diff --git a/nextjs-app/components/HomeView.tsx b/nextjs-app/components/HomeView.tsx
index 11a8d5d..14b983f 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/components/HomeView.tsx
+++ b/nextjs-app/components/HomeView.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 'use client';
 
-import { useState, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import React, { useState, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
 import { useSearchParams, useRouter, usePathname } from 'next/navigation';
 import { FilterBar } from './FilterBar';
 import { SchoolRow } from './SchoolRow';
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ import { SecondarySchoolRow } from './SecondarySchoolRow';
 import { SchoolMap } from './SchoolMap';
 import { EmptyState } from './EmptyState';
 import { useComparisonContext } from '@/context/ComparisonContext';
-import { fetchSchools, fetchLAaverages } from '@/lib/api';
+import { fetchSchools, fetchLAaverages, fetchNationalAverages } from '@/lib/api';
 import type { SchoolsResponse, Filters, School } from '@/lib/types';
-import { schoolUrl } from '@/lib/utils';
+import { schoolUrl, buildOfstedListBadge } from '@/lib/utils';
 import styles from './HomeView.module.css';
 
 interface HomeViewProps {
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export function HomeView({ initialSchools, filters, totalSchools }: HomeViewProp
   const [hasMore, setHasMore] = useState(initialSchools.total_pages > 1);
   const [isLoadingMore, setIsLoadingMore] = useState(false);
   const [laAverages, setLaAverages] = useState<Record<string, number>>({});
+  const [nationalAvgRwm, setNationalAvgRwm] = useState<number | null>(null);
   const [mapSchools, setMapSchools] = useState<School[]>([]);
   const [isLoadingMap, setIsLoadingMap] = useState(false);
   const prevSearchParamsRef = useRef(searchParams.toString());
@@ -90,6 +91,13 @@ export function HomeView({ initialSchools, filters, totalSchools }: HomeViewProp
       .catch(() => {});
   }, [isSecondaryView, isMixedView]);
 
+  // Fetch national averages (supplementary — never blocks render)
+  useEffect(() => {
+    fetchNationalAverages()
+      .then(data => setNationalAvgRwm(data.primary?.rwm_expected_pct ?? null))
+      .catch(() => {});
+  }, []);
+
   const handleLoadMore = async () => {
     if (isLoadingMore || !hasMore) return;
     setIsLoadingMore(true);
@@ -252,6 +260,7 @@ export function HomeView({ initialSchools, filters, totalSchools }: HomeViewProp
                 center={initialSchools.location_info?.coordinates}
                 referencePoint={initialSchools.location_info?.coordinates}
                 onMarkerClick={setSelectedMapSchool}
+                nationalAvgRwm={nationalAvgRwm}
               />
             </div>
             <div className={styles.compactList}>
@@ -264,6 +273,7 @@ export function HomeView({ initialSchools, filters, totalSchools }: HomeViewProp
                     school={school}
                     onAddToCompare={addSchool}
                     isInCompare={selectedSchools.some(s => s.urn === school.urn)}
+                    nationalAvgRwm={nationalAvgRwm}
                   />
                 </div>
               ))}
@@ -278,6 +288,7 @@ export function HomeView({ initialSchools, filters, totalSchools }: HomeViewProp
                     school={selectedMapSchool}
                     onAddToCompare={addSchool}
                     isInCompare={selectedSchools.some(s => s.urn === selectedMapSchool.urn)}
+                    nationalAvgRwm={nationalAvgRwm}
                   />
                 </div>
               </div>
@@ -306,6 +317,7 @@ export function HomeView({ initialSchools, filters, totalSchools }: HomeViewProp
                     onAddToCompare={addSchool}
                     onRemoveFromCompare={removeSchool}
                     isInCompare={selectedSchools.some(s => s.urn === school.urn)}
+                    nationalAvgRwm={nationalAvgRwm}
                   />
                 )
               ))}
@@ -339,9 +351,28 @@ interface CompactSchoolItemProps {
   school: School;
   onAddToCompare: (school: School) => void;
   isInCompare: boolean;
+  nationalAvgRwm?: number | null;
 }
 
-function CompactSchoolItem({ school, onAddToCompare, isInCompare }: CompactSchoolItemProps) {
+function CompactSchoolItem({ school, onAddToCompare, isInCompare, nationalAvgRwm }: CompactSchoolItemProps) {
+  const ofstedBadge = buildOfstedListBadge(school);
+  const isSecondary = school.attainment_8_score != null;
+
+  // vs-national delta for primary schools
+  const rwmDelta =
+    !isSecondary && school.rwm_expected_pct != null && nationalAvgRwm != null
+      ? Math.round(school.rwm_expected_pct - nationalAvgRwm)
+      : null;
+
+  const deltaStyle: React.CSSProperties =
+    rwmDelta == null
+      ? {}
+      : rwmDelta >= 2
+      ? { fontSize: '0.7rem', color: 'var(--accent-teal, #2d7d7d)', fontWeight: 600 }
+      : rwmDelta <= -2
+      ? { fontSize: '0.7rem', color: 'var(--accent-coral, #e07256)', fontWeight: 600 }
+      : { fontSize: '0.7rem', color: 'var(--text-muted, #8a847a)' };
+
   return (
     <div className={styles.compactItem}>
       <div className={styles.compactItemContent}>
@@ -355,24 +386,47 @@ function CompactSchoolItem({ school, onAddToCompare, isInCompare }: CompactSchoo
             </span>
           )}
         </div>
-        <div className={styles.compactItemMeta}>
-          {school.school_type && <span>{school.school_type}</span>}
-          {school.local_authority && <span>{school.local_authority}</span>}
+        {/* Ofsted badge */}
+        <div style={{ marginBottom: '0.25rem' }}>
+          <span
+            style={{
+              display: 'inline-block',
+              padding: '0.0625rem 0.375rem',
+              fontSize: '0.625rem',
+              fontWeight: 600,
+              borderRadius: '3px',
+              whiteSpace: 'nowrap',
+              ...(ofstedBadge.cssClass === 'ofsted1' ? { background: 'var(--accent-teal-bg)', color: 'var(--accent-teal, #2d7d7d)' } :
+                  ofstedBadge.cssClass === 'ofsted2' ? { background: 'rgba(60,140,60,0.12)', color: '#3c8c3c' } :
+                  ofstedBadge.cssClass === 'ofsted3' ? { background: 'var(--accent-gold-bg)', color: '#b8920e' } :
+                  ofstedBadge.cssClass === 'ofsted4' ? { background: 'var(--accent-coral-bg)', color: 'var(--accent-coral, #e07256)' } :
+                  ofstedBadge.cssClass === 'ofstedRc' ? { background: '#5a3a6e', color: '#fff' } :
+                  { background: '#e0e0e0', color: '#666' }),
+            }}
+          >
+            {ofstedBadge.label}
+          </span>
         </div>
+        {/* Headline metric + delta */}
         <div className={styles.compactItemStats}>
           <span className={styles.compactStat}>
             <strong>
-              {school.attainment_8_score != null
-                ? school.attainment_8_score.toFixed(1)
-                : school.rwm_expected_pct !== null
-                  ? `${school.rwm_expected_pct}%`
-                  : '-'}
-            </strong>{' '}
-            {school.attainment_8_score != null ? 'Att 8' : 'RWM'}
-          </span>
-          <span className={styles.compactStat}>
-            <strong>{school.total_pupils || '-'}</strong> pupils
+              {isSecondary
+                ? (school.attainment_8_score != null ? school.attainment_8_score.toFixed(1) : '-')
+                : (school.rwm_expected_pct != null ? `${school.rwm_expected_pct}%` : '-')}
+            </strong>
+            {' '}
+            {isSecondary ? 'Att 8' : 'RWM'}
           </span>
+          {rwmDelta != null && (
+            <span style={deltaStyle}>
+              {rwmDelta >= 2
+                ? `+${rwmDelta} pts vs national`
+                : rwmDelta <= -2
+                ? `${rwmDelta} pts vs national`
+                : '≈ national avg'}
+            </span>
+          )}
         </div>
       </div>
       <div className={styles.compactItemActions}>
diff --git a/nextjs-app/components/SchoolMap.tsx b/nextjs-app/components/SchoolMap.tsx
index e81993c..72774e2 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/components/SchoolMap.tsx
+++ b/nextjs-app/components/SchoolMap.tsx
@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@ interface SchoolMapProps {
   zoom?: number;
   referencePoint?: [number, number];
   onMarkerClick?: (school: School) => void;
+  nationalAvgRwm?: number | null;
 }
 
-export function SchoolMap({ schools, center, zoom = 13, referencePoint, onMarkerClick }: SchoolMapProps) {
+export function SchoolMap({ schools, center, zoom = 13, referencePoint, onMarkerClick, nationalAvgRwm }: SchoolMapProps) {
   const wrapperRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const [isFullscreen, setIsFullscreen] = useState(false);
 
diff --git a/nextjs-app/components/SchoolRow.module.css b/nextjs-app/components/SchoolRow.module.css
index 0aea318..b087c9e 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/components/SchoolRow.module.css
+++ b/nextjs-app/components/SchoolRow.module.css
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
 /* ── vs-national delta line (under RWM metric) ──────────────────────────── */
 .vsNational    { font-size: 0.7rem; color: var(--accent-teal, #2d7d7d);  font-weight: 600; }
 .vsNationalNeg { font-size: 0.7rem; color: var(--accent-coral, #e07256); font-weight: 600; }
-.vsNationalFlat{ font-size: 0.7rem; color: var(--text-muted, #8a847a); }
+.vsNationalFlat { font-size: 0.7rem; color: var(--text-muted, #8a847a); }
 
 /* ── Mobile ──────────────────────────────────────────── */
 @media (max-width: 640px) {