Local authority area
GP practices in West Suffolk
19 open practices in this local authority area, 19 with enough survey answers to be rated.
West Suffolk as a whole
England 80.0 · 95% interval 81.7 to 85.0
The area’s Practice score is the average over its 19 rated practices. On average they are 3.7 points above the England average (95% interval: 1.7 to 5.0 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 West Suffolk
Top-rated in West Suffolk 2026: The Rookery Medical Centre. 3 practices in West Suffolk are in the top 10% in England. How the awards work.
By Practice score, highest first, among the 19 practices in West Suffolk 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 | The Rookery Medical CentreTop-rated in West Suffolk 2026 | 114 | 93.385.7 to 96.3 |
| 2 | Oakfield SurgeryTop 10% in England 2026 | 127 | 91.887.5 to 94.6 |
| 3 | Victoria SurgeryTop 10% in England 2026 | 106 | 91.585.3 to 94.5 |
| 4 | Brandon Medical PracticeClearly above the England average | 108 | 88.885.4 to 91.4 |
| 5 | Forest SurgeryClearly above the England average | 122 | 88.584.7 to 91.3 |
| 6 | Orchard House Surgery | 101 | 86.277.5 to 91.6 |
| 7 | Wickhambrook SurgeryClearly above the England average | 112 | 86.082.8 to 88.6 |
| 8 | Ixworth SurgeryClearly above the England average | 125 | 85.881.3 to 88.6 |
| 9 | Clare Guildhall SurgeryClearly above the England average | 106 | 84.881.1 to 87.7 |
| 10 | Market Cross Surgery | 103 | 84.174.6 to 90.2 |
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 West Suffolk, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Angel Hill SurgeryCannot be told apart from the England average | 74.0 | 116 | 34.2% | 83.6% | |
Brandon Medical PracticeClearly above the England average | 88.8 | 108 | 26.2% | 97.9% | |
Clare Guildhall SurgeryClearly above the England average | 84.8 | 106 | 40.8% | 93.6% | |
Forest SurgeryClearly above the England average | 88.5 | 122 | 33.1% | 94.4% | |
Haverhill Family PracticeCannot be told apart from the England average | 80.1 | 101 | 28.6% | 80.4% | |
Ixworth SurgeryClearly above the England average | 85.8 | 125 | 41.0% | 74.0% | |
Lakenheath SurgeryCannot be told apart from the England average | 81.7 | 126 | 35.3% | 92.1% | |
Market Cross SurgeryCannot be told apart from the England average | 84.1 | 103 | 29.8% | 90.9% | |
Mount Farm SurgeryCannot be told apart from the England average | 74.3 | 111 | 36.9% | 82.2% | |
Oakfield SurgeryClearly above the England average | 91.8 | 127 | 32.8% | 99.6% | |
Orchard House SurgeryCannot be told apart from the England average | 86.2 | 101 | 31.1% | 92.6% | |
Stanton SurgeryCannot be told apart from the England average | 79.1 | 90 | 33.6% | 63.0% | |
Swan SurgeryCannot be told apart from the England average | 83.8 | 116 | 31.6% | 94.9% | |
The Guildhall and Barrow SurgeryCannot be told apart from the England average | 79.3 | 129 | 42.4% | 63.3% | |
The Reynard SurgeryCannot be told apart from the England average | 81.2 | 125 | 28.8% | 82.3% | |
The Rookery Medical CentreClearly above the England average | 93.3 | 114 | 27.6% | 92.4% | |
Unity HealthcareCannot be told apart from the England average | 75.7 | 110 | 32.0% | 95.0% | |
Victoria SurgeryClearly above the England average | 91.5 | 106 | 34.4% | 89.3% | |
Wickhambrook SurgeryClearly above the England average | 86.0 | 112 | 39.5% | 85.9% |
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.
West Suffolk 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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Data updated
The month each source’s data runs to, and when its publisher released it.
- GP Patient Survey: (published 9 July 2026)
- Appointments in General Practice: (published 24 September 2026)
- GP Patient Survey, earlier years (2024 and 2025): (published July 2025)
- NHS organisation data (ODS):
- Postcode locations and local authority areas:
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