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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
Stockton Heath Med.centre and Stretton 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.
| Measure | Stockton Heath Med.centreWA4 6HJ× | Stretton Medical CentreWA4 4NE× |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 73.1likely range 60.4 to 81.8132 survey answers | 66.9likely range 58.4 to 74.5117 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Cannot be told apart from the England average | No label |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 73.9%likely range 55.9% to 86.3%, 132 answers | 62.1%likely range 50.0% to 72.8%, 117 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 70.9%likely range 67.5% to 74.1% | 78.0%likely range 73.9% to 81.4% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 90.6%likely range 87.4% to 93.0%, 6,392 appointments | 96.0%likely range 91.9% to 98.1%, 2,614 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 51.2%likely range 45.2% to 57.1%, 5,636 calls | 59.8%likely range 52.8% to 66.4%, 4,092 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 29.0%likely range 15.4% to 47.8%, 122 answers | 42.8%likely range 31.4% to 55.0%, 113 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 80.9%likely range 63.0% to 91.4%, 126 answers | 69.9%likely range 57.8% to 79.7%, 115 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 19.9%likely range 9.3% to 37.6%, 130 answers | 25.4%likely range 16.5% to 37.1%, 118 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 87.3%likely range 70.2% to 95.3%, 124 answers | 81.8%likely range 70.4% to 89.4%, 111 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 67.1%likely range 48.9% to 81.3%, 130 answers | 60.0%likely range 47.9% to 71.0%, 116 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 77.7%likely range 59.1% to 89.4%, 121 answers | 81.2%likely range 69.3% to 89.2%, 104 answers |
| Being listened to | 85.8%likely range 68.8% to 94.3%, 129 answers | 76.0%likely range 64.0% to 84.9%, 110 answers |
| Care and concern | 85.8%likely range 68.9% to 94.3%, 129 answers | 76.8%likely range 65.0% to 85.5%, 112 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 88.2%likely range 71.5% to 95.7%, 127 answers | 85.7%likely range 75.0% to 92.3%, 112 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 94.9%likely range 80.0% to 98.9%, 124 answers | 82.3%likely range 70.5% to 90.1%, 102 answers |
| Needs met | 88.2%likely range 71.7% to 95.7%, 129 answers | 82.0%likely range 70.8% to 89.5%, 113 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 90.3%likely range 83.4% to 94.5%, 113 patients | 93.0%likely range 86.3% to 96.6%, 100 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 89.5%likely range 82.5% to 93.9%, 114 patients | 92.7%likely range 84.9% to 96.6%, 82 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 91.3%likely range 85.2% to 95.1%, 127 patients | 88.3%likely range 81.0% to 93.0%, 111 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 76.9%likely range 75.2% to 78.6%, 2,392 patients | 68.3%likely range 65.9% to 70.6%, 1,524 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 79.5%likely range 77.5% to 81.3%, 1,704 patients | 78.8%likely range 76.2% to 81.2%, 1,009 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 16,362August 2026 | 9,459August 2026 |
| Primary care network | South Warrington PCN | South Warrington PCN |
| Phone | 01925 604427 | 01925 599856 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | No results for June 2026 | No results for June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 9,034 in August 2026Same day 72.0%; face to face 77.5% | 3,449 in August 2026Same day 33.4%; face to face 58.4% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.46England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.53England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 8.4 qualified permanent13.1 including trainees and locums1,950 patients per permanent GP | 1.7 qualified permanent1.7 including trainees and locums5,542 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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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.