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Cottage Lane Surgery vs Simmondley Medical Practice
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?
Cottage Lane Surgery’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Simmondley Medical Practice’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | Cottage Lane SurgerySK13 6EQ | Simmondley Medical PracticeSK13 6NN |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 85.3likely range 82.7 to 87.1137 survey answersClearly higher | 78.0likely range 74.3 to 81.1114 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 86.2%likely range 85.0% to 87.4%, 137 answers | 84.2%likely range 81.1% to 86.9%, 114 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 83.1%likely range 74.8% to 88.5%Clearly higher | 63.3%likely range 53.2% to 71.5% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 81.5%likely range 68.0% to 90.2%, 698 appointments | 72.8%likely range 62.7% to 81.0%, 1,360 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 84.6%likely range 74.9% to 91.0%, 1,614 calls | Not in the grade: no phone data |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 90.4%likely range 89.3% to 91.4%, 133 answers | 83.9%likely range 80.7% to 86.7%, 110 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 95.4%likely range 94.7% to 96.1%, 134 answers | 95.7%likely range 93.8% to 97.1%, 112 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 40.6%likely range 38.9% to 42.3%, 134 answers | 38.8%likely range 35.0% to 42.7%, 116 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 51.1%likely range 48.1% to 54.0%, 49 answers | 58.5%likely range 52.3% to 64.4%, 49 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 93.9%likely range 93.0% to 94.7%, 130 answers | 80.1%likely range 76.7% to 83.1%, 112 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 87.6%likely range 86.4% to 88.7%, 135 answers | 87.6%likely range 84.7% to 90.0%, 112 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 78.6%likely range 77.0% to 80.1%, 120 answers | 83.3%likely range 80.0% to 86.1%, 108 answers |
| Being listened to | 93.9%likely range 93.0% to 94.7%, 133 answers | 91.3%likely range 88.7% to 93.3%, 111 answers |
| Care and concern | 93.1%likely range 92.1% to 93.9%, 133 answers | 90.4%likely range 87.8% to 92.5%, 110 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 98.1%likely range 97.6% to 98.6%, 132 answers | 95.4%likely range 93.4% to 96.8%, 110 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 93.0%likely range 92.0% to 93.8%, 130 answers | 95.1%likely range 92.9% to 96.6%, 100 answers |
| Needs met | 91.7%likely range 90.6% to 92.6%, 129 answers | 91.3%likely range 88.7% to 93.3%, 112 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 95.7%likely range 79.0% to 99.2%, 23 patients | 100.0%likely range 83.2% to 100.0%, 19 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 87.5%likely range 69.0% to 95.7%, 24 patients | 100.0%likely range 85.1% to 100.0%, 22 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 92.6%likely range 76.6% to 97.9%, 27 patients | 100.0%likely range 89.3% to 100.0%, 32 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 75.0%likely range 70.4% to 79.1%, 376 patients | 80.1%likely range 76.3% to 83.4%, 497 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 75.6%likely range 69.4% to 80.9%, 213 patients | 83.3%likely range 79.2% to 86.7%, 377 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 2,322August 2026 | 3,598August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Glossop PCN | Glossop PCN |
| Phone | 01457 861343 | 01457 862305 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | No results for June 2026 | 91.5% good or very good176 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 1,801 in August 2026Same day 56.4%; face to face 74.5% | 2,802 in August 2026Same day 19.1%; face to face 73.5% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.80England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.63England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 1.2 qualified permanent3.0 including trainees and locums1,873 patients per permanent GP | 1.1 qualified permanent1.1 including trainees and locums3,212 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.