Local authority area

GP practices in Darlington

11 open practices in this local authority area, 11 with enough survey answers to be rated.

Darlington as a whole

83.4/ 100

England 80.0 · 95% interval 80.6 to 84.9

The area’s Practice score is the average over its 11 rated practices. On average they are 3.4 points above the England average (95% interval: 0.6 to 4.9 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 Darlington

Top-rated in Darlington 2026: Rockliffe Court Surgery. 1 practice in Darlington is in the top 10% in England. How the awards work.

By Practice score, highest first, among the 11 practices in Darlington 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 Darlington
Place	Practice	Survey answers	Practice score
1	Rockliffe Court SurgeryTop-rated in Darlington 2026	111	97.095.0 to 97.8
2	Orchard Court SurgeryClearly above the England average	86	90.482.0 to 92.8
3	Middleton and Dinsdale Medical PracticeClearly above the England average	106	86.783.2 to 89.1
4	Blacketts Medical Practice	102	86.275.3 to 91.1
5	Parkgate SurgeryClearly above the England average	106	85.681.8 to 88.5
6	Whinfield Medical Practice	102	83.372.5 to 89.3
7	Clifton Court Medical Practice	92	80.667.3 to 87.8
8	Carmel Medical Practice	119	78.570.7 to 83.5
9	Denmark Street Surgery	106	77.864.0 to 84.0
10	Moorlands Surgery	117	76.766.7 to 82.9

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 Darlington, 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 Darlington, A to Z
Practice	Practice score	Survey answers	Response rate	Appointments within 2 weeks
Blacketts Medical PracticeDarlington, DL3 7JRCannot be told apart from the England average	86.2	102	29.8%	79.1%
Carmel Medical PracticeDarlington, DL3 8SQCannot be told apart from the England average	78.5	119	35.9%	65.6%
Clifton Court Medical PracticeDarlington, DL1 5JNCannot be told apart from the England average	80.6	92	19.0%	76.2%
Denmark Street SurgeryDarlington, DL3 0PDCannot be told apart from the England average	77.8	106	21.8%	56.9%
Middleton and Dinsdale Medical PracticeDarlington, DL2 1BYClearly above the England average	86.7	106	37.6%	69.5%
Moorlands SurgeryDarlington, DL3 9JPCannot be told apart from the England average	76.7	117	32.1%	62.6%
Neasham Road SurgeryDarlington, DL1 4YLCannot be told apart from the England average	74.9	109	23.7%	55.1%
Orchard Court SurgeryDarlington, DL3 6HZClearly above the England average	90.4	86	22.6%	77.0%
Parkgate SurgeryDarlington, DL1 5LWClearly above the England average	85.6	106	19.8%	85.4%
Rockliffe Court SurgeryDarlington, DL2 2DSClearly above the England average	97.0	111	42.1%	93.4%
Whinfield Medical PracticeDarlington, DL1 3RTCannot be told apart from the England average	83.3	102	28.4%	80.4%

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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