diff --git a/nextjs-app/components/SchoolDetailView.module.css b/nextjs-app/components/SchoolDetailView.module.css
index 89b71dc..843266e 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/components/SchoolDetailView.module.css
+++ b/nextjs-app/components/SchoolDetailView.module.css
@@ -1195,51 +1195,8 @@
     }
 }
 
-/* ── Hero signal chip strip (A2) ─────────────────────────────────────── */
-.heroChips {
-    display: flex;
-    flex-wrap: wrap;
-    gap: 0.75rem;
-    margin-top: 1.25rem;
-}
-
-.heroChip {
-    flex: 0 0 240px;
-    padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
-    border-radius: 8px;
-    border-left: 3px solid var(--border-color, #e5dfd5);
-    background: var(--bg-secondary, #f3ede4);
-    color: var(--text-primary, #1a1612);
-    display: flex;
-    flex-direction: column;
-    gap: 0.15rem;
-}
-
-.heroChipTitle {
-    font-size: 0.9375rem;
-    font-weight: 700;
-    line-height: 1.3;
-    white-space: nowrap;
-    overflow: hidden;
-    text-overflow: ellipsis;
-}
-
-.heroChipSub {
-    font-size: 0.75rem;
-    color: var(--text-secondary, #5c564d);
-    line-height: 1.4;
-}
-
-.heroChipDetail {
-    font-size: 0.75rem;
-    font-weight: 600;
-    line-height: 1.4;
-    margin-top: 0.1rem;
-}
-
-/* Hero tone scheme — independent of the .ofstedGrade{N} / .rcGrade{N} badges
-   so the same tone class can be applied to a chip (background tint + border)
-   or a serif number (colour only) without one bleeding into the other. */
+/* Hero tone scheme — colour tokens applied to the scorecard's serif Ofsted
+   number (colour only) without bleeding into the .ofstedGrade{N} badges. */
 .tone-teal {
     --hero-tone: var(--accent-teal, #2d7d7d);
 }
@@ -1256,19 +1213,6 @@
     --hero-tone: var(--text-muted, #8a847a);
 }
 
-.heroChip.tone-teal,
-.heroChip.tone-green,
-.heroChip.tone-gold,
-.heroChip.tone-coral,
-.heroChip.tone-neutral {
-    border-left-color: var(--hero-tone);
-    background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--hero-tone) 10%, var(--bg-card, white));
-}
-
-.heroChip.tone-neutral {
-    background: var(--bg-secondary, #f3ede4);
-}
-
 /* ── Hero at-a-glance stats (A3) ─────────────────────────────────────── */
 .heroStats {
     display: flex;
@@ -1340,29 +1284,6 @@
 }
 
 @media (max-width: 640px) {
-    .heroChips {
-        gap: 0.5rem;
-        margin-top: 1rem;
-    }
-
-    .heroChip {
-        min-width: 100%;
-    }
-
-    /* Collapse the "Ofsted pending / No inspection on record" empty state
-       into a single compact line on phones — it's a non-result, not worth
-       a full hero card. */
-    .heroChip[data-ofsted-state="none"] {
-        padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem;
-    }
-    .heroChip[data-ofsted-state="none"] .heroChipSub {
-        display: none;
-    }
-    .heroChip[data-ofsted-state="none"] .heroChipTitle {
-        font-size: 0.85rem;
-        color: var(--text-muted, #6d685f);
-    }
-
     .heroStats {
         gap: 1rem 1.5rem;
     }
diff --git a/nextjs-app/components/SchoolDetailView.tsx b/nextjs-app/components/SchoolDetailView.tsx
index a28fa1f..85acc15 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/components/SchoolDetailView.tsx
+++ b/nextjs-app/components/SchoolDetailView.tsx
@@ -294,6 +294,13 @@ export function SchoolDetailView({
 
   const heroAcademicYear = latestResults ? formatAcademicYear(latestResults.year) : '';
 
+  // Scorecard renders if any tile has content, so a results-less school still
+  // shows its Ofsted signal (previously carried by the now-removed chip strip).
+  const hasHeroStats = heroRwm != null
+    || heroAtt8 != null
+    || ofsted != null
+    || admissions?.first_preference_offer_pct != null;
+
   // Label shown in the mobile "section" menu button — the section in view.
   const activeNavLabel = (navItems.find((n) => n.id === activeSection) ?? navItems[0])?.label ?? '';
 
@@ -366,34 +373,10 @@ export function SchoolDetailView({
           </div>
         </div>
 
-        {/* Hero signal chip strip */}
-        <div className={styles.heroChips}>
-          <div
-            className={`${styles.heroChip} ${styles[`tone-${ofstedHeroChip.tone}`]}`}
-            data-ofsted-state={ofstedHeroChip.state}
-          >
-            <div className={styles.heroChipTitle}>{ofstedHeroChip.title}</div>
-            <div className={styles.heroChipSub}>{ofstedHeroChip.subtitle}</div>
-            {ofstedHeroChip.detail && (
-              <div className={styles.heroChipDetail}>{ofstedHeroChip.detail}</div>
-            )}
-          </div>
-
-          {admissions?.oversubscribed && (
-            <div className={`${styles.heroChip} ${styles['tone-coral']}`}>
-              <div className={styles.heroChipTitle}>Oversubscribed</div>
-              <div className={styles.heroChipSub}>
-                {admissions.first_preference_offer_pct != null
-                  ? `${Math.round(admissions.first_preference_offer_pct)}% of first-choice applicants offered a place`
-                  : 'More applicants than places'}
-              </div>
-            </div>
-          )}
-
-        </div>
-
-        {/* At-a-glance stats row */}
-        {latestResults && (
+        {/* At-a-glance stats row — the single home for the headline numbers.
+            Shows whenever any tile has content (results, Ofsted, or admissions),
+            so schools without KS2/KS4 results still carry their Ofsted signal. */}
+        {hasHeroStats && (
           <div className={styles.heroStats}>
             {isPrimary && heroRwm != null && (
               <div className={styles.heroStat}>
diff --git a/nextjs-app/components/SecondarySchoolDetailView.module.css b/nextjs-app/components/SecondarySchoolDetailView.module.css
index 00efe51..2faf377 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/components/SecondarySchoolDetailView.module.css
+++ b/nextjs-app/components/SecondarySchoolDetailView.module.css
@@ -702,49 +702,8 @@
     color: var(--text-primary, #1a1612);
 }
 
-/* ── Hero chips strip ────────────────────────────────── */
-.heroChips {
-    display: flex;
-    flex-wrap: wrap;
-    gap: 0.75rem;
-    margin-top: 1.25rem;
-}
-
-.heroChip {
-    flex: 0 0 240px;
-    padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
-    border-radius: 8px;
-    border-left: 3px solid var(--border-color, #e5dfd5);
-    background: var(--bg-secondary, #f3ede4);
-    color: var(--text-primary, #1a1612);
-    display: flex;
-    flex-direction: column;
-    gap: 0.15rem;
-}
-
-.heroChipTitle {
-    font-size: 0.9375rem;
-    font-weight: 700;
-    line-height: 1.3;
-    white-space: nowrap;
-    overflow: hidden;
-    text-overflow: ellipsis;
-}
-
-.heroChipSub {
-    font-size: 0.75rem;
-    color: var(--text-secondary, #5c564d);
-    line-height: 1.4;
-}
-
-.heroChipDetail {
-    font-size: 0.75rem;
-    font-weight: 600;
-    line-height: 1.4;
-    margin-top: 0.1rem;
-}
-
-/* Hero tone system */
+/* Hero tone system — colour tokens applied to the scorecard's serif Ofsted
+   number (colour only), independent of the .ofstedGrade{N} badges. */
 .tone-teal {
     --hero-tone: var(--accent-teal, #2d7d7d);
 }
@@ -761,19 +720,6 @@
     --hero-tone: var(--text-muted, #8a847a);
 }
 
-.heroChip.tone-teal,
-.heroChip.tone-green,
-.heroChip.tone-gold,
-.heroChip.tone-coral,
-.heroChip.tone-neutral {
-    border-left-color: var(--hero-tone);
-    background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--hero-tone) 10%, var(--bg-card, white));
-}
-
-.heroChip.tone-neutral {
-    background: var(--bg-secondary, #f3ede4);
-}
-
 /* ── Hero at-a-glance stats ──────────────────────────── */
 .heroStats {
     display: flex;
@@ -1170,15 +1116,6 @@
         font-size: 0.75rem;
     }
 
-    .heroChips {
-        gap: 0.5rem;
-        margin-top: 1rem;
-    }
-
-    .heroChip {
-        min-width: 100%;
-    }
-
     .heroStats {
         gap: 1rem 1.5rem;
     }
diff --git a/nextjs-app/components/SecondarySchoolDetailView.tsx b/nextjs-app/components/SecondarySchoolDetailView.tsx
index d3c1961..dffbe41 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/components/SecondarySchoolDetailView.tsx
+++ b/nextjs-app/components/SecondarySchoolDetailView.tsx
@@ -192,6 +192,12 @@ export function SecondarySchoolDetailView({
   const heroAtt8Nat = secondaryAvg.attainment_8_score ?? null;
   const heroAcademicYear = latestResults ? formatAcademicYear(latestResults.year) : '';
 
+  // Scorecard renders if any tile has content, so a results-less school still
+  // shows its Ofsted signal (previously carried by the now-removed chip strip).
+  const hasHeroStats = heroAtt8 != null
+    || ofsted != null
+    || admissions?.first_preference_offer_pct != null;
+
   return (
     <div className={styles.container}>
       {/* ── Header ─────────────────────────────────────── */}
@@ -265,30 +271,10 @@ export function SecondarySchoolDetailView({
           </div>
         </div>
 
-        {/* Hero signal chips */}
-        <div className={styles.heroChips}>
-          <div className={`${styles.heroChip} ${styles[`tone-${ofstedHeroChip.tone}`]}`}>
-            <div className={styles.heroChipTitle}>{ofstedHeroChip.title}</div>
-            <div className={styles.heroChipSub}>{ofstedHeroChip.subtitle}</div>
-            {ofstedHeroChip.detail && (
-              <div className={styles.heroChipDetail}>{ofstedHeroChip.detail}</div>
-            )}
-          </div>
-
-          {admissions?.oversubscribed && (
-            <div className={`${styles.heroChip} ${styles['tone-coral']}`}>
-              <div className={styles.heroChipTitle}>Oversubscribed</div>
-              <div className={styles.heroChipSub}>
-                {admissions.first_preference_offer_pct != null
-                  ? `${Math.round(admissions.first_preference_offer_pct)}% of first-choice applicants offered a place`
-                  : 'More applicants than places'}
-              </div>
-            </div>
-          )}
-        </div>
-
-        {/* At-a-glance stats row */}
-        {latestResults && (
+        {/* At-a-glance stats row — the single home for the headline numbers.
+            Shows whenever any tile has content (results, Ofsted, or admissions),
+            so schools without KS4 results still carry their Ofsted signal. */}
+        {hasHeroStats && (
           <div className={styles.heroStats}>
             {heroAtt8 != null && (
               <div className={styles.heroStat}>