diff --git a/nextjs-app/app/globals.css b/nextjs-app/app/globals.css
index 19cca8a..ae80291 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/app/globals.css
+++ b/nextjs-app/app/globals.css
@@ -58,6 +58,23 @@
     
     --transition: 0.2s ease;
     --transition-slow: 0.4s ease;
+
+    /* Phase indicators */
+    --phase-primary: #5b8cbf;
+    --phase-primary-bg: rgba(91, 140, 191, 0.10);
+    --phase-primary-text: #3d6a99;
+    --phase-secondary: #9b6bb0;
+    --phase-secondary-bg: rgba(155, 107, 176, 0.10);
+    --phase-secondary-text: #7a4f93;
+    --phase-all-through: #7a9a6d;
+    --phase-all-through-bg: rgba(122, 154, 109, 0.10);
+    --phase-all-through-text: #5a7a4d;
+    --phase-post16: #c4915e;
+    --phase-post16-bg: rgba(196, 145, 94, 0.10);
+    --phase-post16-text: #9a6d3a;
+    --phase-nursery: #e0a0b0;
+    --phase-nursery-bg: rgba(224, 160, 176, 0.10);
+    --phase-nursery-text: #b06070;
 }
 
 * {
diff --git a/nextjs-app/components/SchoolRow.module.css b/nextjs-app/components/SchoolRow.module.css
index 0b0e7ba..939b2a5 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/components/SchoolRow.module.css
+++ b/nextjs-app/components/SchoolRow.module.css
@@ -12,10 +12,14 @@
 }
 
 .row:hover {
-  border-left-color: var(--accent-coral, #e07256);
   box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(26, 22, 18, 0.06);
 }
 
+/* Phase border colours */
+.phasePrimary    { border-left-color: var(--phase-primary, #5b8cbf); }
+.phaseAllThrough { border-left-color: var(--phase-all-through, #7a9a6d); }
+.phaseNursery    { border-left-color: var(--phase-nursery, #e0a0b0); }
+
 .rowInCompare {
   border-left-color: var(--accent-teal, #2d7d7d);
   background: var(--bg-secondary, #f3ede4);
@@ -59,6 +63,21 @@
   color: var(--accent-coral, #e07256);
 }
 
+/* Phase label pill */
+.phaseLabel {
+  display: inline-block;
+  padding: 0.0625rem 0.375rem;
+  font-size: 0.6875rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  margin-right: 0.25rem;
+}
+
+.phaseLabelPrimary    { background: var(--phase-primary-bg); color: var(--phase-primary-text); }
+.phaseLabelAllThrough { background: var(--phase-all-through-bg); color: var(--phase-all-through-text); }
+.phaseLabelNursery    { background: var(--phase-nursery-bg); color: var(--phase-nursery-text); }
+
 /* Line 2: context tags */
 .line2 {
   display: flex;
diff --git a/nextjs-app/components/SchoolRow.tsx b/nextjs-app/components/SchoolRow.tsx
index 2e555e0..6ff255b 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/components/SchoolRow.tsx
+++ b/nextjs-app/components/SchoolRow.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  */
 
 import type { School } from '@/lib/types';
-import { formatPercentage, formatProgress, calculateTrend, schoolUrl } from '@/lib/utils';
+import { formatPercentage, formatProgress, calculateTrend, getPhaseStyle, schoolUrl } from '@/lib/utils';
 import { progressBand } from '@/lib/metrics';
 import styles from './SchoolRow.module.css';
 
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export function SchoolRow({
   onRemoveFromCompare,
 }: SchoolRowProps) {
   const trend = calculateTrend(school.rwm_expected_pct, school.prev_rwm_expected_pct);
+  const phase = getPhaseStyle(school.phase);
 
   // Use reading progress as representative; fall back to writing, then maths
   const progressScore =
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ export function SchoolRow({
     school.religious_denomination !== 'Does not apply';
 
   return (
-    <div className={`${styles.row} ${isInCompare ? styles.rowInCompare : ''}`}>
+    <div className={`${styles.row} ${phase.key ? styles[`phase${phase.key}`] : ''} ${isInCompare ? styles.rowInCompare : ''}`}>
       {/* Left: four content lines */}
       <div className={styles.rowContent}>
 
@@ -78,6 +79,11 @@ export function SchoolRow({
 
         {/* Line 2: Context tags */}
         <div className={styles.line2}>
+          {phase.label && (
+            <span className={`${styles.phaseLabel} ${styles[`phaseLabel${phase.key}`]}`}>
+              {phase.label}
+            </span>
+          )}
           {school.school_type && <span>{school.school_type}</span>}
           {school.age_range && <span>{school.age_range}</span>}
           {showDenomination && <span>{school.religious_denomination}</span>}
diff --git a/nextjs-app/components/SecondarySchoolRow.module.css b/nextjs-app/components/SecondarySchoolRow.module.css
index f31ff4a..64a234a 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/components/SecondarySchoolRow.module.css
+++ b/nextjs-app/components/SecondarySchoolRow.module.css
@@ -12,10 +12,14 @@
 }
 
 .row:hover {
-  border-left-color: var(--accent-coral, #e07256);
   box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(26, 22, 18, 0.06);
 }
 
+/* Phase border colours */
+.phaseSecondary  { border-left-color: var(--phase-secondary, #9b6bb0); }
+.phaseAllThrough { border-left-color: var(--phase-all-through, #7a9a6d); }
+.phasePost16     { border-left-color: var(--phase-post16, #c4915e); }
+
 .rowInCompare {
   border-left-color: var(--accent-teal, #2d7d7d);
   background: var(--bg-secondary, #f3ede4);
@@ -144,6 +148,21 @@
   border-radius: 3px;
 }
 
+/* Phase label pill */
+.phaseLabel {
+  display: inline-block;
+  padding: 0.0625rem 0.375rem;
+  font-size: 0.6875rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  margin-right: 0.25rem;
+}
+
+.phaseLabelSecondary  { background: var(--phase-secondary-bg); color: var(--phase-secondary-text); }
+.phaseLabelAllThrough { background: var(--phase-all-through-bg); color: var(--phase-all-through-text); }
+.phaseLabelPost16     { background: var(--phase-post16-bg); color: var(--phase-post16-text); }
+
 .provisionTag {
   display: inline-block;
   padding: 0.0625rem 0.375rem;
diff --git a/nextjs-app/components/SecondarySchoolRow.tsx b/nextjs-app/components/SecondarySchoolRow.tsx
index ccabda3..9debdc6 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/components/SecondarySchoolRow.tsx
+++ b/nextjs-app/components/SecondarySchoolRow.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 'use client';
 
 import type { School } from '@/lib/types';
-import { schoolUrl } from '@/lib/utils';
+import { getPhaseStyle, schoolUrl } from '@/lib/utils';
 import styles from './SecondarySchoolRow.module.css';
 
 const OFSTED_LABELS: Record<number, string> = {
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ export function SecondarySchoolRow({
     }
   };
 
+  const phase = getPhaseStyle(school.phase);
   const att8 = school.attainment_8_score ?? null;
   const laDelta =
     att8 != null && laAvgAttainment8 != null ? att8 - laAvgAttainment8 : null;
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ export function SecondarySchoolRow({
   const showGender = school.gender && school.gender.toLowerCase() !== 'mixed';
 
   return (
-    <div className={`${styles.row} ${isInCompare ? styles.rowInCompare : ''}`}>
+    <div className={`${styles.row} ${phase.key ? styles[`phase${phase.key}`] : ''} ${isInCompare ? styles.rowInCompare : ''}`}>
       {/* Left: four content lines */}
       <div className={styles.rowContent}>
 
@@ -90,6 +91,11 @@ export function SecondarySchoolRow({
 
         {/* Line 2: Context tags */}
         <div className={styles.line2}>
+          {phase.label && (
+            <span className={`${styles.phaseLabel} ${styles[`phaseLabel${phase.key}`]}`}>
+              {phase.label}
+            </span>
+          )}
           {school.school_type && <span>{school.school_type}</span>}
           {school.age_range && <span>{school.age_range}</span>}
           {showGender && (
diff --git a/nextjs-app/lib/utils.ts b/nextjs-app/lib/utils.ts
index 25653b6..a0d1823 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/lib/utils.ts
+++ b/nextjs-app/lib/utils.ts
@@ -364,6 +364,25 @@ export function parseQueryString(search: string): Record<string, string> {
  * Handles both 4-digit start years (2023 → "2023/24") and
  * 6-digit EES codes (202526 → "2025/26").
  */
+export function getPhaseStyle(phase?: string | null): { key: string; label: string } {
+  switch (phase?.toLowerCase()) {
+    case 'primary':
+    case 'middle deemed primary':
+      return { key: 'Primary', label: 'Primary' };
+    case 'secondary':
+    case 'middle deemed secondary':
+      return { key: 'Secondary', label: 'Secondary' };
+    case 'all-through':
+      return { key: 'AllThrough', label: 'All-through' };
+    case '16 plus':
+      return { key: 'Post16', label: 'Post-16' };
+    case 'nursery':
+      return { key: 'Nursery', label: 'Nursery' };
+    default:
+      return { key: '', label: '' };
+  }
+}
+
 export function formatAcademicYear(year: number): string {
   const s = year.toString();
   if (s.length === 6) {