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Compare GP practices side by side
Pick two to four practices. Each column shows the Practice Grade with its likely range and the number of answers, the other survey questions, and facts from NHS England. We point a practice out as higher only when the survey can show it. Otherwise we say they cannot be told apart.
Comparison
Abbey Grange Medical Practice’s Practice Grade is clearly higher than Laurel Bank Surgery’s: its likely range lies wholly above.
| Measure | Abbey Grange Medical PracticeLS5 3JN× | Laurel Bank SurgeryLS6 3DS× |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 92.1likely range 88.5 to 94.5124 survey answersClearly higher | 77.7likely range 72.5 to 82.0123 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 | 91.3%likely range 86.4% to 94.6%, 124 answersClearly higher | 75.0%likely range 68.0% to 81.0%, 123 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 93.8%likely range 90.5% to 95.7%Clearly higher | 83.7%likely range 77.8% to 87.9% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 97.3%likely range 93.1% to 99.0%, 2,157 appointmentsClearly higher | 79.4%likely range 70.4% to 86.2%, 1,523 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 90.2%likely range 85.1% to 93.6%, 3,932 calls | 87.9%likely range 80.4% to 92.8%, 2,239 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 81.7%likely range 75.2% to 86.8%, 115 answers | 68.9%likely range 61.4% to 75.6%, 118 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 97.6%likely range 94.1% to 99.0%, 119 answers | 80.7%likely range 74.0% to 86.0%, 120 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 24.1%likely range 18.5% to 30.8%, 123 answers | 36.0%likely range 29.1% to 43.5%, 123 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | 45.6%likely range 32.1% to 59.7%, 33 answers | 40.7%likely range 29.8% to 52.6%, 51 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 93.6%likely range 89.0% to 96.4%, 119 answers | 87.7%likely range 81.8% to 91.9%, 120 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 92.9%likely range 88.2% to 95.8%, 121 answers | 76.4%likely range 69.3% to 82.2%, 120 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 91.3%likely range 86.1% to 94.7%, 113 answers | 61.0%likely range 53.0% to 68.5%, 108 answers |
| Being listened to | 95.7%likely range 91.6% to 97.8%, 119 answers | 87.4%likely range 81.5% to 91.7%, 120 answers |
| Care and concern | 95.8%likely range 91.7% to 97.9%, 118 answers | 88.0%likely range 82.1% to 92.1%, 119 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 97.3%likely range 93.8% to 98.9%, 119 answers | 88.7%likely range 82.8% to 92.7%, 117 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 96.6%likely range 92.8% to 98.5%, 116 answers | 82.4%likely range 75.5% to 87.6%, 112 answers |
| Needs met | 98.4%likely range 95.2% to 99.5%, 118 answers | 87.9%likely range 81.9% to 92.1%, 116 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 | 97.0%likely range 84.7% to 99.5%, 33 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 82.4%likely range 69.7% to 90.4%, 51 patients | 87.8%likely range 74.5% to 94.7%, 41 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 78.1%likely range 67.3% to 86.0%, 73 patients | 95.5%likely range 84.9% to 98.7%, 44 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 62.7%likely range 60.1% to 65.2%, 1,383 patients | 72.8%likely range 70.4% to 75.1%, 1,420 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 74.4%likely range 70.9% to 77.6%, 649 patients | 75.0%likely range 69.9% to 79.5%, 316 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 7,632August 2026 | 6,980August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Woodsley PCN | Woodsley PCN |
| Phone | 0113 2951844 | 0113 2953900 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 97.2% good or very good287 answers, June 2026 | 96.5% good or very good171 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,870 in August 2026Same day 52.0%; face to face 54.9% | 1,816 in August 2026Same day 35.2%; face to face 60.6% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.64England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.52England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 4.4 qualified permanent8.9 including trainees and locums1,738 patients per permanent GP | 5.0 qualified permanent9.7 including trainees and locums1,396 patients per permanent GP |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Good | Outstanding |
“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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The Practice Grade is the same figure as on each practice’s page, with its margin of error. Two practices whose margins overlap cannot be told apart, however far apart the two numbers look. That is why a bigger number alone never gets a mark here. How we grade.
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.