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Woodland Road Surgery vs Shenley Green 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?
Woodland Road Surgery’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Shenley Green Surgery’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
Side by side
| Measure | Woodland Road SurgeryB31 2HZ | Shenley Green SurgeryB29 4HH |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 91.1likely range 88.0 to 93.2118 survey answersClearly higher | 68.1likely range 62.6 to 73.189 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | No label |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 89.7%likely range 85.7% to 92.6%, 118 answersClearly higher | 63.4%likely range 55.9% to 70.3%, 89 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 94.1%likely range 90.1% to 96.5%Clearly higher | 78.9%likely range 73.6% to 83.4% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 99.9%likely range 96.4% to 100.0%, 1,703 appointments | 94.3%likely range 89.3% to 97.1%, 2,203 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 88.2%likely range 81.0% to 93.0%, 2,340 callsClearly higher | 63.4%likely range 54.1% to 71.9%, 2,275 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 89.4%likely range 85.3% to 92.5%, 112 answers | 43.4%likely range 35.9% to 51.2%, 84 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 96.1%likely range 93.2% to 97.8%, 115 answers | 80.7%likely range 74.1% to 86.0%, 88 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 25.0%likely range 20.4% to 30.2%, 119 answers | 34.4%likely range 27.6% to 41.9%, 88 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 67.9%likely range 57.2% to 77.1%, 34 answers | 11.7%likely range 5.5% to 22.9%, 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 91.7%likely range 88.0% to 94.4%, 114 answers | 74.3%likely range 67.0% to 80.4%, 84 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 86.5%likely range 82.1% to 90.0%, 116 answers | 56.9%likely range 49.3% to 64.1%, 89 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 83.7%likely range 78.8% to 87.6%, 109 answers | 59.2%likely range 50.9% to 67.0%, 74 answers |
| Being listened to | 91.5%likely range 87.8% to 94.2%, 115 answers | 80.4%likely range 73.6% to 85.8%, 86 answers |
| Care and concern | 89.6%likely range 85.5% to 92.6%, 113 answers | 81.0%likely range 74.2% to 86.4%, 84 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 98.9%likely range 96.8% to 99.6%, 114 answers | 84.7%likely range 78.3% to 89.5%, 84 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 99.4%likely range 97.6% to 99.9%, 111 answers | 89.0%likely range 82.9% to 93.1%, 77 answers |
| Needs met | 92.0%likely range 88.2% to 94.6%, 115 answers | 82.4%likely range 75.8% to 87.5%, 85 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 94.6%likely range 82.3% to 98.5%, 37 patients | 84.4%likely range 68.2% to 93.1%, 32 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 82.5%likely range 70.6% to 90.2%, 57 patients | 67.6%likely range 51.5% to 80.4%, 37 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 83.3%likely range 71.3% to 91.0%, 54 patients | 59.2%likely range 45.2% to 71.8%, 49 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 72.4%likely range 69.6% to 75.1%, 1,009 patients | 70.2%likely range 66.9% to 73.4%, 759 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 76.9%likely range 73.2% to 80.2%, 550 patients | 74.9%likely range 70.2% to 79.1%, 363 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 6,040August 2026 | 4,845August 2026 |
| Primary care network | South West Birmingham PCN | South West Birmingham PCN |
| Phone | 0121 4751065 | 0121 4757997 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 96.7% good or very good120 answers, June 2026 | 85.2% good or very good61 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 2,721 in August 2026Same day 64.8%; face to face 84.2% | 2,820 in August 2026Same day 67.8%; face to face 59.6% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.85England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.83England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 4.3 qualified permanent5.3 including trainees and locums1,420 patients per permanent GP | 2.8 qualified permanent6.4 including trainees and locums1,719 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.