Local authority area
GP practices in Cherwell
14 open practices in this local authority area, 14 with enough survey answers to be rated.
Cherwell as a whole
England 80.0 · 95% interval 81.2 to 84.8
The area’s Practice score is the average over its 14 rated practices. On average they are 3.3 points above the England average (95% interval: 1.2 to 4.8 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%).
Clearly above 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 Cherwell
Top-rated in Cherwell 2026: Sibford Surgery. 1 practice in Cherwell is in the top 10% in England. How the awards work.
By Practice score, highest first, among the 13 practices in Cherwell with a label. Each score has a margin of error, and neighbouring scores often overlap, so nearby places can be close calls.
| Place | Practice | Survey answers | Practice score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sibford SurgeryTop-rated in Cherwell 2026 | 191 | 92.791.0 to 94.0 |
| 2 | Cropredy SurgeryClearly above the England average | 120 | 90.888.9 to 92.2 |
| 3 | Islip SurgeryClearly above the England average | 111 | 89.285.9 to 91.5 |
| 4 | Bicester Health Centre | 116 | 88.977.6 to 94.5 |
| 5 | Alchester Medical Group | 106 | 87.675.0 to 94.3 |
| 6 | Bloxham SurgeryClearly above the England average | 122 | 86.082.5 to 88.6 |
| 7 | Woodlands Surgery | 118 | 84.779.6 to 88.7 |
| 8 | Gosford Hill Medical CentreClearly above the England average | 109 | 84.580.3 to 87.9 |
| 9 | Hightown Surgery | 118 | 83.077.4 to 87.3 |
| 10 | Deddington Health Centre | 109 | 81.874.0 to 86.6 |
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 Cherwell, 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.
| Practice | Practice score | Survey answers | Response rate | Appointments within 2 weeks | Trend 2024–2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alchester Medical GroupCannot be told apart from the England average | 87.6 | 106 | 29.0% | 97.1% | |
Banbury Cross Health CentreCannot be told apart from the England average | 75.3 | 169 | 21.0% | 91.8% | |
Bicester Health CentreCannot be told apart from the England average | 88.9 | 116 | 27.8% | 93.4% | |
Bloxham SurgeryClearly above the England average | 86.0 | 122 | 38.5% | 78.9% | |
Cropredy SurgeryClearly above the England average | 90.8 | 120 | 40.7% | 73.9% | |
Deddington Health CentreCannot be told apart from the England average | 81.8 | 109 | 36.8% | 72.8% | |
Gosford Hill Medical CentreClearly above the England average | 84.5 | 109 | 30.6% | 91.3% | |
Hightown SurgeryCannot be told apart from the England average | 83.0 | 118 | 30.9% | 85.5% | |
Islip SurgeryClearly above the England average | 89.2 | 111 | 37.4% | 83.7% | |
Montgomery House SurgeryCannot be told apart from the England average | 78.4 | 105 | 26.7% | 96.3% | |
Sibford SurgeryClearly above the England average | 92.7 | 191 | 42.8% | 84.7% | |
The Key Medical PracticeCannot be told apart from the England average | 71.4 | 97 | 29.7% | 96.3% | |
72.1 | 108 | 28.3% | 87.4% | ||
Woodlands SurgeryCannot be told apart from the England average | 84.7 | 118 | 28.2% | 96.8% |
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.
Cherwell on the map
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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
- Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
- Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
- Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0