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Bloxwich Medical Practice vs St Mary's 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?
Bloxwich Medical Practice and St Mary's Surgery 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 | Bloxwich Medical PracticeWS3 3JP | St Mary's SurgeryWS3 3JP |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 88.6likely range 84.4 to 91.3110 survey answers | 85.0likely range 81.2 to 87.992 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 91.0%likely range 85.6% to 94.4%, 110 answers | 85.7%likely range 81.2% to 89.3%, 92 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 82.8%likely range 77.0% to 86.8% | 83.2%likely range 76.2% to 87.8% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 86.7%likely range 77.6% to 92.5%, 1,241 appointments | 90.7%likely range 80.6% to 95.8%, 902 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 78.8%likely range 71.6% to 84.5%, 3,201 calls | 75.5%likely range 65.8% to 83.2%, 1,909 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 74.4%likely range 67.2% to 80.5%, 108 answers | 81.5%likely range 76.5% to 85.7%, 90 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 96.5%likely range 92.4% to 98.4%, 108 answers | 90.2%likely range 86.1% to 93.1%, 91 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 53.9%likely range 46.2% to 61.3%, 108 answers | 32.5%likely range 27.2% to 38.3%, 88 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 69.8%likely range 59.0% to 78.8%, 54 answers | 75.7%likely range 66.3% to 83.2%, 33 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 96.8%likely range 92.6% to 98.6%, 100 answers | 84.1%likely range 79.3% to 87.9%, 91 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 88.5%likely range 82.6% to 92.5%, 106 answers | 82.7%likely range 77.9% to 86.7%, 92 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 80.3%likely range 73.3% to 85.8%, 101 answers | 84.8%likely range 79.9% to 88.7%, 84 answers |
| Being listened to | 93.3%likely range 88.4% to 96.2%, 107 answers | 88.1%likely range 83.7% to 91.4%, 90 answers |
| Care and concern | 91.1%likely range 85.6% to 94.6%, 106 answers | 89.5%likely range 85.3% to 92.5%, 90 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 97.9%likely range 94.3% to 99.2%, 107 answers | 95.1%likely range 91.9% to 97.1%, 92 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 99.6%likely range 96.8% to 99.9%, 105 answers | 96.3%likely range 93.3% to 98.0%, 85 answers |
| Needs met | 91.8%likely range 86.5% to 95.1%, 107 answers | 92.6%likely range 88.9% to 95.1%, 92 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 89.7%likely range 73.6% to 96.4%, 29 patients | 86.7%likely range 73.8% to 93.7%, 45 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 97.8%likely range 88.4% to 99.6%, 45 patients | 88.2%likely range 76.6% to 94.5%, 51 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 95.5%likely range 84.9% to 98.7%, 44 patients | 80.0%likely range 66.2% to 89.1%, 45 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 80.5%likely range 77.5% to 83.2%, 749 patients | 71.7%likely range 68.0% to 75.2%, 605 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 79.3%likely range 75.5% to 82.7%, 489 patients | 75.4%likely range 70.0% to 80.0%, 284 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 5,085August 2026 | 3,491August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Walsall North PCN | Walsall North PCN |
| Phone | 01922 775138 | 01922 775151 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 94.8% good or very good194 answers, June 2026 | 98.6% good or very good74 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 1,998 in August 2026Same day 28.9%; face to face 82.3% | 1,582 in August 2026Same day 50.4%; face to face 52.5% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 1.15England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.87England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 3.5 qualified permanent4.6 including trainees and locums1,438 patients per permanent GP | 1.6 qualified permanent1.6 including trainees and locums2,219 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.