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Thornbrook Surgery vs Goyt Valley 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?
Thornbrook Surgery and Goyt Valley 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 | Thornbrook SurgerySK23 0RH | Goyt Valley Medical PracticeSK23 7SR |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 83.7likely range 76.2 to 88.299 survey answers | 87.7likely range 83.0 to 90.8118 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Patients: cannot be told apart from the England average | Patients: clearly above the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 86.3%likely range 75.8% to 92.6%, 99 answers | 88.7%likely range 82.3% to 93.0%, 118 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 77.4%likely range 73.0% to 81.0% | 85.1%likely range 80.9% to 88.3% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 90.1%likely range 84.3% to 93.9%, 2,306 appointments | 85.9%likely range 79.6% to 90.5%, 2,423 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 64.5%likely range 58.0% to 70.6%, 4,574 calls | 84.2%likely range 78.5% to 88.7%, 4,062 callsClearly higher |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 70.6%likely range 58.0% to 80.7%, 90 answers | 80.9%likely range 72.8% to 87.1%, 99 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 82.1%likely range 70.8% to 89.6%, 96 answers | 96.5%likely range 91.8% to 98.6%, 110 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 35.3%likely range 24.8% to 47.5%, 99 answers | 16.9%likely range 11.5% to 24.1%, 117 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 49.9%likely range 30.8% to 69.1%, 36 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 89.8%likely range 80.0% to 95.1%, 98 answers | 94.5%likely range 89.2% to 97.3%, 114 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 80.4%likely range 69.1% to 88.3%, 99 answers | 89.3%likely range 82.9% to 93.5%, 115 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 78.8%likely range 66.7% to 87.4%, 89 answers | 90.8%likely range 84.4% to 94.7%, 107 answers |
| Being listened to | 92.4%likely range 83.1% to 96.8%, 95 answers | 95.6%likely range 90.6% to 98.0%, 110 answers |
| Care and concern | 91.2%likely range 81.5% to 96.1%, 95 answers | 97.9%likely range 93.7% to 99.3%, 111 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 92.5%likely range 83.2% to 96.8%, 96 answers | 97.0%likely range 92.4% to 98.8%, 109 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 98.0%likely range 90.5% to 99.6%, 92 answers | 96.7%likely range 91.8% to 98.7%, 106 answers |
| Needs met | 92.8%likely range 83.7% to 97.0%, 98 answers | 95.8%likely range 90.9% to 98.2%, 111 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 91.5%likely range 82.8% to 96.1%, 71 patients | 100.0%likely range 92.7% to 100.0%, 49 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 93.1%likely range 85.8% to 96.8%, 87 patients | 96.4%likely range 87.9% to 99.0%, 56 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 95.6%likely range 89.1% to 98.3%, 90 patients | 97.1%likely range 90.2% to 99.2%, 70 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 78.1%likely range 75.8% to 80.3%, 1,288 patients | 79.1%likely range 76.5% to 81.4%, 1,041 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 79.1%likely range 76.3% to 81.6%, 927 patients | 83.2%likely range 80.6% to 85.6%, 871 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 9,496August 2026 | 8,018August 2026 |
| Primary care network | High Peak & Buxton PCN | High Peak & Buxton PCN |
| Phone | 01298 812725 | 0844 6550220 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | No results for June 2026 | 92.4% good or very good105 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,839 in August 2026Same day 31.4%; face to face 56.8% | 3,042 in August 2026Same day 35.8%; face to face 75.4% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.64England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.75England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 5.2 qualified permanent7.3 including trainees and locums1,826 patients per permanent GP | 3.2 qualified permanent4.3 including trainees and locums2,475 patients per permanent GP |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Good | Outstanding |
“Clearly higher” appears only when a practice’s whole margin of error lies above every other practice’s here. When the margins 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.