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Woodland Drive Medical Centre vs The Grove 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?
Woodland Drive Medical Centre and The Grove 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 | Woodland Drive Medical CentreS70 6QW | The Grove Medical PracticeS70 1QE |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 82.2likely range 77.2 to 85.8116 survey answers | 78.8likely range 67.1 to 86.2100 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 | 85.7%likely range 79.4% to 90.2%, 116 answers | 79.2%likely range 62.6% to 89.7%, 100 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 74.0%likely range 65.8% to 79.8% | 77.7%likely range 74.2% to 80.7% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 83.5%likely range 75.3% to 89.3%, 1,633 appointments | 84.7%likely range 80.0% to 88.5%, 4,256 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | Not in the grade: no phone data | 70.6%likely range 65.4% to 75.2%, 6,894 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 74.2%likely range 66.7% to 80.5%, 110 answers | 78.0%likely range 60.9% to 89.0%, 96 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 85.7%likely range 79.3% to 90.4%, 109 answers | 91.5%likely range 76.8% to 97.2%, 98 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 27.3%likely range 21.0% to 34.7%, 114 answers | 23.6%likely range 12.2% to 40.5%, 99 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 46.9%likely range 32.3% to 62.1%, 30 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 92.8%likely range 87.6% to 95.9%, 110 answers | 92.9%likely range 78.1% to 98.0%, 92 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 86.4%likely range 80.2% to 90.8%, 115 answers | 79.5%likely range 62.6% to 89.9%, 97 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 71.7%likely range 64.0% to 78.3%, 107 answers | 74.6%likely range 56.8% to 86.7%, 92 answers |
| Being listened to | 93.2%likely range 88.1% to 96.2%, 111 answers | 84.2%likely range 67.8% to 93.1%, 96 answers |
| Care and concern | 92.5%likely range 87.3% to 95.7%, 112 answers | 82.4%likely range 65.9% to 91.9%, 98 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 95.2%likely range 90.6% to 97.6%, 112 answers | 94.2%likely range 80.2% to 98.5%, 95 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 94.0%likely range 88.9% to 96.8%, 106 answers | 93.9%likely range 79.1% to 98.4%, 89 answers |
| Needs met | 95.0%likely range 90.4% to 97.5%, 112 answers | 93.5%likely range 79.1% to 98.2%, 95 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 92.5%likely range 80.1% to 97.4%, 40 patients | 93.2%likely range 87.1% to 96.5%, 117 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 100.0%likely range 92.1% to 100.0%, 45 patients | 91.5%likely range 85.0% to 95.3%, 117 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 97.6%likely range 87.7% to 99.6%, 42 patients | 93.0%likely range 87.2% to 96.3%, 128 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 76.6%likely range 73.7% to 79.4%, 852 patients | 67.9%likely range 65.7% to 70.0%, 1,847 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 80.5%likely range 76.9% to 83.7%, 518 patients | 74.3%likely range 71.5% to 76.8%, 1,042 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 5,776August 2026 | 11,541August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Fcp Service - Barnsley PCN | Fcp Service - Barnsley PCN |
| Phone | 01226 282535 | 01226 288651 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 98.4% good or very good61 answers, June 2026 | 96.0% good or very good378 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,210 in August 2026Same day 54.4%; face to face 91.6% | 6,417 in August 2026Same day 49.0%; face to face 84.9% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.81England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.85England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 2.2 qualified permanent3.2 including trainees and locums2,652 patients per permanent GP | 2.9 qualified permanent4.8 including trainees and locums4,007 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.