diff --git a/nextjs-app/__tests__/lib/utils.test.ts b/nextjs-app/__tests__/lib/utils.test.ts
index 44afec9..ddc1a0c 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/__tests__/lib/utils.test.ts
+++ b/nextjs-app/__tests__/lib/utils.test.ts
@@ -129,7 +129,21 @@ describe('buildOfstedListBadge', () => {
     expect(badge.cssClass).toBe('ofstedRc');
   });
 
-  it('returns pending badge when no grade and no ReportCard framework', () => {
+  it('returns an "Inspected" badge for an OEIF inspection with no overall grade (post-Sept-2024)', () => {
+    // Inspected after Sept 2024: inspection on record (date + framework) but
+    // Ofsted no longer issues an overall grade. Must NOT read as "Not yet inspected".
+    const badge = buildOfstedListBadge({ ofsted_grade: null, ofsted_date: '2024-11-01', ofsted_framework: 'OEIF' });
+    expect(badge.label).toBe('Inspected · 2024');
+    expect(badge.cssClass).toBe('ofstedInspected');
+  });
+
+  it('returns an "Inspected" badge without a year when the grade is missing and date is absent but a record exists', () => {
+    const badge = buildOfstedListBadge({ ofsted_grade: null, ofsted_date: null, ofsted_framework: 'OEIF' });
+    expect(badge.label).toBe('Inspected');
+    expect(badge.cssClass).toBe('ofstedInspected');
+  });
+
+  it('returns pending badge when no grade and no inspection on record', () => {
     const badge = buildOfstedListBadge({ ofsted_grade: null, ofsted_date: null, ofsted_framework: null });
     expect(badge.label).toBe('Not yet inspected');
     expect(badge.cssClass).toBe('ofstedPending');
diff --git a/nextjs-app/components/SchoolRow.module.css b/nextjs-app/components/SchoolRow.module.css
index c1f7659..ffb3830 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/components/SchoolRow.module.css
+++ b/nextjs-app/components/SchoolRow.module.css
@@ -202,6 +202,9 @@
 /* ── Ofsted badge variants ──────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 /* ofsted1–4 already defined above; these cover the two new framework states */
 .ofstedRc      { background: #5a3a6e; color: #fff; }
+/* Inspected but with no overall grade (OEIF post-Sept-2024) — neutral slate,
+   distinct from the grey "Not yet inspected" pending state. */
+.ofstedInspected { background: #e6ecf2; color: #45586b; }
 .ofstedPending { background: #e0e0e0; color: #666; }
 
 /* ── vs-national delta line (under RWM metric) ──────────────────────────── */
diff --git a/nextjs-app/components/SecondarySchoolRow.module.css b/nextjs-app/components/SecondarySchoolRow.module.css
index 65d56bd..001e3b6 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/components/SecondarySchoolRow.module.css
+++ b/nextjs-app/components/SecondarySchoolRow.module.css
@@ -203,6 +203,9 @@
 
 /* ── Ofsted badge variants ──────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 .ofstedRc      { background: #5a3a6e; color: #fff; }
+/* Inspected but with no overall grade (OEIF post-Sept-2024) — neutral slate,
+   distinct from the grey "Not yet inspected" pending state. */
+.ofstedInspected { background: #e6ecf2; color: #45586b; }
 .ofstedPending { background: #e0e0e0; color: #666; }
 
 /* ── Right actions column ────────────────────────────── */
diff --git a/nextjs-app/lib/utils.ts b/nextjs-app/lib/utils.ts
index 8a65f9a..2f47c54 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/lib/utils.ts
+++ b/nextjs-app/lib/utils.ts
@@ -592,7 +592,11 @@ export interface OfstedListBadge {
  * Three states:
  *   - OEIF school (ofsted_grade set): grade word + year, colour-keyed
  *   - ReportCard school (ofsted_framework === 'ReportCard'): "Report Card · YYYY" in purple
- *   - No inspection: "Not yet inspected" in grey
+ *   - Inspected without an overall grade (OEIF post-Sept-2024, where Ofsted no
+ *     longer issues an overall judgement): "Inspected · YYYY" — mirrors the
+ *     detail page's hero chip so a school never reads as both inspected and
+ *     "Not yet inspected"
+ *   - No inspection on record: "Not yet inspected" in grey
  */
 export function buildOfstedListBadge(school: {
   ofsted_grade?: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | null;
@@ -621,5 +625,12 @@ export function buildOfstedListBadge(school: {
     return { label: `Report Card${yearStr}`, cssClass: 'ofstedRc' };
   }
 
+  // An inspection is on record (date or framework present) but carries no
+  // overall grade — a post-Sept-2024 OEIF inspection. Distinct from a school
+  // that has genuinely never been inspected.
+  if (school.ofsted_date != null || school.ofsted_framework != null) {
+    return { label: `Inspected${yearStr}`, cssClass: 'ofstedInspected' };
+  }
+
   return { label: 'Not yet inspected', cssClass: 'ofstedPending' };
 }