74 9AFCannot be told apart from the England average	81.4	115	28.7%	89.9%
Huddersfield Road SurgeryBarnsley, S70 2LT	66.5	107	31.9%	51.1%
Kingswell Surgery PMS PracticeSheffield, S36 6DYCannot be told apart from the England average	82.7	125	34.6%	64.9%
Lakeside SurgeryRotherham, S63 9EHCannot be told apart from the England average	80.1	97	17.9%	91.9%
Lundwood Medical Centre PMS PracticeBarnsley, S71 5PN	74.8	113	21.3%	91.4%
Monk Bretton Health Centre PracticeBarnsley, S71 2EQClearly above the England average	91.1	96	22.2%	94.9%
Penistone Group PMS PracticeSheffield, S36 6BRCannot be told apart from the England average	85.3	98	33.5%	90.2%
Royston Group PracticeBarnsley, S71 4QWCannot be told apart from the England average	74.8	107	29.5%	97.9%
St George's Medical Centre PMS PracticeBarnsley, S71 1RYCannot be told apart from the England average	83.9	115	26.1%	92.0%
The Dove Valley PMS PracticeBarnsley, S70 5NZCannot be told apart from the England average	78.1	96	24.5%	85.7%
The Grove Medical PracticeBarnsley, S70 1QECannot be told apart from the England average	80.2	100	23.4%	82.5%
The Kakoty PracticeBarnsley, S70 4NWClearly above the England average	92.5	92	18.3%	97.9%
The Rose Tree PMS PracticeBarnsley, S72 8SUCannot be told apart from the England average	80.4	108	22.0%	96.5%
Victoria Medical Centre PMS PracticeBarnsley, S75 2AE	69.6	100	30.7%	62.3%
Walderslade SurgeryBarnsley, S74 9AFCannot be told apart from the England average	92.6	94	26.3%	96.9%
Wombwell GMS PracticeBarnsley, S73 0AJCannot be told apart from the England average	75.9	110	26.3%	70.6%
Wombwell Medical Centre PracticeBarnsley, S73 0DDCannot be told apart from the England average	81.2	87	20.1%	94.5%
Woodland Drive Medical CentreBarnsley, S70 6QWCannot be told apart from the England average	84.1	116	28.9%	80.3%

The trend column shows overall experience (the share of patients who describe the practice as good), 2024–2026, from the GP Patient Survey (question 32). It is the survey part of the Practice score, not the score itself. Practices with fewer than 3 yearly results are shown without a curve.

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Sources

2026 GP Patient Survey: https://www.gp-patient.co.uk/
2024 GP Patient Survey: https://www.gp-patient.co.uk/
2025 GP Patient Survey: https://www.gp-patient.co.uk/
Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0

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