Merge pull request 'fix: don’t portray special schools as failing the mainstream benchmark' (#70) from fix/special-schools-not-failing into main
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Reviewed-on: #70
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@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ import type {
SchoolDeprivation, SchoolFinance, NationalAverages,
} from '@/lib/types';
import {
formatPercentage, formatProgress, formatAcademicYear, isProposedToClose, ofstedLegacyAreas,
formatPercentage, formatProgress, formatAcademicYear, isProposedToClose, ofstedLegacyAreas, isSpecialSchool,
} from '@/lib/utils';
import { DeltaChip } from './DeltaChip';
import { SpecialSchoolNote } from './SpecialSchoolNote';
import { summariseAdmissions } from '@/lib/compareLogic';
const PerformanceChart = dynamic(
@@ -233,6 +234,27 @@ export function SchoolDetailView({
const hasKS4Results = latestResults != null && latestResults.attainment_8_score != null;
const hasAnyResults = hasKS2Results || hasKS4Results;
// Special schools / PRUs / AP: their pupils sit the same tests but very few
// reach the mainstream "expected standard", so a 0% headline and an England
// comparison portray them as failing against a benchmark that doesn't fit.
const isSpecial = isSpecialSchool(schoolInfo);
// Belt-and-braces for KS2: a whole-row zero attainment (every subject 0 — a
// special/suppressed signature) is a placeholder, not a real result. This
// needs ALL of RWM + reading + writing + maths to be 0, so a genuine 0%
// combined (some pupils met individual subjects but not all three) stays
// comparable. Attainment 8 is a single 080 score with no subject breakdown
// to form such a signature, so KS4 keys off establishment type only — a
// genuine (if extreme) 0.0 still shows its real figure and comparison.
const ks2Placeholder = latestResults != null
&& latestResults.rwm_expected_pct === 0
&& (latestResults.reading_expected_pct ?? 0) === 0
&& (latestResults.writing_expected_pct ?? 0) === 0
&& (latestResults.maths_expected_pct ?? 0) === 0;
// Whether to drop the England-average deltas / national markers / "below"
// framing on the attainment measures.
const suppressKs2Comparison = isSpecial || ks2Placeholder;
const suppressKs4Comparison = isSpecial;
// Build section nav items dynamically — only sections with data.
// Order is engagement-led (from section_nav_used analytics): the most-sought
// sections — results, admissions, inclusion, history — sit near the top,
@@ -624,13 +646,22 @@ export function SchoolDetailView({
{isAllThrough ? 'SATs & GCSE Results' : isSecondary ? 'GCSE Results' : 'SATs Results'} ({formatAcademicYear(latestResults.year)})
</h2>
<p className={styles.sectionSubtitle}>
{isAllThrough
? 'KS2 SATs (end of Year 6) and GCSE results (Year 11) — this school covers both. England averages shown for comparison.'
: isSecondary
? 'GCSE results for Year 11 pupils. England averages shown for comparison.'
: 'End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. England averages shown for comparison.'}
{isSpecial
? (isSecondary
? 'GCSE results for Year 11 pupils.'
: 'End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils.')
: isAllThrough
? 'KS2 SATs (end of Year 6) and GCSE results (Year 11) — this school covers both. England averages shown for comparison.'
: isSecondary
? 'GCSE results for Year 11 pupils. England averages shown for comparison.'
: 'End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. England averages shown for comparison.'}
</p>
{/* Explains up front why the England comparison is dropped below, so
a 0% headline never reads as a failing grade against a benchmark
that doesn't fit. Type-aware copy (special vs PRU vs AP). */}
<SpecialSchoolNote school={schoolInfo} />
{/* ── Primary / KS2 content ── */}
{hasKS2Results && (
<>
@@ -646,7 +677,7 @@ export function SchoolDetailView({
</div>
<div className={styles.heroStatValue}>
{formatPercentage(latestResults.rwm_expected_pct)}
{primaryAvg.rwm_expected_pct != null && (
{!suppressKs2Comparison && primaryAvg.rwm_expected_pct != null && (
<DeltaChip
value={latestResults.rwm_expected_pct}
baseline={primaryAvg.rwm_expected_pct}
@@ -655,7 +686,7 @@ export function SchoolDetailView({
/>
)}
</div>
{primaryAvg.rwm_expected_pct != null && (
{!suppressKs2Comparison && primaryAvg.rwm_expected_pct != null && (
<div className={styles.heroStatHint}>England avg: {primaryAvg.rwm_expected_pct.toFixed(0)}%</div>
)}
</div>
@@ -668,7 +699,7 @@ export function SchoolDetailView({
</div>
<div className={styles.heroStatValue}>
{formatPercentage(latestResults.rwm_high_pct)}
{primaryAvg.rwm_high_pct != null && (
{!suppressKs2Comparison && primaryAvg.rwm_high_pct != null && (
<DeltaChip
value={latestResults.rwm_high_pct}
baseline={primaryAvg.rwm_high_pct}
@@ -677,14 +708,15 @@ export function SchoolDetailView({
/>
)}
</div>
{primaryAvg.rwm_high_pct != null && (
{!suppressKs2Comparison && primaryAvg.rwm_high_pct != null && (
<div className={styles.heroStatHint}>England avg: {primaryAvg.rwm_high_pct.toFixed(0)}%</div>
)}
</div>
)}
</div>
{latestResults.rwm_expected_pct != null &&
{!suppressKs2Comparison &&
latestResults.rwm_expected_pct != null &&
latestResults.reading_expected_pct != null &&
latestResults.writing_expected_pct != null &&
latestResults.maths_expected_pct != null && (
@@ -708,28 +740,34 @@ export function SchoolDetailView({
</div>
)}
<SatsChart
subjects={[
{
name: 'Reading',
expectedPct: latestResults.reading_expected_pct,
exceedingPct: latestResults.reading_high_pct,
nationalExpectedPct: primaryAvg.reading_expected_pct,
},
{
name: 'Writing',
expectedPct: latestResults.writing_expected_pct,
exceedingPct: latestResults.writing_high_pct,
nationalExpectedPct: primaryAvg.writing_expected_pct,
},
{
name: 'Maths',
expectedPct: latestResults.maths_expected_pct,
exceedingPct: latestResults.maths_high_pct,
nationalExpectedPct: primaryAvg.maths_expected_pct,
},
]}
/>
{/* All-zero placeholder rows (special / suppressed) would render as
three empty bars against the national markers — misleading, so
skip the chart. For a special school with some non-zero
subjects, keep the bars but drop the national markers. */}
{!ks2Placeholder && (
<SatsChart
subjects={[
{
name: 'Reading',
expectedPct: latestResults.reading_expected_pct,
exceedingPct: latestResults.reading_high_pct,
nationalExpectedPct: suppressKs2Comparison ? null : primaryAvg.reading_expected_pct,
},
{
name: 'Writing',
expectedPct: latestResults.writing_expected_pct,
exceedingPct: latestResults.writing_high_pct,
nationalExpectedPct: suppressKs2Comparison ? null : primaryAvg.writing_expected_pct,
},
{
name: 'Maths',
expectedPct: latestResults.maths_expected_pct,
exceedingPct: latestResults.maths_high_pct,
nationalExpectedPct: suppressKs2Comparison ? null : primaryAvg.maths_expected_pct,
},
]}
/>
)}
{/* Progress scores row */}
{(latestResults.reading_progress != null || latestResults.writing_progress != null || latestResults.maths_progress != null) && (
@@ -786,7 +824,7 @@ export function SchoolDetailView({
<MetricTooltip metricKey="attainment_8_score" />
</div>
<div className={styles.metricValue}>{latestResults.attainment_8_score.toFixed(1)}</div>
{secondaryAvg.attainment_8_score != null && (
{!suppressKs4Comparison && secondaryAvg.attainment_8_score != null && (
<div className={styles.metricHint}>England avg: {secondaryAvg.attainment_8_score.toFixed(1)}</div>
)}
</div>
@@ -810,7 +848,7 @@ export function SchoolDetailView({
<MetricTooltip metricKey="english_maths_standard_pass_pct" />
</div>
<div className={styles.metricValue}>{formatPercentage(latestResults.english_maths_standard_pass_pct)}</div>
{secondaryAvg.english_maths_standard_pass_pct != null && (
{!suppressKs4Comparison && secondaryAvg.english_maths_standard_pass_pct != null && (
<div className={styles.metricHint}>England avg: {secondaryAvg.english_maths_standard_pass_pct.toFixed(0)}%</div>
)}
</div>
@@ -822,7 +860,7 @@ export function SchoolDetailView({
<MetricTooltip metricKey="english_maths_strong_pass_pct" />
</div>
<div className={styles.metricValue}>{formatPercentage(latestResults.english_maths_strong_pass_pct)}</div>
{secondaryAvg.english_maths_strong_pass_pct != null && (
{!suppressKs4Comparison && secondaryAvg.english_maths_strong_pass_pct != null && (
<div className={styles.metricHint}>England avg: {secondaryAvg.english_maths_strong_pass_pct.toFixed(0)}%</div>
)}
</div>
@@ -1085,8 +1123,8 @@ export function SchoolDetailView({
data={yearlyData}
schoolName={schoolInfo.school_name}
isSecondary={false}
nationalRwmAvg={primaryAvg.rwm_expected_pct ?? null}
nationalByYear={nationalAvg?.by_year}
nationalRwmAvg={suppressKs2Comparison ? null : (primaryAvg.rwm_expected_pct ?? null)}
nationalByYear={suppressKs2Comparison ? undefined : nationalAvg?.by_year}
/>
</div>
</>
@@ -1099,8 +1137,8 @@ export function SchoolDetailView({
data={yearlyData}
schoolName={schoolInfo.school_name}
isSecondary={true}
nationalAtt8Avg={secondaryAvg.attainment_8_score ?? null}
nationalByYear={nationalAvg?.by_year}
nationalAtt8Avg={suppressKs4Comparison ? null : (secondaryAvg.attainment_8_score ?? null)}
nationalByYear={suppressKs4Comparison ? undefined : nationalAvg?.by_year}
/>
</div>
</>
@@ -1112,9 +1150,9 @@ export function SchoolDetailView({
data={yearlyData}
schoolName={schoolInfo.school_name}
isSecondary={isSecondary}
nationalRwmAvg={isPrimary ? (primaryAvg.rwm_expected_pct ?? null) : null}
nationalAtt8Avg={isSecondary ? (secondaryAvg.attainment_8_score ?? null) : null}
nationalByYear={nationalAvg?.by_year}
nationalRwmAvg={isPrimary && !suppressKs2Comparison ? (primaryAvg.rwm_expected_pct ?? null) : null}
nationalAtt8Avg={isSecondary && !suppressKs4Comparison ? (secondaryAvg.attainment_8_score ?? null) : null}
nationalByYear={(isPrimary ? suppressKs2Comparison : suppressKs4Comparison) ? undefined : nationalAvg?.by_year}
/>
</div>
)}