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Lockfield Surgery vs Lockstown 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?
Lockfield Surgery and Lockstown Practice 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 | Lockfield SurgeryWV13 2DR | Lockstown PracticeWV13 2DR |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 77.9likely range 65.5 to 86.395 survey answers | 83.7likely range 78.3 to 87.4115 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 | 75.3%likely range 57.7% to 87.3%, 95 answers | 86.7%likely range 79.3% to 91.7%, 115 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 83.7%likely range 80.6% to 86.2% | 76.4%likely range 71.2% to 80.7% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 98.4%likely range 95.0% to 99.5%, 2,457 appointmentsClearly higher | 76.4%likely range 68.6% to 82.7%, 2,089 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 69.0%likely range 63.7% to 73.9%, 6,539 calls | 76.3%likely range 69.5% to 82.1%, 3,589 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 63.3%likely range 45.4% to 78.2%, 94 answers | 62.2%likely range 53.0% to 70.7%, 112 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 80.6%likely range 63.3% to 90.9%, 94 answers | 88.5%likely range 81.5% to 93.1%, 117 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 32.0%likely range 18.1% to 49.9%, 94 answers | 36.8%likely range 28.5% to 45.9%, 115 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 41.8%likely range 29.1% to 55.7%, 50 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 75.9%likely range 57.7% to 88.0%, 89 answers | 84.8%likely range 77.0% to 90.3%, 113 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 71.1%likely range 53.0% to 84.2%, 93 answers | 76.7%likely range 68.2% to 83.4%, 116 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 59.8%likely range 40.6% to 76.3%, 80 answers | 49.1%likely range 39.8% to 58.5%, 106 answers |
| Being listened to | 82.9%likely range 65.8% to 92.5%, 93 answers | 94.1%likely range 88.1% to 97.2%, 112 answers |
| Care and concern | 80.4%likely range 62.8% to 90.8%, 92 answers | 93.6%likely range 87.4% to 96.8%, 112 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 92.5%likely range 77.1% to 97.8%, 91 answers | 95.1%likely range 89.3% to 97.8%, 111 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 90.5%likely range 73.9% to 97.0%, 85 answers | 95.8%likely range 90.1% to 98.3%, 105 answers |
| Needs met | 91.0%likely range 75.2% to 97.1%, 91 answers | 95.9%likely range 90.5% to 98.3%, 111 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 84.8%likely range 76.7% to 90.4%, 105 patients | 89.7%likely range 80.2% to 94.9%, 68 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 87.3%likely range 79.4% to 92.4%, 102 patients | 91.9%likely range 83.4% to 96.2%, 74 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 82.7%likely range 74.0% to 88.9%, 98 patients | 80.7%likely range 71.0% to 87.8%, 83 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 69.1%likely range 66.8% to 71.3%, 1,618 patients | 74.0%likely range 71.5% to 76.3%, 1,295 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 72.7%likely range 69.7% to 75.5%, 887 patients | 79.0%likely range 75.6% to 82.1%, 605 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 10,543August 2026 | 7,542August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Walsall West 2 PCN | Walsall West 2 PCN |
| Phone | 01902 639000 | 01902 600833 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 93.0% good or very good272 answers, June 2026 | 91.7% good or very good360 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 4,981 in August 2026Same day 23.4%; face to face 46.1% | 3,554 in August 2026Same day 30.4%; face to face 72.0% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.79England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.83England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 2.0 qualified permanent3.1 including trainees and locums5,272 patients per permanent GP | 2.5 qualified permanent4.6 including trainees and locums3,041 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.