diff --git a/nextjs-app/components/EditorialSection.tsx b/nextjs-app/components/EditorialSection.tsx
index edc0a26..0cbc4af 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/components/EditorialSection.tsx
+++ b/nextjs-app/components/EditorialSection.tsx
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ export function EditorialSection({ totalSchools, localAuthorityCount }: Editoria
           <div className={styles.editorialKicker}>About school data</div>
           <h2 className={styles.editorialHeading}>Making England&apos;s school performance data actually readable</h2>
           <p>
-            School performance data in England is rich but fragmented. The Department for Education publishes
-            Key Stage 2 SATs, GCSE attainment, Ofsted outcomes, progress scores, admissions figures and
-            demographics — each in its own table, each with its own jargon.
+            School performance data in England is rich but fragmented. The Department for Education and Ofsted
+            publish Key Stage 2 SATs, GCSE attainment, inspection outcomes, progress scores, admissions figures
+            and demographics — each in its own table, each with its own jargon.
           </p>
           <p>
             SchoolCompare brings it all into one place. Every school page shows performance against the national
diff --git a/nextjs-app/components/HomeView.module.css b/nextjs-app/components/HomeView.module.css
index daebb9f..538de4b 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/components/HomeView.module.css
+++ b/nextjs-app/components/HomeView.module.css
@@ -720,10 +720,13 @@
 .miniRowHead {
   display: flex;
   justify-content: space-between;
-  font-size: 0.48rem;
+  align-items: baseline;
+  gap: 0.2rem;
+  font-size: 0.44rem;
   color: var(--text-muted, #6d685f);
   text-transform: uppercase;
-  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
+  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
+  white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
 .miniRowHead strong {
diff --git a/nextjs-app/components/HomeView.tsx b/nextjs-app/components/HomeView.tsx
index 945770b..4662a26 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/components/HomeView.tsx
+++ b/nextjs-app/components/HomeView.tsx
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ export function HomeView({ initialSchools, filters, totalSchools, howItWorks, ed
         <div className={styles.heroSection}>
           <span className={styles.heroEyebrow}>
             <span className={styles.heroEyebrowDot} aria-hidden="true" />
-            Updated with 2026/2027 admissions results
+            Updated for the 2026/27 admissions round
           </span>
           <h1 className={styles.heroTitle}>
             Every school in England, <em className={styles.heroEmph}>compared.</em>
diff --git a/nextjs-app/components/HowItWorksSection.tsx b/nextjs-app/components/HowItWorksSection.tsx
index c44b0d7..5927458 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/components/HowItWorksSection.tsx
+++ b/nextjs-app/components/HowItWorksSection.tsx
@@ -5,10 +5,13 @@
 import styles from './HomeView.module.css';
 
 export function HowItWorksSection() {
+  // "exc" is the school's above-expected result. DfE names this differently
+  // by subject: "higher standard" for the reading and maths tests, "greater
+  // depth" for teacher-assessed writing. "nat" is the national expected %.
   const miniCascade = [
-    { subj: 'Reading', exp: 96, exc: 73, nat: 75 },
-    { subj: 'Writing', exp: 81, exc: 15, nat: 72 },
-    { subj: 'Maths', exp: 85, exc: 47, nat: 74 },
+    { subj: 'Reading', exp: 96, exc: 44, nat: 75, excLabel: 'Higher std' },
+    { subj: 'Writing', exp: 81, exc: 26, nat: 72, excLabel: 'Greater depth' },
+    { subj: 'Maths', exp: 85, exc: 41, nat: 74, excLabel: 'Higher std' },
   ];
   const compareRows = [
     { label: 'Reading, Writing & Maths', a: '70%', b: '64%', aHi: true },
@@ -37,7 +40,7 @@ export function HowItWorksSection() {
             <div className={styles.hiwPhaseBlock}>
               <div className={styles.hiwPhaseLabel}>Primary · Year 6 · <strong>Key Stage 2 SATs</strong></div>
               <div className={styles.miniCascade}>
-                {miniCascade.map(({ subj, exp, exc, nat }) => (
+                {miniCascade.map(({ subj, exp, exc, nat, excLabel }) => (
                   <div key={subj} className={styles.miniCascadeCol}>
                     <div className={styles.miniSubj}>{subj}</div>
                     <div className={styles.miniRowHead}><span>Expected</span><strong>{exp}%</strong></div>
@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@ export function HowItWorksSection() {
                       <div className={styles.miniNatPill} style={{ left: `${nat}%` }}>{nat}%</div>
                       <div className={styles.miniBarExp} style={{ width: `${exp}%` }} />
                     </div>
-                    <div className={styles.miniRowHead}><span>Exceeding</span><strong>{exc}%</strong></div>
+                    <div className={styles.miniRowHead}><span>{excLabel}</span><strong>{exc}%</strong></div>
                     <div className={styles.miniTrack}>
                       <div className={styles.miniBarExc} style={{ width: `${exc}%` }} />
                     </div>