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Marple Bridge Surgery vs Marple Medical 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?
Marple Bridge Surgery and Marple Medical 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 | Marple Bridge SurgerySK6 5AA | Marple Medical PracticeSK6 6AB |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 93.6likely range 90.2 to 95.4108 survey answers | 89.6likely range 84.8 to 92.6111 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 96.2%likely range 91.7% to 98.3%, 108 answers | 90.1%likely range 83.5% to 94.3%, 111 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 87.5%likely range 82.9% to 90.5% | 88.2%likely range 83.9% to 91.1% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 93.2%likely range 86.7% to 96.6%, 1,611 appointments | 96.8%likely range 91.4% to 98.8%, 1,594 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 81.6%likely range 75.1% to 86.7%, 3,528 calls | 79.6%likely range 72.8% to 85.0%, 3,498 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 94.5%likely range 89.4% to 97.2%, 107 answers | 88.2%likely range 81.0% to 92.9%, 104 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 99.3%likely range 96.1% to 99.9%, 107 answers | 94.1%likely range 88.3% to 97.1%, 109 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 36.0%likely range 28.6% to 44.2%, 108 answers | 18.7%likely range 12.8% to 26.5%, 112 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 87.9%likely range 76.3% to 94.3%, 41 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 96.9%likely range 92.5% to 98.7%, 107 answers | 97.7%likely range 93.2% to 99.2%, 110 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 91.8%likely range 86.1% to 95.3%, 108 answers | 91.3%likely range 84.9% to 95.2%, 109 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 94.7%likely range 89.6% to 97.4%, 107 answers | 89.7%likely range 82.8% to 94.0%, 106 answers |
| Being listened to | 95.3%likely range 90.4% to 97.8%, 106 answers | 94.9%likely range 89.4% to 97.7%, 109 answers |
| Care and concern | 97.9%likely range 94.0% to 99.3%, 107 answers | 95.9%likely range 90.7% to 98.2%, 110 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 100.0%likely range 97.3% to 100.0%, 106 answers | 98.2%likely range 94.0% to 99.5%, 110 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 99.3%likely range 96.0% to 99.9%, 103 answers | 97.0%likely range 91.9% to 98.9%, 103 answers |
| Needs met | 100.0%likely range 97.3% to 100.0%, 107 answers | 98.7%likely range 94.7% to 99.7%, 110 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 97.1%likely range 85.5% to 99.5%, 35 patients | 96.6%likely range 88.5% to 99.1%, 59 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 96.3%likely range 87.5% to 99.0%, 54 patients | 87.8%likely range 74.5% to 94.7%, 41 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 100.0%likely range 93.5% to 100.0%, 55 patients | 93.0%likely range 83.3% to 97.2%, 57 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 78.8%likely range 75.9% to 81.5%, 798 patients | 74.8%likely range 72.0% to 77.4%, 977 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 83.3%likely range 80.3% to 86.0%, 653 patients | 80.0%likely range 76.7% to 83.0%, 631 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 6,316August 2026 | 6,846August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Stockport East and South PCN | Stockport East and South PCN |
| Phone | 0161 4272049 | 0161 4265375 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 99.1% good or very good327 answers, June 2026 | 95.1% good or very good142 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 2,956 in August 2026Same day 21.6%; face to face 68.4% | 2,272 in August 2026Same day 47.8%; face to face 74.3% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.82England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.69England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 4.9 qualified permanent6.3 including trainees and locums1,289 patients per permanent GP | 4.3 qualified permanent6.5 including trainees and locums1,585 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.