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Stanford Medical Centre vs Beaconsfield Medical 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?
Stanford Medical Centre and Beaconsfield Medical Practice 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 | Stanford Medical CentreBN1 6AG | Beaconsfield Medical PracticeBN1 6AG |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 80.2likely range 61.0 to 88.895 survey answers | 85.5likely range 74.0 to 91.298 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Cannot be told apart from the England average | Cannot be told apart from the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 82.3%likely range 55.0% to 94.6%, 95 answers | 86.8%likely range 70.5% to 94.8%, 98 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 75.0%likely range 71.2% to 78.3% | 82.3%likely range 78.6% to 85.4%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 82.0%likely range 76.4% to 86.5%, 3,397 appointments | 92.0%likely range 88.5% to 94.5%, 4,968 appointmentsClearly higher |
| Calls answered by the practice | 68.0%likely range 62.8% to 72.8%, 6,950 calls | 72.6%likely range 66.0% to 78.3%, 4,149 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 71.0%likely range 43.3% to 88.7%, 91 answers | 59.4%likely range 41.1% to 75.3%, 92 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 96.2%likely range 70.3% to 99.6%, 89 answers | 90.8%likely range 75.3% to 97.0%, 97 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 32.4%likely range 13.5% to 59.6%, 93 answers | 40.3%likely range 24.9% to 57.9%, 99 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 44.4%likely range 13.0% to 81.1%, 34 answers | 53.8%likely range 25.6% to 79.7%, 32 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 83.4%likely range 55.5% to 95.3%, 91 answers | 95.8%likely range 81.8% to 99.2%, 95 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 84.5%likely range 57.0% to 95.8%, 92 answers | 79.1%likely range 61.7% to 89.9%, 98 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 65.3%likely range 37.7% to 85.4%, 88 answers | 60.6%likely range 42.2% to 76.4%, 91 answers |
| Being listened to | 98.7%likely range 74.5% to 100.0%, 92 answers | 96.1%likely range 82.5% to 99.2%, 98 answers |
| Care and concern | 96.4%likely range 71.1% to 99.6%, 92 answers | 95.2%likely range 81.2% to 98.9%, 97 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 100.0%likely range 76.4% to 100.0%, 92 answers | 95.1%likely range 80.8% to 98.9%, 95 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 95.0%likely range 68.8% to 99.4%, 89 answers | 95.9%likely range 81.9% to 99.2%, 95 answers |
| Needs met | 98.0%likely range 72.9% to 99.9%, 89 answers | 94.5%likely range 79.9% to 98.7%, 95 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 83.7%likely range 74.5% to 90.0%, 86 patients | 83.3%likely range 74.3% to 89.6%, 90 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 77.8%likely range 69.1% to 84.6%, 108 patients | 87.0%likely range 79.0% to 92.2%, 100 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 78.5%likely range 71.3% to 84.4%, 149 patients | 85.6%likely range 77.2% to 91.2%, 97 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 59.3%likely range 57.5% to 61.0%, 2,953 patients | 71.9%likely range 70.0% to 73.7%, 2,246 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 77.0%likely range 74.7% to 79.2%, 1,314 patients | 77.8%likely range 75.7% to 79.7%, 1,588 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 16,745August 2026 | 13,496August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Preston Park Community PCN | Preston Park Community PCN |
| Phone | 01273 506361 | 01273 555401 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 94.3% good or very good335 answers, June 2026 | 92.4% good or very good394 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 4,726 in August 2026Same day 36.9%; face to face 69.8% | 7,143 in August 2026Same day 61.4%; face to face 41.4% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.41England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.54England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 9.2 qualified permanent12.2 including trainees and locums1,821 patients per permanent GP | 7.5 qualified permanent11.5 including trainees and locums1,806 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.