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St Thomas Road Surgery vs Station Lane
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?
Station Lane’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than St Thomas Road Surgery’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | St Thomas Road SurgeryWF7 5HE | Station LaneWF7 6JL |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 84.7likely range 80.7 to 87.7112 survey answers | 93.3likely range 90.4 to 95.1126 survey answersClearly higher |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 84.8%likely range 79.4% to 88.9%, 112 answers | 95.0%likely range 91.1% to 97.3%, 126 answersClearly higher |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 84.2%likely range 80.5% to 87.1% | 89.2%likely range 85.4% to 91.9% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 89.4%likely range 84.6% to 92.8%, 3,371 appointments | 87.8%likely range 82.0% to 92.0%, 2,502 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 79.0%likely range 73.4% to 83.7%, 4,904 calls | 90.4%likely range 85.5% to 93.8%, 4,076 callsClearly higher |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 55.2%likely range 48.4% to 61.8%, 107 answers | 83.7%likely range 77.8% to 88.2%, 123 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 90.7%likely range 86.0% to 93.9%, 108 answers | 88.3%likely range 83.1% to 92.1%, 124 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 36.2%likely range 30.0% to 42.8%, 111 answers | 34.9%likely range 28.6% to 41.8%, 125 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 48.6%likely range 37.2% to 60.0%, 38 answers | 61.4%likely range 50.0% to 71.6%, 49 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 81.4%likely range 75.5% to 86.1%, 106 answers | 94.4%likely range 90.2% to 96.8%, 123 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 76.2%likely range 69.9% to 81.4%, 108 answers | 89.2%likely range 84.1% to 92.8%, 124 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 85.3%likely range 79.6% to 89.6%, 100 answers | 83.5%likely range 77.4% to 88.1%, 117 answers |
| Being listened to | 94.6%likely range 90.6% to 96.9%, 109 answers | 95.9%likely range 92.1% to 97.9%, 122 answers |
| Care and concern | 94.6%likely range 90.6% to 96.9%, 109 answers | 95.9%likely range 92.1% to 97.9%, 122 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 98.1%likely range 95.2% to 99.3%, 108 answers | 98.1%likely range 95.0% to 99.3%, 124 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 96.8%likely range 93.4% to 98.4%, 108 answers | 98.1%likely range 95.0% to 99.3%, 122 answers |
| Needs met | 95.3%likely range 91.6% to 97.5%, 109 answers | 96.6%likely range 93.0% to 98.4%, 122 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 93.6%likely range 82.8% to 97.8%, 47 patients | 94.6%likely range 87.9% to 97.7%, 92 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 87.7%likely range 76.8% to 93.9%, 57 patients | 94.8%likely range 87.4% to 98.0%, 77 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 86.7%likely range 75.8% to 93.1%, 60 patients | 92.9%likely range 85.4% to 96.7%, 85 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 70.0%likely range 67.0% to 72.8%, 933 patients | 76.1%likely range 73.9% to 78.1%, 1,530 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 74.7%likely range 70.9% to 78.2%, 538 patients | 75.8%likely range 72.5% to 78.9%, 679 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 6,220August 2026 | 8,086August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Wakefield North PCN | Wakefield North PCN |
| Phone | 01977 801363 | 01977 600381 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 100.0% good or very good13 answers, June 2026 | 97.5% good or very good275 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,916 in August 2026Same day 42.0%; face to face 74.3% | 5,121 in August 2026Same day 40.4%; face to face 82.7% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.99England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.90England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 3.6 qualified permanent4.3 including trainees and locums1,712 patients per permanent GP | 4.3 qualified permanent7.5 including trainees and locums1,890 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.