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Bearwood Road Surgery vs Sarephed Medical Centre
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?
Bearwood Road Surgery and Sarephed Medical Centre cannot be told apart on the Practice Grade. The likely ranges overlap, so the data does not show that one is ahead of the other, whatever the two numbers are.
Side by side
| Measure | Bearwood Road SurgeryB66 4ES | Sarephed Medical CentreB67 6AJ |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 79.4likely range 75.2 to 82.595 survey answers | 71.1likely range 64.4 to 77.179 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Cannot be told apart from the England average | No label |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 77.0%likely range 72.6% to 80.8%, 95 answersClearly higher | 62.9%likely range 53.4% to 71.4%, 79 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 84.7%likely range 75.4% to 90.3% | 90.1%likely range 86.4% to 90.5% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 86.9%likely range 74.4% to 93.8%, 716 appointments | 99.6%likely range 95.9% to 100.0%, 1,679 appointmentsClearly higher |
| Calls answered by the practice | 82.5%likely range 68.6% to 91.1%, 887 calls | Not in the grade: no phone data |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 59.0%likely range 53.8% to 63.9%, 86 answers | 40.8%likely range 31.9% to 50.3%, 78 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 86.9%likely range 83.2% to 89.9%, 91 answers | 67.7%likely range 58.4% to 75.8%, 79 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 25.7%likely range 21.7% to 30.2%, 95 answers | 44.7%likely range 35.5% to 54.3%, 77 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 45.5%likely range 31.1% to 60.7%, 31 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 78.1%likely range 73.7% to 81.9%, 91 answers | 78.2%likely range 68.8% to 85.4%, 68 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 72.7%likely range 68.1% to 76.9%, 93 answers | 63.4%likely range 53.8% to 72.1%, 76 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 74.9%likely range 69.9% to 79.2%, 80 answers | 43.1%likely range 33.2% to 53.7%, 64 answers |
| Being listened to | 75.8%likely range 71.2% to 79.8%, 90 answers | 82.9%likely range 74.2% to 89.0%, 73 answers |
| Care and concern | 75.9%likely range 71.4% to 80.0%, 89 answers | 78.1%likely range 69.0% to 85.2%, 72 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 88.8%likely range 85.2% to 91.7%, 87 answers | 93.5%likely range 86.6% to 97.0%, 69 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 86.3%likely range 82.5% to 89.4%, 89 answers | 92.0%likely range 84.8% to 95.9%, 71 answers |
| Needs met | 83.3%likely range 79.2% to 86.7%, 91 answers | 86.3%likely range 77.8% to 91.8%, 69 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 88.9%likely range 74.7% to 95.6%, 36 patients | 91.7%likely range 83.0% to 96.1%, 72 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 97.4%likely range 86.8% to 99.5%, 39 patients | 84.8%likely range 75.3% to 91.1%, 79 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 71.8%likely range 56.2% to 83.5%, 39 patients | 83.6%likely range 72.9% to 90.6%, 67 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 57.4%likely range 53.2% to 61.5%, 533 patients | 59.3%likely range 56.1% to 62.5%, 905 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 66.5%likely range 58.8% to 73.3%, 158 patients | 75.7%likely range 69.6% to 80.9%, 222 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 2,700August 2026 | 4,607August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Swb Together4healthcare PCN | Swb Together4healthcare PCN |
| Phone | 0121 4291345 | 0121 5580263 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 4 answers in June 2026; shares not published below 5 | No results for June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 761 in August 2026Same day 65.4%; face to face 90.0% | 2,637 in August 2026Same day 52.0%; face to face 90.2% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.41England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.49England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 1.0 qualified permanent1.0 including trainees and locums2,700 patients per permanent GP | 5.8 qualified permanent5.8 including trainees and locums794 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.