About this practice

Station Lane is an NHS GP surgery located at Station Lane Medical Centre, Station Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF7 6JL. The practice serves 8,163 registered patients.

The practice holds a Good rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), meeting expected standards across all areas, based on its most recent inspection on 5 July 2018. CQC assessed the practice as Good across all five key areas: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, Well-led. In the 2025 GP Patient Survey, 95% of respondents described their overall experience as good — 20 percentage points above the national average, placing it among the higher-performing practices in the area.

In December 2025, the practice delivered 5,199 appointments. The vast majority (84%) were face-to-face consultations, with 1% by telephone.

In terms of clinical outcomes, the practice performs well across key Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) indicators. Notable results include: Asthma: review in the preceding 12 months (90%), COPD: review in the preceding 12 months (91%), Dementia: care plan reviewed in preceding 12 months (100%).

Other GP practices nearby include St Thomas Road Surgery (0.4 miles, CQC: Good), Stuart Road (2 miles, CQC: Requires Improvement), and Friarwood Surgery (2.2 miles, CQC: Good). Compare these practices side by side →