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Kingstanding Circle Surgery vs Apollo 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?
Kingstanding Circle Surgery and Apollo 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 | Kingstanding Circle SurgeryB44 0UY | Apollo SurgeryB44 9HW |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 89.3likely range 84.7 to 92.2100 survey answers | 88.3likely range 84.9 to 90.671 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 84.7% to 94.9%, 100 answers | 88.5%likely range 85.3% to 91.1%, 71 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 85.1%likely range 80.5% to 88.6% | 87.7%likely range 79.2% to 92.4% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 95.2%likely range 90.1% to 97.7%, 2,002 appointments | 88.0%likely range 75.0% to 94.7%, 656 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 74.8%likely range 67.1% to 81.3%, 2,934 calls | 87.4%likely range 76.2% to 93.8%, 1,160 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 78.1%likely range 69.8% to 84.6%, 94 answers | 81.7%likely range 77.9% to 85.0%, 71 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 95.7%likely range 90.5% to 98.1%, 96 answers | 85.3%likely range 81.8% to 88.2%, 72 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 26.5%likely range 19.5% to 34.8%, 99 answers | 44.1%likely range 39.6% to 48.6%, 71 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 94.9%likely range 89.2% to 97.6%, 93 answers | 96.3%likely range 94.1% to 97.7%, 68 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 93.6%likely range 87.8% to 96.7%, 97 answers | 80.2%likely range 76.3% to 83.6%, 71 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 84.0%likely range 76.2% to 89.5%, 93 answers | 80.1%likely range 76.0% to 83.6%, 66 answers |
| Being listened to | 94.1%likely range 88.4% to 97.1%, 97 answers | 93.3%likely range 90.6% to 95.3%, 68 answers |
| Care and concern | 89.1%likely range 82.3% to 93.5%, 97 answers | 92.6%likely range 89.7% to 94.7%, 68 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 97.4%likely range 92.9% to 99.1%, 97 answers | 94.1%likely range 91.4% to 96.0%, 66 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 98.1%likely range 93.6% to 99.4%, 93 answers | 95.9%likely range 93.5% to 97.5%, 62 answers |
| Needs met | 89.5%likely range 82.8% to 93.8%, 96 answers | 92.3%likely range 89.5% to 94.5%, 68 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 79.5%likely range 69.6% to 86.8%, 83 patients | 90.9%likely range 62.3% to 98.4%, 11 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 76.8%likely range 65.6% to 85.2%, 69 patients | 85.7%likely range 60.1% to 96.0%, 14 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 77.7%likely range 68.2% to 84.9%, 94 patients | 81.3%likely range 57.0% to 93.4%, 16 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 67.8%likely range 65.1% to 70.4%, 1,171 patients | 68.9%likely range 63.4% to 73.8%, 302 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 73.5%likely range 69.6% to 77.2%, 514 patients | 74.2%likely range 67.7% to 79.8%, 198 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 6,623August 2026 | 2,125August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Gosk PCN | Gosk PCN |
| Phone | 01216 471385 | 0121 3608668 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 87.8% good or very good148 answers, June 2026 | 94.0% good or very good67 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 2,700 in August 2026Same day 55.1%; face to face 67.4% | 679 in August 2026Same day 47.1%; face to face 89.5% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.84England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.75England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 2.4 qualified permanent2.4 including trainees and locums2,767 patients per permanent GP | 0.8 qualified permanent6.2 including trainees and locums |
| 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.