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The Avenue Surgery vs School House 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?
The Avenue Surgery and School House Surgery 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 | The Avenue SurgeryBN2 4GF | School House SurgeryBN1 7GF |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 65.5likely range 60.3 to 70.599 survey answers | 74.0likely range 66.4 to 79.383 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | No label | No label |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 59.3%likely range 52.1% to 66.2%, 99 answers | 68.0%likely range 59.5% to 75.5%, 83 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 79.9%likely range 75.2% to 83.8% | 87.7%likely range 72.1% to 90.1% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 94.9%likely range 91.1% to 97.2%, 3,276 appointments | 97.2%likely range 81.6% to 99.6%, 362 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 64.7%likely range 56.3% to 72.3%, 2,786 calls | Not in the grade: no phone data |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 19.1%likely range 14.0% to 25.6%, 95 answers | 50.6%likely range 41.8% to 59.3%, 80 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 67.3%likely range 60.1% to 73.8%, 97 answers | 88.5%likely range 81.7% to 93.0%, 82 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 37.5%likely range 30.9% to 44.7%, 100 answers | 23.9%likely range 17.3% to 32.1%, 83 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 43.7%likely range 32.5% to 55.6%, 38 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 59.4%likely range 51.8% to 66.5%, 91 answers | 88.1%likely range 81.1% to 92.8%, 78 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 42.0%likely range 35.0% to 49.3%, 98 answers | 72.3%likely range 63.8% to 79.4%, 82 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 43.8%likely range 36.4% to 51.6%, 87 answers | 52.3%likely range 43.1% to 61.3%, 74 answers |
| Being listened to | 87.4%likely range 81.7% to 91.5%, 97 answers | 84.4%likely range 76.9% to 89.8%, 80 answers |
| Care and concern | 89.7%likely range 84.3% to 93.4%, 94 answers | 84.4%likely range 77.0% to 89.8%, 81 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 93.0%likely range 88.2% to 95.9%, 95 answers | 89.3%likely range 82.7% to 93.6%, 82 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 89.8%likely range 84.2% to 93.5%, 90 answers | 95.3%likely range 89.6% to 98.0%, 73 answers |
| Needs met | 87.6%likely range 81.7% to 91.8%, 91 answers | 90.0%likely range 83.4% to 94.1%, 82 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 91.7%likely range 80.4% to 96.7%, 48 patients | 84.6%likely range 66.5% to 93.9%, 26 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 81.8%likely range 68.0% to 90.5%, 44 patients | 93.1%likely range 78.0% to 98.1%, 29 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 74.0%likely range 60.4% to 84.1%, 50 patients | 84.2%likely range 69.6% to 92.6%, 38 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 54.8%likely range 51.7% to 57.8%, 1,033 patients | 47.8%likely range 44.4% to 51.1%, 850 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 63.0%likely range 58.6% to 67.2%, 481 patients | 60.7%likely range 55.6% to 65.5%, 366 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 6,462August 2026 | 5,078August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Dean's and Central Brighton PCN | Dean's and Central Brighton PCN |
| Phone | 01273 604220 | 01273 551031 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 86.1% good or very good36 answers, June 2026 | No results for June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 4,594 in August 2026Same day 70.5%; face to face 34.3% | 1,752 in August 2026Same day 28.5%; face to face 75.9% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.88England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.64England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 2.7 qualified permanent3.4 including trainees and locums2,395 patients per permanent GP | 1.0 qualified permanent1.0 including trainees and locums |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Good | Requires improvement |
“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.