diff --git a/backend/data_loader.py b/backend/data_loader.py
index efc827e..6a8c341 100644
--- a/backend/data_loader.py
+++ b/backend/data_loader.py
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ def get_supplementary_data(db: Session, urn: int) -> dict:
         {
             "year": a.year,
             "school_phase": a.school_phase,
-            "published_admission_number": a.published_admission_number,
+            "places_offered": a.places_offered,
             "total_applications": a.total_applications,
             "first_preference_applications": a.first_preference_applications,
             "first_preference_offers": a.first_preference_offers,
diff --git a/backend/models.py b/backend/models.py
index 13748cb..eef03ae 100644
--- a/backend/models.py
+++ b/backend/models.py
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ class FactAdmissions(Base):
     urn = Column(Integer, primary_key=True)
     year = Column(Integer, primary_key=True)
     school_phase = Column(String(50))
-    published_admission_number = Column(Integer)
+    places_offered = Column(Integer)
     total_applications = Column(Integer)
     first_preference_applications = Column(Integer)
     first_preference_offers = Column(Integer)
diff --git a/nextjs-app/components/SchoolDetailView.tsx b/nextjs-app/components/SchoolDetailView.tsx
index 83814e7..971158b 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/components/SchoolDetailView.tsx
+++ b/nextjs-app/components/SchoolDetailView.tsx
@@ -787,15 +787,15 @@ export function SchoolDetailView({
       {admissions && (
         <section id="admissions" className={styles.card}>
           <h2 className={styles.sectionTitle}>How Hard to Get Into This School ({formatAcademicYear(admissions.year)})</h2>
-          {admissions.first_preference_applications != null && admissions.published_admission_number != null && (
+          {admissions.first_preference_applications != null && admissions.places_offered != null && (
             <div className={styles.admissionsBarWrap}>
               <div className={styles.admissionsBarLabel}>
-                <strong>{admissions.published_admission_number}</strong> places for <strong>{admissions.first_preference_applications}</strong> first-choice applications
+                <strong>{admissions.places_offered}</strong> places offered for <strong>{admissions.first_preference_applications}</strong> first-choice applications
               </div>
               <div className={styles.admissionsBarTrack}>
                 <div
                   className={`${styles.admissionsBarFill} ${admissions.oversubscribed ? styles.admissionsBarOversubscribed : styles.admissionsBarUndersubscribed}`}
-                  style={{ width: `${Math.min(100, (admissions.published_admission_number / admissions.first_preference_applications) * 100)}%` }}
+                  style={{ width: `${Math.min(100, (admissions.places_offered / admissions.first_preference_applications) * 100)}%` }}
                 />
               </div>
             </div>
@@ -808,10 +808,10 @@ export function SchoolDetailView({
             </div>
           )}
           <div className={styles.metricsGrid}>
-            {admissions.published_admission_number != null && (
+            {admissions.places_offered != null && (
               <div className={styles.metricCard}>
-                <div className={styles.metricLabel}>{isSecondary ? 'Year 7' : 'Reception'} places per year</div>
-                <div className={styles.metricValue}>{admissions.published_admission_number}</div>
+                <div className={styles.metricLabel}>{isSecondary ? 'Year 7' : 'Reception'} places offered</div>
+                <div className={styles.metricValue}>{admissions.places_offered}</div>
               </div>
             )}
             {admissions.total_applications != null && (
diff --git a/nextjs-app/components/SecondarySchoolDetailView.tsx b/nextjs-app/components/SecondarySchoolDetailView.tsx
index 624b128..003b895 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/components/SecondarySchoolDetailView.tsx
+++ b/nextjs-app/components/SecondarySchoolDetailView.tsx
@@ -641,10 +641,10 @@ export function SecondarySchoolDetailView({
           )}
 
           <div className={styles.metricsGrid}>
-            {admissions.published_admission_number != null && (
+            {admissions.places_offered != null && (
               <div className={styles.metricCard}>
-                <div className={styles.metricLabel}>Year 7 places per year (PAN)</div>
-                <div className={styles.metricValue}>{admissions.published_admission_number}</div>
+                <div className={styles.metricLabel}>Year 7 places offered</div>
+                <div className={styles.metricValue}>{admissions.places_offered}</div>
               </div>
             )}
             {admissions.total_applications != null && (
diff --git a/nextjs-app/lib/types.ts b/nextjs-app/lib/types.ts
index 1b7efa4..f15462a 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/lib/types.ts
+++ b/nextjs-app/lib/types.ts
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ export interface SchoolCensus {
 export interface SchoolAdmissions {
   year: number;
   school_phase?: string | null;
-  published_admission_number: number | null;
+  /** Number of places the school offered in this admissions round (not PAN — EES doesn't expose PAN). */
+  places_offered: number | null;
   total_applications: number | null;
   first_preference_applications?: number | null;
   first_preference_offers?: number | null;
diff --git a/pipeline/transform/models/marts/fact_admissions.sql b/pipeline/transform/models/marts/fact_admissions.sql
index 36f18b2..fda217e 100644
--- a/pipeline/transform/models/marts/fact_admissions.sql
+++ b/pipeline/transform/models/marts/fact_admissions.sql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ select
     urn,
     year,
     school_phase,
-    published_admission_number,
+    places_offered,
     total_applications,
     first_preference_applications,
     first_preference_offers,
diff --git a/pipeline/transform/models/staging/stg_ees_admissions.sql b/pipeline/transform/models/staging/stg_ees_admissions.sql
index 060604a..d1d98fc 100644
--- a/pipeline/transform/models/staging/stg_ees_admissions.sql
+++ b/pipeline/transform/models/staging/stg_ees_admissions.sql
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ renamed as (
         entry_year,
 
         -- Places and offers
-        {{ safe_numeric('total_number_places_offered') }}::integer as published_admission_number,
+        -- places_offered: number of places the school actually offered in this
+        -- year's admissions round. NOT the Published Admission Number (PAN),
+        -- which is the school's published capacity — EES does not expose PAN
+        -- at school level, so we use the count of offers as the best proxy.
+        {{ safe_numeric('total_number_places_offered') }}::integer as places_offered,
         {{ safe_numeric('number_preferred_offers') }}::integer as total_offers,
         {{ safe_numeric('number_1st_preference_offers') }}::integer as first_preference_offers,
         {{ safe_numeric('number_2nd_preference_offers') }}::integer as second_preference_offers,