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Beacon Surgery vs Saxonbury House Surgery
Two GP practices in the same primary care network, a short way apart. Side by side, with the margin of error on every figure.
Can the survey tell them apart?
Beacon Surgery’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Saxonbury House Surgery’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | Beacon SurgeryTN6 1AH | Saxonbury House SurgeryTN6 1DL |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 86.3likely range 80.1 to 89.9113 survey answersClearly higher | 72.3likely range 64.3 to 78.8102 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Cannot be told apart from the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 89.9%likely range 81.1% to 94.9%, 113 answersClearly higher | 70.2%likely range 59.2% to 79.3%, 102 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 77.8%likely range 75.1% to 80.1% | 76.9%likely range 70.8% to 81.3% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 98.8%likely range 96.3% to 99.6%, 3,188 appointmentsClearly higher | 86.4%likely range 80.3% to 90.8%, 2,501 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 56.6%likely range 52.0% to 61.1%, 9,471 calls | Not in the grade: no phone data |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 64.3%likely range 52.9% to 74.4%, 108 answers | 25.0%likely range 16.4% to 36.2%, 96 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 94.9%likely range 87.2% to 98.1%, 108 answers | 75.1%likely range 64.1% to 83.7%, 97 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 33.3%likely range 23.7% to 44.5%, 112 answers | 34.7%likely range 24.9% to 45.9%, 101 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 35.1%likely range 20.2% to 53.6%, 43 answers | 21.4%likely range 9.8% to 40.4%, 36 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 94.7%likely range 87.0% to 97.9%, 110 answers | 80.5%likely range 69.6% to 88.2%, 92 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 84.4%likely range 74.5% to 90.9%, 111 answers | 54.6%likely range 43.4% to 65.4%, 101 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 84.6%likely range 74.3% to 91.3%, 102 answers | 71.1%likely range 59.1% to 80.8%, 86 answers |
| Being listened to | 94.4%likely range 86.7% to 97.8%, 109 answers | 91.2%likely range 82.3% to 95.9%, 95 answers |
| Care and concern | 89.0%likely range 79.9% to 94.3%, 110 answers | 92.8%likely range 84.3% to 96.9%, 95 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 97.8%likely range 91.3% to 99.5%, 108 answers | 95.8%likely range 88.2% to 98.6%, 94 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 97.4%likely range 90.3% to 99.3%, 100 answers | 97.3%likely range 90.1% to 99.3%, 90 answers |
| Needs met | 96.8%likely range 90.0% to 99.0%, 111 answers | 97.9%likely range 91.4% to 99.5%, 97 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 94.3%likely range 88.1% to 97.4%, 105 patients | 87.1%likely range 76.6% to 93.3%, 62 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 91.6%likely range 84.3% to 95.7%, 95 patients | 94.9%likely range 87.7% to 98.0%, 79 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 93.9%likely range 87.4% to 97.2%, 99 patients | 94.9%likely range 87.7% to 98.0%, 79 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 73.8%likely range 71.6% to 75.9%, 1,581 patients | 78.5%likely range 76.2% to 80.7%, 1,239 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 77.0%likely range 74.5% to 79.3%, 1,186 patients | 84.3%likely range 81.7% to 86.5%, 902 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 11,835August 2026 | 9,304August 2026 |
| Primary care network | High Weald PCN | High Weald PCN |
| Phone | 01892 652233 | 01892 603131 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 95.4% good or very good109 answers, June 2026 | No results for June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 7,439 in August 2026Same day 67.1%; face to face 86.8% | 4,302 in August 2026Same day 40.2%; face to face 85.6% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 1.05England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 1.01England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 5.4 qualified permanent6.4 including trainees and locums2,209 patients per permanent GP | 7.8 qualified permanent9.4 including trainees and locums1,192 patients per permanent GP |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Good | Good |
“Clearly higher” appears only when a practice’s likely range lies wholly above every other practice’s here. When the ranges overlap, the survey cannot tell the practices apart and nobody is pointed out. A practice never gets a mark for being lower.
The Practice Grade weighs the survey and access, from NHS appointment and phone data; the other survey questions are from the 2026 GP Patient Survey. The facts are from NHS England, the Care Quality Commission and OHID, are not part of the grade, and are shown as each practice’s own record. NHS England advises against ranking practices on the Friends and Family Test or on appointment figures, and we point nothing out in the facts, vaccination or screening rows.
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Sources
- 2026 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 information from the Care Quality Commission, licensed under the Open Government Licence. CQC must be acknowledged as the source of the data; CQC is not responsible for our analysis.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Antibiotic prescribing: UK Health Security Agency and Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (Fingertips), from NHS Business Services Authority prescribing data.