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Springfield Surgery vs Brackley 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?
Springfield Surgery and Brackley Medical Centre cannot be told apart on the Practice score. The 95% intervals overlap, so the data does not show that one is ahead of the other, whatever the two numbers are.
Side by side
| Measure | Springfield SurgeryNN13 6JJ | Brackley Medical CentreNN13 6QZ |
|---|---|---|
| Practice score (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice score | 83.895% interval 77.5 to 87.8112 survey answers | 81.895% interval 73.2 to 87.4112 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Cannot be told apart from the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 88.2%95% interval 79.4% to 93.6%, 112 answers | 82.3%95% interval 70.1% to 90.2%, 112 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 73.4%95% interval 68.4% to 77.6% | 80.6%95% interval 77.4% to 83.4% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 79.9%95% interval 73.1% to 85.3%, 2,528 appointments | 84.2%95% interval 81.0% to 87.0%, 8,460 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 66.8%95% interval 59.6% to 73.3%, 3,713 calls | 76.9%95% interval 71.4% to 81.6%, 5,349 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the rating) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 67.3%95% interval 55.9% to 76.9%, 102 answers | 65.2%95% interval 51.1% to 77.0%, 101 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 93.8%95% interval 86.1% to 97.4%, 107 answers | 91.4%95% interval 80.8% to 96.5%, 109 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 41.2%95% interval 31.1% to 52.1%, 112 answers | 38.4%95% interval 26.6% to 51.7%, 112 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 70.7%95% interval 54.3% to 83.1%, 50 answers | 47.4%95% interval 27.4% to 68.3%, 41 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 90.6%95% interval 82.1% to 95.3%, 107 answers | 87.5%95% interval 75.8% to 94.0%, 106 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 87.1%95% interval 78.0% to 92.8%, 110 answers | 77.7%95% interval 64.9% to 86.7%, 111 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 86.8%95% interval 77.3% to 92.7%, 104 answers | 77.0%95% interval 63.7% to 86.5%, 103 answers |
| Being listened to | 95.5%95% interval 88.4% to 98.3%, 109 answers | 85.7%95% interval 73.9% to 92.7%, 110 answers |
| Care and concern | 93.1%95% interval 85.2% to 96.9%, 109 answers | 88.7%95% interval 77.4% to 94.7%, 110 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 95.5%95% interval 88.3% to 98.3%, 108 answers | 87.5%95% interval 76.0% to 93.9%, 110 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 100.0%95% interval 95.1% to 100.0%, 103 answers | 90.8%95% interval 79.5% to 96.1%, 103 answers |
| Needs met | 96.3%95% interval 89.6% to 98.8%, 110 answers | 88.6%95% interval 77.4% to 94.6%, 111 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the rating) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 93.0%95% interval 85.6% to 96.8%, 86 patients | 98.6%95% interval 95.0% to 99.6%, 142 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 96.3%95% interval 90.9% to 98.6%, 108 patients | 93.2%95% interval 88.3% to 96.2%, 162 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 92.8%95% interval 86.9% to 96.2%, 125 patients | 94.7%95% interval 90.3% to 97.2%, 171 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 75.5%95% interval 73.5% to 77.4%, 1,850 patients | 73.5%95% interval 71.8% to 75.2%, 2,508 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 74.6%95% interval 72.1% to 77.0%, 1,187 patients | 75.8%95% interval 73.8% to 77.8%, 1,710 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the rating) | ||
| Registered patients | 12,442August 2026 | 16,044August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Brackley & Towcester PCN | Brackley & Towcester PCN |
| Phone | 01280 703431 | 01280 702436 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | No results for June 2026 | 94.0% good or very good300 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 4,637 in August 2026Same day 34.6%; face to face 74.6% | 10,572 in August 2026Same day 56.5%; face to face 50.1% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.78England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.78England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 5.1 qualified permanent6.2 including trainees and locums2,430 patients per permanent GP | 6.2 qualified permanent8.1 including trainees and locums2,589 patients per permanent GP |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Good | Good |
“Clearly higher” appears only when a practice’s 95% interval lies wholly above every other practice’s here. When the intervals overlap, the survey cannot tell the practices apart and nobody is pointed out. A practice never gets a mark for being lower.
The Practice score 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.