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Fearnhead Cross Med.ctr. vs Padgate 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?
Fearnhead Cross Med.ctr. and Padgate 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 | Fearnhead Cross Med.ctr.WA2 0HD | Padgate Medical CentreWA2 0RX |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 69.6likely range 54.8 to 80.698 survey answers | 81.1likely range 70.3 to 88.490 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Cannot be told apart from the England average | Cannot be told apart from the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 68.0%likely range 47.0% to 83.6%, 98 answers | 77.8%likely range 62.4% to 88.1%, 90 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 73.2%likely range 67.1% to 77.9% | 88.7%likely range 84.5% to 91.6%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 82.7%likely range 76.6% to 87.4%, 2,865 appointments | 91.5%likely range 86.5% to 94.8%, 2,719 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | Not in the grade: no phone data | 85.7%likely range 78.9% to 90.6%, 2,834 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 32.2%likely range 16.1% to 54.0%, 91 answers | 66.8%likely range 50.1% to 80.1%, 82 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 80.0%likely range 59.0% to 91.8%, 95 answers | 87.2%likely range 72.8% to 94.6%, 87 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 30.0%likely range 15.1% to 50.8%, 100 answers | 12.8%likely range 5.5% to 26.9%, 90 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 73.5%likely range 51.7% to 87.7%, 92 answers | 89.2%likely range 75.0% to 95.8%, 85 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 62.6%likely range 41.8% to 79.6%, 98 answers | 83.5%likely range 68.6% to 92.1%, 88 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 73.1%likely range 50.2% to 88.0%, 83 answers | 64.9%likely range 47.8% to 78.9%, 78 answers |
| Being listened to | 83.1%likely range 62.0% to 93.7%, 92 answers | 94.4%likely range 81.9% to 98.4%, 86 answers |
| Care and concern | 75.9%likely range 54.3% to 89.3%, 92 answers | 94.6%likely range 82.1% to 98.5%, 86 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 90.6%likely range 71.1% to 97.4%, 94 answers | 94.8%likely range 82.3% to 98.6%, 85 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 82.3%likely range 60.8% to 93.3%, 90 answers | 95.6%likely range 82.9% to 99.0%, 80 answers |
| Needs met | 83.8%likely range 63.2% to 94.0%, 95 answers | 92.4%likely range 79.2% to 97.5%, 86 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 87.4%likely range 79.2% to 92.6%, 95 patients | 92.1%likely range 79.2% to 97.3%, 38 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 93.8%likely range 86.4% to 97.3%, 81 patients | 94.1%likely range 84.1% to 98.0%, 51 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 82.9%likely range 74.5% to 88.9%, 105 patients | 87.5%likely range 76.4% to 93.8%, 56 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 67.5%likely range 65.4% to 69.4%, 2,120 patients | 74.5%likely range 71.8% to 77.0%, 1,066 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 68.9%likely range 66.1% to 71.6%, 1,116 patients | 72.2%likely range 68.6% to 75.5%, 647 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 12,628August 2026 | 6,887August 2026 |
| Primary care network | East Warrington PCN | East Warrington PCN |
| Phone | 01925 847000 | 01925 815333 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 90.7% good or very good471 answers, June 2026 | 88.0% good or very good50 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 4,229 in August 2026Same day 30.5%; face to face 75.5% | 3,036 in August 2026Same day 61.3%; face to face 51.5% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.73England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.57England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 4.7 qualified permanent7.0 including trainees and locums2,718 patients per permanent GP | 3.4 qualified permanent5.3 including trainees and locums2,026 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.