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Goldington Avenue Surgery vs Priory 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?
Goldington Avenue Surgery and Priory 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 | Goldington Avenue SurgeryMK40 3DB | Priory Medical CentreMK41 6GA |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 72.4likely range 63.0 to 80.0125 survey answers | 82.9likely range 78.9 to 86.2125 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 | 70.5%likely range 57.0% to 81.2%, 125 answers | 81.9%likely range 76.4% to 86.3%, 125 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 76.8%likely range 74.1% to 79.4% | 85.2%likely range 80.8% to 88.4%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 98.5%likely range 96.9% to 99.2%, 7,345 appointmentsClearly higher | 91.2%likely range 85.5% to 94.8%, 2,263 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 55.1%likely range 49.8% to 60.2%, 7,344 calls | 79.0%likely range 72.3% to 84.5%, 3,494 callsClearly higher |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 45.3%likely range 31.7% to 59.7%, 110 answers | 67.6%likely range 61.1% to 73.4%, 119 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 84.1%likely range 71.4% to 91.9%, 118 answers | 78.8%likely range 73.0% to 83.6%, 124 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 23.1%likely range 13.6% to 36.4%, 123 answers | 49.3%likely range 42.9% to 55.7%, 125 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 64.3%likely range 55.1% to 72.6%, 61 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 82.0%likely range 69.0% to 90.3%, 120 answers | 83.8%likely range 78.4% to 88.1%, 118 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 63.1%likely range 49.2% to 75.0%, 123 answers | 79.4%likely range 73.6% to 84.2%, 121 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 64.3%likely range 49.2% to 77.0%, 104 answers | 69.1%likely range 62.5% to 75.0%, 113 answers |
| Being listened to | 85.6%likely range 73.2% to 92.8%, 120 answers | 89.2%likely range 84.4% to 92.6%, 119 answers |
| Care and concern | 82.4%likely range 69.5% to 90.6%, 119 answers | 83.1%likely range 77.5% to 87.5%, 117 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 86.0%likely range 73.7% to 93.1%, 119 answers | 94.2%likely range 90.4% to 96.6%, 122 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 88.9%likely range 76.7% to 95.1%, 113 answers | 90.9%likely range 86.3% to 94.1%, 116 answers |
| Needs met | 89.1%likely range 77.1% to 95.2%, 115 answers | 91.3%likely range 86.8% to 94.3%, 121 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 85.6%likely range 79.8% to 89.9%, 187 patients | 94.0%likely range 83.8% to 97.9%, 50 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 90.8%likely range 85.6% to 94.3%, 174 patients | 87.7%likely range 76.8% to 93.9%, 57 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 90.5%likely range 85.5% to 93.9%, 190 patients | 89.9%likely range 80.5% to 95.0%, 69 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 73.6%likely range 72.1% to 75.1%, 3,301 patients | 69.5%likely range 66.8% to 72.1%, 1,187 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 79.4%likely range 77.3% to 81.4%, 1,479 patients | 72.7%likely range 69.3% to 75.9%, 708 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 18,076August 2026 | 7,637August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Unity (Bedford) PCN | Unity (Bedford) PCN |
| Phone | 01234 349531 | 01234 262040 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 2 answers in June 2026; shares not published below 5 | 3 answers in June 2026; shares not published below 5 |
| Appointments (one month) | 10,940 in August 2026Same day 62.2%; face to face 38.6% | 3,092 in August 2026Same day 40.0%; face to face 74.7% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.57England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.72England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 8.9 qualified permanent12.8 including trainees and locums2,023 patients per permanent GP | 2.0 qualified permanent4.1 including trainees and locums3,870 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.