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Blackburn Rd.medical Ctr. vs Kirkgate 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?
Blackburn Rd.medical Ctr.’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Kirkgate Surgery’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | Blackburn Rd.medical Ctr.WF17 9PL | Kirkgate SurgeryWF17 9HE |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 82.5likely range 76.3 to 86.8131 survey answersClearly higher | 69.2likely range 66.0 to 72.2115 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Cannot be told apart from the England average | No label |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 83.5%likely range 74.9% to 89.5%, 131 answers | 72.3%likely range 68.7% to 75.7%, 115 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 80.0%likely range 75.8% to 83.3%Clearly higher | 61.9%likely range 55.3% to 68.0% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 85.2%likely range 78.7% to 89.9%, 2,349 appointmentsClearly higher | 63.1%likely range 52.6% to 72.6%, 1,315 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 74.7%likely range 69.3% to 79.4%, 5,914 callsClearly higher | 60.7%likely range 52.5% to 68.3%, 3,008 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 66.2%likely range 56.1% to 75.0%, 123 answers | 52.4%likely range 48.4% to 56.4%, 110 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 88.6%likely range 80.6% to 93.6%, 124 answers | 85.7%likely range 82.7% to 88.3%, 110 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 12.0%likely range 7.0% to 19.9%, 131 answers | 31.7%likely range 28.1% to 35.5%, 111 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 25.5%likely range 19.8% to 32.2%, 36 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 85.6%likely range 77.2% to 91.2%, 127 answers | 84.9%likely range 81.7% to 87.6%, 104 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 78.0%likely range 68.8% to 85.0%, 129 answers | 67.0%likely range 63.2% to 70.6%, 114 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 81.1%likely range 71.7% to 88.0%, 115 answers | 74.2%likely range 70.3% to 77.7%, 98 answers |
| Being listened to | 89.1%likely range 81.3% to 93.8%, 128 answers | 83.5%likely range 80.4% to 86.3%, 112 answers |
| Care and concern | 89.5%likely range 81.9% to 94.2%, 128 answers | 81.0%likely range 77.7% to 84.0%, 111 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 94.9%likely range 88.6% to 97.8%, 128 answers | 92.4%likely range 90.0% to 94.3%, 111 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 91.4%likely range 84.2% to 95.5%, 130 answers | 90.2%likely range 87.4% to 92.4%, 101 answers |
| Needs met | 91.1%likely range 83.8% to 95.3%, 129 answers | 94.7%likely range 92.7% to 96.2%, 112 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 91.7%likely range 84.4% to 95.7%, 96 patients | 83.3%likely range 66.4% to 92.7%, 30 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 85.2%likely range 77.9% to 90.5%, 122 patients | 79.1%likely range 64.8% to 88.6%, 43 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 90.1%likely range 84.1% to 94.0%, 142 patients | 93.9%likely range 80.4% to 98.3%, 33 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 77.3%likely range 75.4% to 79.0%, 2,018 patients | 70.7%likely range 66.9% to 74.2%, 580 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 79.7%likely range 77.2% to 82.0%, 1,087 patients | 75.8%likely range 71.0% to 80.0%, 351 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 12,423August 2026 | 3,620August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Batley Birstall PCN | Batley Birstall PCN |
| Phone | 01924 552200 | 01924 420242 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 90.5% good or very good168 answers, June 2026 | 73.1% good or very good26 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 5,990 in August 2026Same day 27.2%; face to face 86.3% | 2,508 in August 2026Same day 22.3%; face to face 85.1% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.88England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.70England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 6.7 qualified permanent15.9 including trainees and locums1,856 patients per permanent GP | 1.4 qualified permanent3.3 including trainees and locums2,553 patients per permanent GP |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Good | Requires improvement |
“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.