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Marple Cottage Surgery vs High Lane 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?
Marple Cottage Surgery and High Lane 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 | Marple Cottage SurgerySK6 6BW | High Lane Medical CentreSK6 8DR |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 89.7likely range 76.4 to 94.396 survey answers | 95.5likely range 92.0 to 96.5115 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 | 91.0%likely range 72.0% to 97.5%, 96 answers | 98.7%likely range 94.1% to 99.7%, 115 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 86.5%likely range 83.6% to 88.8% | 87.7%likely range 84.0% to 90.5% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 98.0%likely range 95.1% to 99.2%, 3,375 appointments | 97.0%likely range 93.1% to 98.7%, 2,450 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 74.9%likely range 70.0% to 79.3%, 6,933 calls | 78.4%likely range 72.1% to 83.6%, 4,065 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 93.5%likely range 74.5% to 98.6%, 90 answers | 98.3%likely range 93.5% to 99.6%, 112 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 99.2%likely range 82.9% to 100.0%, 92 answers | 98.7%likely range 94.1% to 99.7%, 114 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 36.6%likely range 19.7% to 57.6%, 95 answers | 46.7%likely range 37.4% to 56.3%, 115 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 53.1%likely range 22.0% to 81.9%, 32 answers | 86.5%likely range 74.3% to 93.4%, 57 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 92.2%likely range 73.5% to 98.1%, 95 answers | 97.9%likely range 92.9% to 99.4%, 114 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 94.8%likely range 77.3% to 99.0%, 97 answers | 98.2%likely range 93.4% to 99.5%, 114 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 90.7%likely range 71.1% to 97.5%, 92 answers | 99.0%likely range 94.6% to 99.8%, 111 answers |
| Being listened to | 94.8%likely range 76.9% to 99.0%, 95 answers | 99.1%likely range 94.6% to 99.8%, 112 answers |
| Care and concern | 93.7%likely range 75.1% to 98.6%, 93 answers | 97.4%likely range 92.1% to 99.2%, 113 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 95.3%likely range 77.4% to 99.2%, 93 answers | 99.1%likely range 94.8% to 99.9%, 111 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 97.9%likely range 81.0% to 99.8%, 92 answers | 99.2%likely range 94.8% to 99.9%, 111 answers |
| Needs met | 100.0%likely range 84.8% to 100.0%, 95 answers | 98.5%likely range 93.8% to 99.6%, 114 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 96.1%likely range 90.3% to 98.5%, 102 patients | 92.3%likely range 81.8% to 97.0%, 52 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 96.4%likely range 91.2% to 98.6%, 112 patients | 94.7%likely range 85.6% to 98.2%, 57 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 98.2%likely range 93.6% to 99.5%, 110 patients | 94.5%likely range 85.1% to 98.1%, 55 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 83.0%likely range 81.1% to 84.6%, 1,783 patients | 80.5%likely range 78.0% to 82.8%, 1,030 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 88.2%likely range 86.1% to 90.1%, 987 patients | 81.6%likely range 78.7% to 84.2%, 746 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 11,525August 2026 | 7,656August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Stockport East and South PCN | Stockport East and South PCN |
| Phone | 0161 4260011 | 01663 762222 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 95.8% good or very good405 answers, June 2026 | 97.6% good or very good425 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 5,384 in August 2026Same day 35.8%; face to face 89.4% | 3,355 in August 2026Same day 25.0%; face to face 83.1% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.65England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.88England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 7.5 qualified permanent10.5 including trainees and locums1,538 patients per permanent GP | 3.1 qualified permanent3.1 including trainees and locums2,464 patients per permanent GP |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Outstanding | 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.