Dudley · Compare
The Ridgeway Surgery vs Woodsetton 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?
The Ridgeway Surgery’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Woodsetton Medical Centre’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | The Ridgeway SurgeryDY3 3UH | Woodsetton Medical CentreDY3 1AF |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 94.7likely range 81.2 to 97.091 survey answersClearly higher | 70.9likely range 62.8 to 77.798 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 | 96.4%likely range 77.2% to 99.5%, 91 answers | 67.7%likely range 56.4% to 77.3%, 98 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 90.6%likely range 88.0% to 92.5%Clearly higher | 78.2%likely range 73.0% to 81.9% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 98.0%likely range 95.5% to 99.2%, 3,896 appointments | 94.9%likely range 87.6% to 98.0%, 1,198 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 83.0%likely range 78.6% to 86.6%, 7,051 callsClearly higher | 61.4%likely range 54.0% to 68.2%, 3,695 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 85.7%likely range 62.9% to 95.5%, 86 answers | 56.9%likely range 45.3% to 67.9%, 93 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 100.0%likely range 82.2% to 100.0%, 88 answers | 77.7%likely range 66.7% to 85.8%, 95 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 30.3%likely range 14.1% to 53.4%, 89 answers | 43.0%likely range 32.2% to 54.5%, 96 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 69.7%likely range 31.5% to 92.0%, 30 answers | 15.8%likely range 6.9% to 31.9%, 44 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 94.5%likely range 73.6% to 99.1%, 85 answers | 80.6%likely range 69.6% to 88.3%, 90 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 92.0%likely range 70.6% to 98.2%, 87 answers | 70.7%likely range 59.4% to 80.0%, 96 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 95.1%likely range 74.1% to 99.3%, 83 answers | 76.3%likely range 64.7% to 85.1%, 86 answers |
| Being listened to | 99.5%likely range 81.0% to 100.0%, 86 answers | 82.5%likely range 72.1% to 89.6%, 95 answers |
| Care and concern | 100.0%likely range 81.4% to 100.0%, 84 answers | 81.2%likely range 70.6% to 88.6%, 94 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 100.0%likely range 81.8% to 100.0%, 86 answers | 87.3%likely range 77.6% to 93.2%, 95 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 98.9%likely range 78.8% to 100.0%, 79 answers | 90.1%likely range 80.7% to 95.2%, 90 answers |
| Needs met | 99.0%likely range 80.4% to 100.0%, 87 answers | 89.4%likely range 80.2% to 94.6%, 95 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 96.3%likely range 89.5% to 98.7%, 80 patients | 90.5%likely range 80.7% to 95.6%, 63 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 91.8%likely range 84.7% to 95.8%, 98 patients | 85.1%likely range 74.7% to 91.7%, 67 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 91.5%likely range 85.1% to 95.3%, 118 patients | 80.8%likely range 70.7% to 88.0%, 78 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 73.8%likely range 71.8% to 75.8%, 1,793 patients | 72.9%likely range 70.2% to 75.5%, 1,112 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 79.7%likely range 77.2% to 81.9%, 1,165 patients | 76.0%likely range 72.6% to 79.2%, 643 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 12,120August 2026 | 7,185August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Sedgley, Coseley & Gornal PCN | Sedgley, Coseley & Gornal PCN |
| Phone | 01902 886500 | 01902 883346 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 96.8% good or very good277 answers, June 2026 | No results for June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 5,053 in August 2026Same day 55.9%; face to face 70.9% | 2,464 in August 2026Same day 46.1%; face to face 70.7% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.97England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.82England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 4.4 qualified permanent8.7 including trainees and locums2,764 patients per permanent GP | 3.0 qualified permanent5.2 including trainees and locums2,363 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.
The full pages
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.