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Oakfield Surgery vs Poplar Grove 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?
Oakfield Surgery’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Poplar Grove Practice’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | Oakfield SurgeryHP20 1LJ | Poplar Grove PracticeHP20 1XB |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 84.2likely range 80.0 to 87.398 survey answersClearly higher | 49.5likely range 34.7 to 65.6103 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | No label |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 87.4%likely range 82.0% to 91.3%, 98 answersClearly higher | 45.0%likely range 23.9% to 68.0%, 103 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 76.4%likely range 70.3% to 81.3%Clearly higher | 59.9%likely range 56.7% to 62.8% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 79.3%likely range 72.3% to 85.0%, 2,367 appointments | 87.5%likely range 82.4% to 91.3%, 3,250 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 73.3%likely range 63.5% to 81.3%, 1,929 callsClearly higher | 32.2%likely range 28.2% to 36.5%, 10,073 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 75.8%likely range 69.2% to 81.3%, 95 answers | 12.4%likely range 3.2% to 37.5%, 94 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 85.5%likely range 79.8% to 89.8%, 97 answers | 57.2%likely range 32.3% to 78.9%, 89 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 25.5%likely range 19.9% to 32.0%, 98 answers | 21.4%likely range 8.0% to 46.0%, 103 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 92.4%likely range 87.7% to 95.3%, 97 answers | 62.9%likely range 37.3% to 82.9%, 90 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 89.6%likely range 84.5% to 93.2%, 97 answers | 40.2%likely range 20.1% to 64.2%, 100 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 88.8%likely range 83.4% to 92.5%, 93 answers | 40.7%likely range 19.7% to 65.7%, 91 answers |
| Being listened to | 90.1%likely range 85.0% to 93.5%, 96 answers | 77.2%likely range 52.1% to 91.3%, 100 answers |
| Care and concern | 87.6%likely range 82.2% to 91.5%, 97 answers | 74.9%likely range 50.0% to 89.9%, 101 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 91.2%likely range 86.4% to 94.5%, 97 answers | 84.0%likely range 59.2% to 95.0%, 99 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 92.5%likely range 87.7% to 95.6%, 88 answers | 85.9%likely range 60.1% to 96.1%, 91 answers |
| Needs met | 93.3%likely range 88.8% to 96.1%, 94 answers | 73.6%likely range 48.4% to 89.3%, 99 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 86.8%likely range 75.2% to 93.5%, 53 patients | 88.1%likely range 84.0% to 91.2%, 310 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 92.6%likely range 82.4% to 97.1%, 54 patients | 91.6%likely range 88.0% to 94.2%, 309 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 86.0%likely range 74.7% to 92.7%, 57 patients | 83.9%likely range 79.5% to 87.5%, 317 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 68.7%likely range 65.7% to 71.5%, 973 patients | 62.9%likely range 61.5% to 64.2%, 4,681 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 74.8%likely range 71.3% to 78.1%, 612 patients | 71.2%likely range 69.2% to 73.2%, 1,979 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 5,905August 2026 | 24,797August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Central Maple PCN | Central Maple PCN |
| Phone | 01296 423797 | 01296 468580 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | No results for June 2026 | 92.3% good or very good299 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 2,495 in August 2026Same day 44.1%; face to face 56.0% | 7,049 in August 2026Same day 33.6%; face to face 71.0% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 1.08England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.66England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 2.1 qualified permanent4.0 including trainees and locums2,814 patients per permanent GP | 12.1 qualified permanent15.3 including trainees and locums2,058 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.