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GP practices in Reading

18 open practices in this local authority area, 18 with enough survey answers to be rated.

Reading as a whole

79.9/ 100

England 80.0 · 95% interval 77.5 to 81.6

The area’s Practice score is the average over its 18 rated practices. On average they are 0.1 points below the England average (95% interval: from 2.5 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 Reading

Top-rated in Reading 2026: Emmer Green Surgery. 1 practice in Reading is in the top 10% in England. How the awards work.

By Practice score, highest first, among the 16 practices in Reading 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 Reading
Place	Practice	Survey answers	Practice score
1	Emmer Green SurgeryTop-rated in Reading 2026	109	93.187.4 to 96.4
2	Abbey Medical CentreClearly above the England average	115	85.082.7 to 86.4
3	Pembroke Surgery	95	84.579.8 to 88.2
4	Balmore Park Surgery	108	83.869.8 to 90.6
5	Chatham Street Surgery	95	83.777.4 to 88.5
6	Long Barn Lane Surgery	114	83.578.2 to 87.8
7	Broad Street Health Centre	90	82.170.5 to 89.7
8	Melrose Surgery	93	80.767.8 to 88.9
9	Tilehurst Village Surgery	87	80.063.8 to 90.3
10	Grovelands Medical Centre	107	78.869.0 to 86.2

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 Reading, 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 Reading, A to Z
Practice	Practice score	Survey answers	Response rate	Appointments within 2 weeks
Abbey Medical CentreReading, RG1 7QAClearly above the England average	85.0	115	25.8%	95.4%
Balmore Park SurgeryReading, RG4 7SSCannot be told apart from the England average	83.8	108	30.3%	81.0%
Broad Street Health CentreReading, RG1 7QACannot be told apart from the England average	82.1	90	14.8%	92.5%
Chatham Street SurgeryReading, RG1 7JECannot be told apart from the England average	83.7	95	17.7%	97.4%
Coley Park SurgeryReading, RG1 6DNCannot be told apart from the England average	74.1	72	15.1%	88.5%
Emmer Green SurgeryReading, RG4 8RAClearly above the England average	93.1	109	34.1%	99.7%
Grovelands Medical CentreReading, RG30 1HGCannot be told apart from the England average	78.8	107	27.0%	93.3%
London Street SurgeryReading, RG1 4SJ	74.7	105	16.0%	89.5%
Long Barn Lane SurgeryReading, RG2 7SZCannot be told apart from the England average	83.5	114	17.1%	97.4%
Melrose SurgeryReading, RG1 5BSCannot be told apart from the England average	80.7	93	16.3%	88.6%
Milman & Kennet SurgeryReading, RG2 0ARCannot be told apart from the England average	78.4	93	18.1%	87.6%
Parkside PracticeReading, RG6 1JSCannot be told apart from the England average	76.9	128	30.6%	73.8%
Pembroke SurgeryReading, RG1 5PGCannot be told apart from the England average	84.5	95	21.3%	88.1%
The PotteriesReading, RG30 6BWCannot be told apart from the England average	74.4	87	28.2%	82.0%
Tilehurst Village SurgeryReading, RG31 5PPCannot be told apart from the England average	80.0	87	20.1%	94.0%
University Medical GroupReading, RG2 7HECannot be told apart from the England average	77.1	179	19.3%	88.0%
Western Elms & Circuit Lane SurgeriesReading, RG30 1ATCannot be told apart from the England average	74.3	169	24.3%	88.8%
Westwood Road SurgeryReading, RG31 5PR	73.7	84	25.1%	94.3%

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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