diff --git a/pipeline/plugins/extractors/tap-uk-ees/tap_uk_ees/tap.py b/pipeline/plugins/extractors/tap-uk-ees/tap_uk_ees/tap.py
index 6e07728..5d00c05 100644
--- a/pipeline/plugins/extractors/tap-uk-ees/tap_uk_ees/tap.py
+++ b/pipeline/plugins/extractors/tap-uk-ees/tap_uk_ees/tap.py
@@ -95,6 +95,11 @@ class EESDatasetStream(Stream):
         if "geographic_level" in df.columns:
             df = df[df["geographic_level"] == "School"]
 
+        # Drop rows with no URN (LA/category aggregates that slip through the level filter)
+        urn_col = self._urn_column
+        if urn_col in df.columns:
+            df = df[df[urn_col].notna() & (df[urn_col] != "")]
+
         self.logger.info("Emitting %d school-level rows", len(df))
 
         for _, row in df.iterrows():