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Thorpe Road vs Central 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?
Thorpe Road and Central Medical Centre 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 | Thorpe RoadPE3 6AP | Central Medical CentrePE1 3BF |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 61.6likely range 52.7 to 69.7101 survey answers | 79.6likely range 63.9 to 89.474 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | No label | Cannot be told apart from the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 59.4%likely range 47.1% to 70.7%, 101 answers | 74.9%likely range 52.5% to 89.0%, 74 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 66.6%likely range 59.6% to 72.4% | 90.3%likely range 88.9% to 90.5%Clearly higher |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 76.1%likely range 69.1% to 81.9%, 2,583 appointments | 99.8%likely range 98.4% to 100.0%, 4,480 appointmentsClearly higher |
| Calls answered by the practice | Not in the grade: no phone data | Not in the grade: no phone data |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 41.1%likely range 29.5% to 53.7%, 96 answers | 50.3%likely range 29.2% to 71.3%, 70 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 67.1%likely range 54.5% to 77.6%, 97 answers | 83.4%likely range 61.3% to 94.1%, 73 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 27.0%likely range 17.5% to 39.1%, 100 answers | 39.6%likely range 21.3% to 61.3%, 75 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 75.4%likely range 63.2% to 84.5%, 97 answers | 81.1%likely range 57.5% to 93.2%, 66 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 50.2%likely range 38.2% to 62.2%, 101 answers | 69.2%likely range 46.4% to 85.3%, 72 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 51.1%likely range 38.5% to 63.6%, 92 answers | 76.2%likely range 51.3% to 90.7%, 61 answers |
| Being listened to | 82.3%likely range 71.0% to 89.9%, 99 answers | 84.6%likely range 62.3% to 94.8%, 71 answers |
| Care and concern | 78.3%likely range 66.3% to 86.9%, 95 answers | 80.4%likely range 57.6% to 92.5%, 71 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 91.5%likely range 81.6% to 96.3%, 95 answers | 92.0%likely range 71.2% to 98.2%, 71 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 77.7%likely range 65.4% to 86.6%, 92 answers | 94.7%likely range 74.1% to 99.1%, 68 answers |
| Needs met | 85.4%likely range 74.6% to 92.1%, 100 answers | 92.1%likely range 70.8% to 98.2%, 69 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 87.1%likely range 80.9% to 91.5%, 155 patients | 73.3%likely range 66.8% to 78.9%, 202 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 84.8%likely range 77.9% to 89.8%, 138 patients | 69.7%likely range 62.8% to 75.9%, 185 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 81.0%likely range 74.1% to 86.5%, 153 patients | 71.0%likely range 64.8% to 76.5%, 231 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 53.6%likely range 51.6% to 55.5%, 2,403 patients | 49.1%likely range 47.2% to 51.0%, 2,616 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 70.6%likely range 67.4% to 73.5%, 839 patients | 64.8%likely range 61.3% to 68.1%, 744 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 11,578August 2026 | 14,701August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Central Thistlemoor & Thorpe PCN | Central Thistlemoor & Thorpe PCN |
| Phone | 01733 302189 | 01733 310147 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 94.4% good or very good126 answers, June 2026 | 76.5% good or very good357 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 4,295 in August 2026Same day 34.9%; face to face 70.9% | 6,388 in August 2026Same day 65.8%; face to face 54.5% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.67England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.63England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 3.5 qualified permanent4.5 including trainees and locums3,340 patients per permanent GP | 4.1 qualified permanent7.5 including trainees and locums3,580 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.