diff --git a/nextjs-app/__tests__/components/CompareAcademics.test.tsx b/nextjs-app/__tests__/components/CompareAcademics.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b748755
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nextjs-app/__tests__/components/CompareAcademics.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/**
+ * Secondary academics: every headline number carries its England anchor and a
+ * verdict chip (expert sign-off SF1 — the grade-5 and EBacc rows previously
+ * rendered as bare numbers, breaking the "anchored against England" promise).
+ */
+
+import { render, screen, within } from '@testing-library/react';
+
+import { CompareAcademics } from '@/components/compare/CompareAcademics';
+import type { ComparisonData, NationalAverages, School } from '@/lib/types';
+
+function school(urn: number, name: string): School {
+  return { urn, school_name: name, attainment_8_score: 58.7 } as School;
+}
+
+function data(urn: number): ComparisonData {
+  return {
+    school_info: school(urn, 'Test High'),
+    yearly_data: [
+      {
+        year: 202425,
+        attainment_8_score: 58.7,
+        english_maths_strong_pass_pct: 30,
+        ebacc_entry_pct: 10,
+      },
+    ] as ComparisonData['yearly_data'],
+    ofsted: null,
+    census: null,
+    admissions: null,
+    admissions_history: [],
+    deprivation: null,
+  };
+}
+
+const NATIONAL: NationalAverages = {
+  year: 202425,
+  primary: {},
+  secondary: {
+    attainment_8_score: 46.0,
+    english_maths_strong_pass_pct: 45.4,
+    ebacc_entry_pct: 40.5,
+  },
+  by_year: [],
+};
+
+test('grade-5 and EBacc rows show the England anchor and a Below chip when under it', () => {
+  const s = school(137086, 'Bishop Stopford School');
+  render(
+    <CompareAcademics
+      schools={[s]}
+      data={{ '137086': data(137086) }}
+      nationalAverages={NATIONAL}
+      isSecondary
+    />,
+  );
+
+  // The official anchors appear (45.4% and 40.5%), not just the school numbers.
+  expect(screen.getByText(/England average 45%/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+  expect(screen.getByText(/England average 41%/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+  // 30% grade-5 and 10% EBacc are both well below their anchors → Below chips.
+  // Attainment 8 (58.7 vs 46.0) is above → at least one "Above" chip too.
+  expect(screen.getAllByText(/Below England average/).length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(2);
+  expect(screen.getAllByText(/Above England average/).length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+});
diff --git a/nextjs-app/app/globals.css b/nextjs-app/app/globals.css
index 8eb0779..1b66d32 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/app/globals.css
+++ b/nextjs-app/app/globals.css
@@ -183,10 +183,15 @@ body {
 }
 
 /* Secondary: teal outline — supporting actions (+ Compare) */
+/* NOTE: a duplicate `.btn` block further down this file sets `border: none`,
+   which wins over the base `.btn`'s `1px solid transparent`. The outline
+   variants below therefore declare the full `border` shorthand explicitly so
+   they don't depend on the base border-width — otherwise `border-color` alone
+   has no width and the outline never renders (buttons read as plain text). */
 .btn-secondary {
     background: transparent;
     color: var(--accent-teal);
-    border-color: var(--accent-teal);
+    border: 1px solid var(--accent-teal);
 }
 .btn-secondary:hover:not(:disabled) {
     background: var(--accent-teal-bg);
@@ -196,7 +201,7 @@ body {
 .btn-tertiary {
     background: var(--bg-secondary);
     color: var(--text-secondary);
-    border-color: var(--border-color);
+    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
 }
 .btn-tertiary:hover:not(:disabled) {
     background: var(--border-color);
@@ -207,7 +212,7 @@ body {
 .btn-active {
     background: var(--accent-teal-bg);
     color: var(--accent-teal);
-    border-color: var(--accent-teal);
+    border: 1px solid var(--accent-teal);
 }
 .btn-active:hover:not(:disabled) {
     background: transparent;
diff --git a/nextjs-app/components/compare/CompareAcademics.tsx b/nextjs-app/components/compare/CompareAcademics.tsx
index 08de1f0..6660a81 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/components/compare/CompareAcademics.tsx
+++ b/nextjs-app/components/compare/CompareAcademics.tsx
@@ -162,6 +162,21 @@ export function CompareAcademics({
     const grade5 = latestValues(data, urns, 'english_maths_strong_pass_pct');
     const ebacc = latestValues(data, urns, 'ebacc_entry_pct');
     const att8Anchor = nationalAverages?.secondary?.attainment_8_score;
+    const grade5Anchor = nationalAverages?.secondary?.english_maths_strong_pass_pct;
+    const ebaccAnchor = nationalAverages?.secondary?.ebacc_entry_pct;
+
+    // Every headline number gets its England anchor + verdict chip, so the
+    // "anchored against the England average" promise holds for the grade-5
+    // and EBacc rows too, not just Attainment 8.
+    const anchorChip = (value: number | null, anchor: number | null | undefined, tol: number) => {
+      if (value == null || anchor == null) return null;
+      const v = verdict(value, anchor, tol);
+      return (
+        <Chip tone={v === 'above' ? 'good' : v === 'below' ? 'warn' : 'neutral'}>
+          {v === 'above' ? 'Above' : v === 'below' ? 'Below' : 'Close to'} England average
+        </Chip>
+      );
+    };
 
     return (
       <Section
@@ -174,7 +189,8 @@ export function CompareAcademics({
             <Cell key={school.urn} school={school} index={i}>
               {att8[i] != null ? (
                 <>
-                  <span className={s.big}>{(att8[i] as number).toFixed(1)}</span>
+                  <span className={s.big}>{(att8[i] as number).toFixed(1)}</span>{' '}
+                  {anchorChip(att8[i], att8Anchor, 2)}
                   {att8Anchor != null && (
                     <span className={s.small}>England average {att8Anchor.toFixed(1)}</span>
                   )}
@@ -216,14 +232,38 @@ export function CompareAcademics({
           </RowLabel>
           {schools.map((school, i) => (
             <Cell key={school.urn} school={school} index={i}>
-              {grade5[i] != null ? `${Math.round(grade5[i] as number)}%` : <span className={s.small}>No data</span>}
+              {grade5[i] != null ? (
+                <>
+                  <span className={s.big} style={{ fontSize: '1.1rem' }}>
+                    {Math.round(grade5[i] as number)}%
+                  </span>{' '}
+                  {anchorChip(grade5[i], grade5Anchor, 3)}
+                  {grade5Anchor != null && (
+                    <span className={s.small}>England average {Math.round(grade5Anchor)}%</span>
+                  )}
+                </>
+              ) : (
+                <span className={s.small}>No data</span>
+              )}
             </Cell>
           ))}
 
           <RowLabel tip="% entering the English Baccalaureate subject combination.">EBacc entry</RowLabel>
           {schools.map((school, i) => (
             <Cell key={school.urn} school={school} index={i}>
-              {ebacc[i] != null ? `${Math.round(ebacc[i] as number)}%` : <span className={s.small}>No data</span>}
+              {ebacc[i] != null ? (
+                <>
+                  <span className={s.big} style={{ fontSize: '1.1rem' }}>
+                    {Math.round(ebacc[i] as number)}%
+                  </span>{' '}
+                  {anchorChip(ebacc[i], ebaccAnchor, 3)}
+                  {ebaccAnchor != null && (
+                    <span className={s.small}>England average {Math.round(ebaccAnchor)}%</span>
+                  )}
+                </>
+              ) : (
+                <span className={s.small}>No data</span>
+              )}
             </Cell>
           ))}
         </SectionGrid>