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Grimethorpe Surgery vs Bhf Highgate 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?
Grimethorpe Surgery and Bhf Highgate 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 | Grimethorpe SurgeryS72 7NZ | Bhf Highgate SurgeryS72 7NZ |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 68.9likely range 59.8 to 76.588 survey answers | 80.1likely range 76.4 to 82.8117 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Cannot be told apart from the England average | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 66.9%likely range 54.1% to 77.6%, 88 answers | 83.1%likely range 80.4% to 85.5%, 117 answersClearly higher |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 73.4%likely range 68.5% to 77.0% | 72.8%likely range 62.3% to 80.0% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 92.3%likely range 84.2% to 96.4%, 1,204 appointments | 82.3%likely range 71.8% to 89.5%, 1,073 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 54.5%likely range 48.7% to 60.2%, 6,012 calls | Not in the grade: no phone data |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 53.9%likely range 41.1% to 66.2%, 86 answers | 81.7%likely range 78.9% to 84.2%, 116 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 89.6%likely range 79.1% to 95.1%, 87 answers | 93.7%likely range 91.9% to 95.2%, 117 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 31.9%likely range 21.4% to 44.6%, 89 answers | 25.0%likely range 22.2% to 28.1%, 117 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 45.1%likely range 26.2% to 65.5%, 33 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 88.6%likely range 77.5% to 94.6%, 83 answers | 85.3%likely range 82.7% to 87.6%, 114 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 70.6%likely range 57.6% to 80.9%, 85 answers | 80.5%likely range 77.7% to 83.1%, 117 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 79.4%likely range 66.3% to 88.3%, 76 answers | 80.6%likely range 77.6% to 83.2%, 110 answers |
| Being listened to | 85.0%likely range 73.4% to 92.1%, 84 answers | 92.1%likely range 90.1% to 93.8%, 116 answers |
| Care and concern | 77.9%likely range 65.5% to 86.8%, 85 answers | 89.9%likely range 87.6% to 91.8%, 115 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 87.2%likely range 76.0% to 93.6%, 85 answers | 89.1%likely range 86.8% to 91.1%, 116 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 87.2%likely range 75.8% to 93.7%, 82 answers | 90.7%likely range 88.4% to 92.5%, 109 answers |
| Needs met | 90.6%likely range 80.0% to 95.8%, 83 answers | 87.2%likely range 84.7% to 89.3%, 114 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 92.2%likely range 84.0% to 96.4%, 77 patients | 92.6%likely range 76.6% to 97.9%, 27 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 91.8%likely range 83.2% to 96.2%, 73 patients | 92.3%likely range 75.9% to 97.9%, 26 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 90.4%likely range 82.8% to 94.9%, 94 patients | 85.3%likely range 69.9% to 93.6%, 34 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 74.1%likely range 71.5% to 76.4%, 1,222 patients | 72.8%likely range 69.0% to 76.3%, 563 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 74.5%likely range 70.9% to 77.8%, 604 patients | 78.1%likely range 72.5% to 82.8%, 242 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 7,378August 2026 | 3,215August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Fcp Service - Barnsley PCN | Fcp Service - Barnsley PCN |
| Phone | 01226 716809 | 01226 707414 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 94.4% good or very good54 answers, June 2026 | 97.7% good or very good43 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,611 in August 2026Same day 60.1%; face to face 54.0% | 1,337 in August 2026Same day 41.4%; face to face 88.8% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.96England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 1.10England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 1.9 qualified permanent2.9 including trainees and locums3,981 patients per permanent GP | 1.4 qualified permanent1.4 including trainees and locums2,271 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.