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Station Drive Surgery vs Ludlow - Portcullis
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 Drive Surgery and Ludlow - Portcullis 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 | Station Drive SurgerySY8 2AB | Ludlow - PortcullisSY8 1GT |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 82.5likely range 75.0 to 87.5108 survey answers | 88.7likely range 84.0 to 91.7108 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Cannot be told apart from the England average | Clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 83.0%likely range 72.4% to 90.0%, 108 answers | 90.3%likely range 83.8% to 94.4%, 108 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 81.2%likely range 77.7% to 84.1% | 84.9%likely range 80.8% to 87.9% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 81.8%likely range 77.0% to 85.8%, 4,452 appointments | 97.0%likely range 91.7% to 98.9%, 1,593 appointmentsClearly higher |
| Calls answered by the practice | 80.5%likely range 75.5% to 84.7%, 5,964 calls | 72.8%likely range 66.5% to 78.3%, 4,549 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 81.8%likely range 70.8% to 89.3%, 103 answers | 83.4%likely range 75.5% to 89.1%, 101 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 93.3%likely range 84.7% to 97.3%, 105 answers | 90.3%likely range 83.5% to 94.5%, 101 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 52.0%likely range 40.4% to 63.4%, 107 answers | 37.4%likely range 29.3% to 46.3%, 107 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 66.8%likely range 49.4% to 80.5%, 51 answers | 49.9%likely range 34.3% to 65.6%, 33 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 97.5%likely range 90.5% to 99.4%, 105 answers | 94.8%likely range 89.2% to 97.6%, 104 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 94.6%likely range 86.4% to 97.9%, 106 answers | 82.9%likely range 75.2% to 88.6%, 106 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 88.3%likely range 78.0% to 94.2%, 97 answers | 78.5%likely range 69.7% to 85.3%, 93 answers |
| Being listened to | 92.2%likely range 83.4% to 96.6%, 106 answers | 89.4%likely range 82.6% to 93.7%, 106 answers |
| Care and concern | 92.2%likely range 83.3% to 96.6%, 105 answers | 93.6%likely range 87.6% to 96.8%, 103 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 95.6%likely range 87.8% to 98.5%, 107 answers | 96.2%likely range 91.1% to 98.4%, 105 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 97.0%likely range 89.6% to 99.2%, 102 answers | 99.4%likely range 95.3% to 99.9%, 93 answers |
| Needs met | 97.4%likely range 90.4% to 99.4%, 105 answers | 98.1%likely range 93.7% to 99.4%, 104 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 96.9%likely range 89.5% to 99.2%, 65 patients | 85.7%likely range 70.6% to 93.7%, 35 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 85.9%likely range 75.4% to 92.4%, 64 patients | 89.6%likely range 77.8% to 95.5%, 48 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 93.0%likely range 85.6% to 96.8%, 86 patients | 93.1%likely range 83.6% to 97.3%, 58 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 71.2%likely range 68.6% to 73.7%, 1,193 patients | 77.6%likely range 74.8% to 80.2%, 917 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 70.7%likely range 67.8% to 73.4%, 1,019 patients | 72.8%likely range 69.4% to 75.8%, 734 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 9,581August 2026 | 7,424August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Sw Shropshire PCN | Sw Shropshire PCN |
| Phone | 01584 872461 | 01584 872939 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 98.3% good or very good696 answers, June 2026 | 3 answers in June 2026; shares not published below 5 |
| Appointments (one month) | 6,013 in August 2026Same day 46.1%; face to face 59.5% | 4,851 in August 2026Same day 47.4%; face to face 52.9% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 1.12England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 1.01England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 4.0 qualified permanent5.7 including trainees and locums2,379 patients per permanent GP | 4.2 qualified permanent8.1 including trainees and locums1,762 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.