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Seaford Medical Practice vs Old School 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?
Seaford Medical Practice’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Old School Surgery’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | Seaford Medical PracticeBN25 1DH | Old School SurgeryBN25 1HH |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 79.1likely range 66.5 to 86.7103 survey answersClearly higher | 56.8likely range 50.9 to 62.5120 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Patients: cannot be told apart from the England average | No label |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 79.8%likely range 61.9% to 90.6%, 103 answers | 54.9%likely range 46.7% to 62.9%, 120 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 77.2%likely range 73.6% to 80.2%Clearly higher | 61.0%likely range 56.7% to 65.1% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 85.3%likely range 79.8% to 89.4%, 3,241 appointmentsClearly higher | 67.7%likely range 61.4% to 73.5%, 3,488 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 69.0%likely range 64.3% to 73.4%, 8,282 callsClearly higher | 54.3%likely range 48.4% to 60.0%, 5,892 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 37.7%likely range 21.6% to 57.1%, 92 answers | 47.5%likely range 39.3% to 55.8%, 117 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 93.0%likely range 77.6% to 98.1%, 102 answers | 69.8%likely range 61.6% to 76.9%, 116 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 42.5%likely range 26.3% to 60.4%, 104 answers | 24.4%likely range 18.1% to 32.0%, 122 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 22.1%likely range 6.9% to 52.3%, 40 answers | 34.2%likely range 20.5% to 51.3%, 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 90.0%likely range 73.5% to 96.7%, 100 answers | 81.6%likely range 74.2% to 87.2%, 116 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 68.2%likely range 49.9% to 82.2%, 104 answers | 55.4%likely range 47.2% to 63.3%, 121 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 60.1%likely range 41.5% to 76.2%, 98 answers | 35.7%likely range 27.8% to 44.3%, 108 answers |
| Being listened to | 93.8%likely range 78.4% to 98.4%, 100 answers | 78.9%likely range 71.3% to 84.9%, 116 answers |
| Care and concern | 95.1%likely range 80.4% to 98.9%, 103 answers | 78.6%likely range 71.0% to 84.7%, 117 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 97.8%likely range 84.3% to 99.7%, 102 answers | 81.2%likely range 73.7% to 87.0%, 113 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 97.2%likely range 82.3% to 99.6%, 93 answers | 91.4%likely range 85.1% to 95.1%, 107 answers |
| Needs met | 96.4%likely range 82.2% to 99.3%, 102 answers | 77.6%likely range 70.0% to 83.8%, 118 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 82.3%likely range 74.2% to 88.2%, 113 patients | 77.5%likely range 62.5% to 87.7%, 40 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 91.7%likely range 85.0% to 95.6%, 109 patients | 89.7%likely range 76.4% to 95.9%, 39 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 89.3%likely range 83.5% to 93.2%, 159 patients | 90.3%likely range 80.5% to 95.5%, 62 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 70.0%likely range 68.1% to 71.8%, 2,300 patients | 80.0%likely range 77.3% to 82.4%, 935 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 74.2%likely range 72.0% to 76.2%, 1,722 patients | 80.6%likely range 78.0% to 83.0%, 970 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 18,251August 2026 | 8,806August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Seaford PCN | Seaford PCN |
| Phone | 01323 490022 | 01323 890072 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | No results for June 2026 | No results for June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 7,579 in August 2026Same day 35.5%; face to face 59.9% | 4,035 in August 2026Same day 27.2%; face to face 70.1% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.71England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.67England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 9.5 qualified permanent12.2 including trainees and locums1,913 patients per permanent GP | 3.9 qualified permanent4.7 including trainees and locums2,285 patients per permanent GP |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Good | Good |
“Clearly higher” appears only when a practice’s whole margin of error lies above every other practice’s here. When the margins 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.