Local authority area
GP practices in High Peak
11 open practices in this local authority area, 11 with enough survey answers to be rated.
High Peak as a whole
England 80.0 · 95% interval 85.8 to 88.7
The area’s Practice score is the average over its 11 rated practices. On average they are 7.6 points above the England average (95% interval: 5.8 to 8.7 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 High Peak
Top-rated in High Peak 2026: Evelyn Medical Centre. 2 practices in High Peak are in the top 10% in England. How the awards work.
By Practice score, highest first, among the 11 practices in High Peak 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 | Evelyn Medical CentreTop-rated in High Peak 2026 | 121 | 96.995.0 to 97.9 |
| 2 | Lambgates Health CentreTop 10% in England 2026 | 106 | 94.190.2 to 96.4 |
| 3 | Goyt Valley Medical PracticeClearly above the England average | 118 | 88.483.8 to 91.5 |
| 4 | Sett Valley Medical CentreClearly above the England average | 115 | 87.882.4 to 91.0 |
| 4 | Thornbrook SurgeryClearly above the England average | 99 | 87.880.4 to 92.3 |
| 6 | Stewart Medical Centre | 106 | 86.879.0 to 90.3 |
| 7 | Buxton Medical PracticeClearly above the England average | 108 | 86.480.1 to 90.5 |
| 8 | Manor House Surgery | 119 | 86.073.0 to 92.8 |
| 9 | Arden House Medical PracticeClearly above the England average | 111 | 85.081.9 to 87.5 |
| 10 | Cottage Lane SurgeryClearly above the England average | 137 | 84.882.5 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%).
Practices with exactly the same Practice score share a place, listed A to Z.
Only practices with a label are placed. Practices without one are in the full list below, with their figures.
All GP practices in High Peak, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arden House Medical PracticeClearly above the England average | 85.0 | 111 | 31.7% | 79.0% | |
Buxton Medical PracticeClearly above the England average | 86.4 | 108 | 30.2% | 85.2% | |
Cottage Lane SurgeryClearly above the England average | 84.8 | 137 | 23.6% | 81.4% | |
Evelyn Medical CentreClearly above the England average | 96.9 | 121 | 45.8% | 96.9% | |
Goyt Valley Medical PracticeClearly above the England average | 88.4 | 118 | 40.3% | 87.6% | |
Lambgates Health CentreClearly above the England average | 94.1 | 106 | 29.8% | 97.8% | |
Manor House SurgeryCannot be told apart from the England average | 86.0 | 119 | 32.7% | 90.6% | |
Sett Valley Medical CentreClearly above the England average | 87.8 | 115 | 31.9% | 80.1% | |
Simmondley Medical PracticeCannot be told apart from the England average | 80.0 | 114 | 35.6% | 70.1% | |
Stewart Medical CentreCannot be told apart from the England average | 86.8 | 106 | 31.8% | 74.4% | |
Thornbrook SurgeryClearly above the England average | 87.8 | 99 | 37.4% | 91.3% |
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.
High Peak on the map
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Each practice is placed at the centre of its postcode, not at its building, so practices that share a postcode share a point. Click a point to see every practice there.
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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