diff --git a/e2e/tests/journeys.spec.ts b/e2e/tests/journeys.spec.ts
index 3a7f1c0..cdae421 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/journeys.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/tests/journeys.spec.ts
@@ -500,12 +500,8 @@ test('results map fullscreen falls back to an overlay on iOS', async ({ page })
     delete Element.prototype.requestFullscreen;
   });
 
+  // A postcode search opens on the map, phones included; open it fullscreen.
   await searchByName(page, 'B1 1BB');
-  await expect(schoolLinks(page).first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
-
-  // Switch to the map view with the floating button (the toolbar's switch is
-  // hidden at phone width), then open the map fullscreen.
-  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Show map' }).click();
   const openFs = page.getByRole('button', { name: 'View map fullscreen' });
   await expect(openFs).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
   await openFs.click();
@@ -532,7 +528,10 @@ test('the results toolbar stays pinned with its List/Map switch', async ({ page
 
   const view = page.getByRole('group', { name: 'Results view' });
   await expect(view).toBeVisible();
-  await expect(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'List' })).toHaveAttribute('aria-pressed', 'true');
+  // Desktop opens on the map; the list is the long page that scrolls.
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'List', exact: true }).click();
+  await expect(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'List', exact: true }))
+    .toHaveAttribute('aria-pressed', 'true');
 
   await page.evaluate(() => window.scrollTo(0, 1500));
   await expect.poll(() => page.evaluate(() => window.scrollY)).toBeGreaterThan(1000);
@@ -548,27 +547,59 @@ test('the results toolbar stays pinned with its List/Map switch', async ({ page
     .toHaveAttribute('aria-pressed', 'true');
 });
 
+/*
+ * Desktop opens a postcode search on the map (mockup B): the list in a pane on
+ * the left, the map filling the rest of the screen, and a card on the map for
+ * the school picked in either.
+ */
+test('a desktop postcode search opens on the map with the list beside it', async ({ page }) => {
+  await page.setViewportSize({ width: 1280, height: 800 });
+  await searchByName(page, 'B1 1BB');
+
+  await expect(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Map', exact: true }))
+    .toHaveAttribute('aria-pressed', 'true', { timeout: 15_000 });
+  const pane = page.locator('[class*="mapListPane"]');
+  const card = pane.locator('[data-urn]').first();
+  await expect(card).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
+  await expect(page.locator('.sc-pin').first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
+
+  // The split runs to the bottom of the screen rather than stopping short.
+  const split = await page.locator('[class*="mapViewContainer"]').boundingBox();
+  expect(split!.y + split!.height).toBeGreaterThan(800 - 40);
+  expect(split!.y + split!.height).toBeLessThanOrEqual(800);
+
+  // A card picks its pin and opens its card on the map. Clicked in its padding,
+  // clear of the name link and the Compare button.
+  const name = (await card.locator('a').first().innerText()).trim();
+  await card.click({ position: { x: 6, y: 6 } });
+  await expect(page.locator('.sc-pin--selected')).toHaveCount(1);
+  await expect(page.locator('.sc-popup')).toContainText(name);
+});
+
 for (const width of [360, 390, 430]) {
-  test(`the floating Map button is in reach at ${width}px`, async ({ page }) => {
+  test(`a phone opens on the map, with the list a tap away, at ${width}px`, async ({ page }) => {
     await page.setViewportSize({ width, height: 800 });
     await searchByName(page, 'B1 1BB');
-    await expect(schoolLinks(page).first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
 
-    // Visible without scrolling, and clear of the bottom tab bar.
-    const fab = page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Show map' });
-    await expect(fab).toBeInViewport();
-    const fabBox = (await fab.boundingBox())!;
+    // On the map, with the floating button offering the list, clear of the
+    // bottom tab bar.
+    const toList = page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Show list' });
+    await expect(toList).toBeInViewport({ timeout: 15_000 });
+    await expect(page.locator('.sc-pin').first()).toBeAttached({ timeout: 15_000 });
     const barTop = await page.locator('nav[class*="bottomBar"]')
       .evaluate((el) => el.getBoundingClientRect().top);
+    const fabBox = (await toList.boundingBox())!;
     expect(fabBox.y + fabBox.height).toBeLessThanOrEqual(barTop);
 
-    // The search folds to a summary, and the pinned toolbar survives a scroll.
-    const summary = page.getByRole('button', { name: /^Edit search: B1 1BB/ });
-    await expect(summary).toBeVisible();
-    await page.evaluate(() => window.scrollTo(0, 1200));
-    await expect.poll(() => page.evaluate(() => window.scrollY)).toBeGreaterThan(600);
-    await expect(summary).toBeInViewport();
-    await expect(fab).toBeInViewport();
+    // A pin opens the bottom sheet, stacked under the button, above the bar.
+    // dispatchEvent, not click: a pin may sit under the button or the toolbar,
+    // and Leaflet listens on the pin itself.
+    await page.locator('.sc-pin').first().dispatchEvent('click');
+    const sheet = page.locator('[class*="bottomSheet"]');
+    await expect(sheet).toBeVisible();
+    const sheetBox = (await sheet.boundingBox())!;
+    expect(sheetBox.y + sheetBox.height).toBeLessThanOrEqual(barTop);
+    expect(sheetBox.y).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(fabBox.y + fabBox.height);
 
     // MOBILE.md: no horizontal overflow, and 44px targets in the new chrome.
     expect(await page.evaluate(() => document.documentElement.scrollWidth - window.innerWidth))
@@ -584,8 +615,17 @@ for (const width of [360, 390, 430]) {
     });
     expect(small).toEqual([]);
 
-    await fab.click();
-    await expect(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Show list' })).toBeVisible();
+    // The list: the search folds to a summary, and the pinned toolbar and
+    // the button survive a scroll.
+    await toList.click();
+    const toMap = page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Show map' });
+    await expect(toMap).toBeInViewport();
+    await expect(schoolLinks(page).first()).toBeVisible();
+    const summary = page.getByRole('button', { name: /^Edit search: B1 1BB/ });
+    await page.evaluate(() => window.scrollTo(0, 1200));
+    await expect.poll(() => page.evaluate(() => window.scrollY)).toBeGreaterThan(600);
+    await expect(summary).toBeInViewport();
+    await expect(toMap).toBeInViewport();
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/nextjs-app/__tests__/components/HomeView.staleFetch.test.tsx b/nextjs-app/__tests__/components/HomeView.staleFetch.test.tsx
index 4b35b3f..9fb0bfe 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/__tests__/components/HomeView.staleFetch.test.tsx
+++ b/nextjs-app/__tests__/components/HomeView.staleFetch.test.tsx
@@ -39,15 +39,17 @@ beforeEach(() => {
 });
 
 test('load-more results from an old search are discarded, even after returning to it', async () => {
+  // Name searches: a postcode search opens on the map, which has no Load more.
+  params = new URLSearchParams('search=abbey');
   const pending = deferred();
   jest.mocked(fetchSchools).mockReturnValueOnce(pending.promise);
   const view = render(<HomeView initialSchools={response('Initial A')} filters={filters} />);
   fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Load more schools' }));
   const signal = jest.mocked(fetchSchools).mock.calls[0][1]?.signal;
-  params = new URLSearchParams('postcode=SW2+1AA');
+  params = new URLSearchParams('search=brecknock');
   view.rerender(<HomeView initialSchools={response('Initial B')} filters={filters} />);
   expect(signal?.aborted).toBe(true);
-  params = new URLSearchParams('postcode=SW1A+1AA');
+  params = new URLSearchParams('search=abbey');
   view.rerender(<HomeView initialSchools={response('Fresh A')} filters={filters} />);
   await act(async () => pending.resolve(response('Stale append')));
   expect(screen.queryByText('Stale append')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
diff --git a/nextjs-app/__tests__/components/LeafletMapInner.test.tsx b/nextjs-app/__tests__/components/LeafletMapInner.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a47ae0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nextjs-app/__tests__/components/LeafletMapInner.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+import { act, fireEvent, render } from '@testing-library/react';
+import LeafletMapInner from '@/components/LeafletMapInner';
+import { primaryFixture } from '../support/schoolFixtures';
+import type { School } from '@/lib/types';
+
+/*
+ * The results map's own logic, against real Leaflet in jsdom: which pin is
+ * selected, whether the card opens, and what the card offers. jsdom lays out
+ * nothing, so this pins behaviour, never positions.
+ */
+
+const base = primaryFixture.schoolInfo;
+const a: School = { ...base, urn: 1, school_name: 'Southmead Primary School', latitude: 51.43, longitude: -0.21, distance: 0.2, rwm_expected_pct: 52 };
+const b: School = { ...base, urn: 2, school_name: 'Greenmead School', latitude: 51.431, longitude: -0.205, distance: 0.2,
+  school_type: 'Community special school', rwm_expected_pct: 0, reading_expected_pct: 0, writing_expected_pct: 0, maths_expected_pct: 0 };
+const schools = [a, b];
+const centre: [number, number] = [51.43, -0.21];
+
+function setWide(wide: boolean) {
+  window.matchMedia = ((q: string) => ({
+    matches: wide, media: q, addEventListener() {}, removeEventListener() {},
+  })) as unknown as typeof window.matchMedia;
+}
+
+function renderMap(props: Partial<React.ComponentProps<typeof LeafletMapInner>> = {}) {
+  const all = {
+    schools, center: centre, zoom: 13, referencePoint: centre, radiusMiles: 1,
+    nationalAvgRwm: 62, ...props,
+  };
+  const view = render(<LeafletMapInner {...all} />);
+  return { ...view, rerender: (next: Partial<typeof all>) => view.rerender(<LeafletMapInner {...all} {...next} />) };
+}
+
+beforeEach(() => setWide(true));
+
+it('draws a pin per school, the search location and the radius', () => {
+  const { container } = renderMap();
+  expect(container.querySelectorAll('.sc-pin')).toHaveLength(2);
+  expect(container.querySelector('.sc-home')).not.toBeNull();
+  expect(container.querySelector('.sc-radius-label')).toHaveTextContent('1 mile');
+});
+
+it('reports a pin click, and marks and opens the selected school', () => {
+  const onMarkerClick = jest.fn();
+  const { container, rerender } = renderMap({ onMarkerClick });
+  fireEvent.click(container.querySelectorAll('.sc-pin')[0]);
+  expect(onMarkerClick).toHaveBeenCalledWith(a);
+
+  rerender({ onMarkerClick, selectedUrn: 1 });
+  expect(container.querySelectorAll('.sc-pin--selected')).toHaveLength(1);
+  expect(container.querySelector('.sc-popup')).toHaveTextContent('Southmead Primary School');
+  expect(container.querySelector('.sc-popup')).toHaveTextContent('52% RWM -10 pts');
+});
+
+it('keeps the special-school card free of a benchmark and a placeholder 0%', () => {
+  const { container } = renderMap({ selectedUrn: 2 });
+  const card = container.querySelector('.sc-popup')!;
+  expect(card).toHaveTextContent('Greenmead School');
+  expect(card).not.toHaveTextContent(/%|pts/);
+});
+
+it('adds to compare from the card, and the card follows the basket', () => {
+  const onAddToCompare = jest.fn();
+  const { container, rerender } = renderMap({ onAddToCompare, selectedUrn: 1, compareUrns: [] });
+  fireEvent.click(container.querySelector('[data-compare]')!);
+  expect(onAddToCompare).toHaveBeenCalledWith(a);
+
+  rerender({ onAddToCompare, selectedUrn: 1, compareUrns: [1] });
+  expect(container.querySelector('[data-compare]')).toHaveTextContent('✓ Comparing');
+  fireEvent.click(container.querySelector('[data-compare]')!);
+  expect(onAddToCompare).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+});
+
+it('tells the page when the card is closed from the map, but not when replaced', () => {
+  const onDeselect = jest.fn();
+  const { container, rerender } = renderMap({ onDeselect, selectedUrn: 1 });
+  rerender({ onDeselect, selectedUrn: 2 });
+  expect(onDeselect).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+  fireEvent.click(container.querySelector('.leaflet-popup-close-button')!);
+  expect(onDeselect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+});
+
+it('keeps the selection when the results reload under it', () => {
+  const onDeselect = jest.fn();
+  const { container, rerender } = renderMap({ onDeselect, selectedUrn: 1 });
+  act(() => rerender({ onDeselect, selectedUrn: 1, schools: [...schools] }));
+  expect(onDeselect).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  expect(container.querySelector('.sc-popup')).toHaveTextContent('Southmead Primary School');
+});
+
+it('opens no card on a narrow screen, where the page shows a bottom sheet', () => {
+  setWide(false);
+  const { container } = renderMap({ selectedUrn: 1 });
+  expect(container.querySelectorAll('.sc-pin--selected')).toHaveLength(1);
+  expect(container.querySelector('.sc-popup')).toBeNull();
+});
+
+it('puts the card back when the pins are rebuilt for a reason other than the schools', () => {
+  const onDeselect = jest.fn();
+  const { container, rerender } = renderMap({ onDeselect, selectedUrn: 1 });
+  act(() => rerender({ onDeselect, selectedUrn: 1, radiusMiles: 3, referencePoint: [51.43, -0.21] }));
+  expect(onDeselect).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  expect(container.querySelector('.sc-radius-label')).toHaveTextContent('3 miles');
+  expect(container.querySelector('.sc-popup')).toHaveTextContent('Southmead Primary School');
+  expect(container.querySelectorAll('.sc-pin--selected')).toHaveLength(1);
+});
diff --git a/nextjs-app/__tests__/components/ResultsMapView.test.tsx b/nextjs-app/__tests__/components/ResultsMapView.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6045375
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nextjs-app/__tests__/components/ResultsMapView.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+import { act, fireEvent, render, screen, within } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { HomeView } from '@/components/HomeView';
+import { fetchSchools, fetchNationalAverages } from '@/lib/api';
+import { primaryFixture } from '../support/schoolFixtures';
+import type { School, SchoolsResponse } from '@/lib/types';
+
+/*
+ * The map view: the list beside the map (mockup B), where every postcode
+ * search opens. The map itself is Leaflet and mocked here; what is pinned is what
+ * HomeView hands it and the list it draws beside it.
+ */
+
+let params = new URLSearchParams('postcode=SW196AR&radius=1');
+jest.mock('next/navigation', () => ({
+  useSearchParams: () => params,
+  usePathname: () => '/',
+  useRouter: () => ({ push: jest.fn(), replace: jest.fn(), prefetch: jest.fn() }),
+}));
+jest.mock('@/context/ComparisonContext', () => ({
+  useComparisonContext: () => ({ addSchool: jest.fn(), removeSchool: jest.fn(), selectedSchools: [] }),
+}));
+jest.mock('@/lib/api', () => ({
+  fetchSchools: jest.fn(),
+  fetchNationalAverages: jest.fn(),
+  fetchLAaverages: jest.fn(async () => ({ secondary: { attainment_8_by_la: {} } })),
+}));
+jest.mock('@/components/FilterBar', () => ({ FilterBar: () => null }));
+jest.mock('@/components/SchoolMap', () => ({
+  SchoolMap: ({ selectedUrn, radiusMiles, onMarkerClick, schools }: {
+    selectedUrn: number | null; radiusMiles?: number;
+    onMarkerClick: (s: School) => void; schools: School[];
+  }) => (
+    <div data-testid="map" data-selected={selectedUrn ?? ''} data-radius={radiusMiles}>
+      <button type="button" onClick={() => onMarkerClick(schools[1])}>pin</button>
+    </div>
+  ),
+}));
+
+const base = primaryFixture.schoolInfo;
+const southmead: School = {
+  ...base, urn: 2, school_name: 'Southmead Primary School', distance: 0.2,
+  school_type: 'Community school', rwm_expected_pct: 52, total_pupils: 269,
+};
+const greenmead: School = {
+  ...base, urn: 3, school_name: 'Greenmead School', distance: 0.2,
+  school_type: 'Community special school', rwm_expected_pct: 0,
+  reading_expected_pct: 0, writing_expected_pct: 0, maths_expected_pct: 0, total_pupils: 62,
+};
+const ourLady: School = {
+  ...base, urn: 1, school_name: 'Our Lady Queen of Heaven RC School', distance: 0,
+  school_type: 'Voluntary aided school', rwm_expected_pct: 70, total_pupils: 224,
+};
+
+function results(): SchoolsResponse {
+  return {
+    schools: [ourLady, southmead, greenmead], total: 3, page: 1, page_size: 25, total_pages: 1,
+    location_info: { postcode: 'SW196AR', radius: 1.60934, coordinates: [51.42, -0.21] },
+  } as SchoolsResponse;
+}
+const filters = { local_authorities: [], school_types: [], years: [], phases: [], genders: [], admissions_policies: [] };
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  params = new URLSearchParams('postcode=SW196AR&radius=1');
+  jest.mocked(fetchSchools).mockReset().mockResolvedValue(results());
+  jest.mocked(fetchNationalAverages).mockResolvedValue({ primary: { rwm_expected_pct: 62 } } as never);
+  setWide(true);
+});
+
+/** Desktop unless a test says otherwise: the list pane is shown from 769px. */
+function setWide(wide: boolean) {
+  window.matchMedia = ((q: string) => ({
+    matches: wide, media: q, addEventListener() {}, removeEventListener() {},
+  })) as unknown as typeof window.matchMedia;
+}
+
+async function renderMap() {
+  const view = render(<HomeView initialSchools={results()} filters={filters} />);
+  await act(async () => {});
+  return view;
+}
+
+it('opens a postcode search on the map', async () => {
+  await renderMap();
+  expect(screen.getByTestId('map')).toHaveAttribute('data-radius', '1');
+  expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Map' })).toHaveAttribute('aria-pressed', 'true');
+});
+
+it('lists a name search, which has no map', async () => {
+  params = new URLSearchParams('search=southmead');
+  render(<HomeView initialSchools={results()} filters={filters} />);
+  await act(async () => {});
+  expect(screen.queryByTestId('map')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+});
+
+it('puts the count and the sort in the list beside the map, once', async () => {
+  await renderMap();
+  expect(screen.getAllByRole('heading', { name: /3 schools within 1.0 miles of SW196AR/ })).toHaveLength(1);
+  expect(screen.getAllByRole('combobox')).toHaveLength(1);
+});
+
+it('selects the pin from the card, and the card from the pin', async () => {
+  const { container } = await renderMap();
+  const card = (urn: number) => container.querySelector(`[data-urn="${urn}"]`) as HTMLElement;
+
+  fireEvent.click(within(card(1)).getByText(/pupils/));
+  expect(screen.getByTestId('map')).toHaveAttribute('data-selected', '1');
+  expect(card(1).className).toMatch(/compactItemSelected/);
+
+  fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'pin' }));
+  expect(card(2).className).toMatch(/compactItemSelected/);
+  expect(card(1).className).not.toMatch(/compactItemSelected/);
+});
+
+it('clicking a card\'s link or button does not also select it', async () => {
+  const { container } = await renderMap();
+  const card = container.querySelector('[data-urn="1"]') as HTMLElement;
+  fireEvent.click(within(card).getByRole('button', { name: '+ Compare' }));
+  expect(screen.getByTestId('map')).toHaveAttribute('data-selected', '');
+});
+
+it('shows the England comparison for mainstream schools only, and never a placeholder 0%', async () => {
+  const { container } = await renderMap();
+  const card = (urn: number) => container.querySelector(`[data-urn="${urn}"]`) as HTMLElement;
+  expect(card(2)).toHaveTextContent('52% RWM -10 pts · 269 pupils');
+  expect(card(3)).toHaveTextContent('62 pupils');
+  expect(card(3)).not.toHaveTextContent(/%|pts/);
+});
+
+it('opens the map after a hero search, and keeps the reader\'s choice after that', async () => {
+  // Landing page, then a hero search: the same instance gets new props.
+  params = new URLSearchParams('');
+  const empty = { schools: [], total: 0, page: 1, page_size: 25, total_pages: 0 } as SchoolsResponse;
+  const view = render(<HomeView initialSchools={empty} filters={filters} />);
+  params = new URLSearchParams('postcode=SW196AR&radius=1');
+  view.rerender(<HomeView initialSchools={results()} filters={filters} />);
+  await act(async () => {});
+  expect(screen.getByTestId('map')).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+  // Chosen: a later search keeps the list.
+  fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'List' }));
+  params = new URLSearchParams('postcode=SW170AA&radius=1');
+  view.rerender(<HomeView initialSchools={results()} filters={filters} />);
+  await act(async () => {});
+  expect(screen.queryByTestId('map')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+});
+
+it('builds no list cards on a phone, where the pane is hidden', async () => {
+  setWide(false);
+  const { container } = await renderMap();
+  expect(screen.getByTestId('map')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  expect(container.querySelectorAll('[data-urn]')).toHaveLength(0);
+  // The count stays: it is the pane's heading, shown above the map.
+  expect(screen.getByRole('heading', { name: /3 schools within/ })).toBeInTheDocument();
+});
diff --git a/nextjs-app/__tests__/components/ResultsToolbar.test.tsx b/nextjs-app/__tests__/components/ResultsToolbar.test.tsx
index 4b50b2a..563a252 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/__tests__/components/ResultsToolbar.test.tsx
+++ b/nextjs-app/__tests__/components/ResultsToolbar.test.tsx
@@ -54,25 +54,28 @@ describe('the List/Map switch', () => {
     render(<HomeView initialSchools={results()} filters={filters} />);
     const view = screen.getByRole('group', { name: 'Results view' });
     expect(view.closest('div[class*="resultsToolbar"]')).not.toBeNull();
-    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'List' })).toHaveAttribute('aria-pressed', 'true');
-    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Map' })).toHaveAttribute('aria-pressed', 'false');
+    // A postcode search opens on the map.
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Map' })).toHaveAttribute('aria-pressed', 'true');
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'List' })).toHaveAttribute('aria-pressed', 'false');
   });
 
   it('has a floating twin that flips between map and list', async () => {
     render(<HomeView initialSchools={results()} filters={filters} />);
-    await act(async () => fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Show map' })));
-    expect(screen.getByTestId('map')).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Map' })).toHaveAttribute('aria-pressed', 'true');
-    expect(track).toHaveBeenCalledWith('results_view_changed', { view: 'map', via: 'floating' });
-
+    await act(async () => {});
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Show list' }));
     expect(screen.queryByTestId('map')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Show map' })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'List' })).toHaveAttribute('aria-pressed', 'true');
+    expect(track).toHaveBeenCalledWith('results_view_changed', { view: 'list', via: 'floating' });
+
+    await act(async () => fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Show map' })));
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('map')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Show list' })).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
-  it('does not track a click on the view already showing', () => {
+  it('does not track a click on the view already showing', async () => {
     render(<HomeView initialSchools={results()} filters={filters} />);
-    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'List' }));
+    await act(async () => {});
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Map' }));
     expect(track).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith('results_view_changed', expect.anything());
   });
 
diff --git a/nextjs-app/__tests__/components/darkThemeSafety.test.ts b/nextjs-app/__tests__/components/darkThemeSafety.test.ts
index 39e2b93..6758884 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/__tests__/components/darkThemeSafety.test.ts
+++ b/nextjs-app/__tests__/components/darkThemeSafety.test.ts
@@ -119,10 +119,13 @@ describe('third-party surfaces under themed text', () => {
 
   it('still finds a component painting themed text into a Leaflet popup', () => {
     // Guards the rule below against passing vacuously if the popups are ever
-    // rewritten as React components rather than HTML strings.
+    // rewritten as React components rather than HTML strings. The results
+    // map's card themes its text through classes in SchoolMap.module.css
+    // rather than inline, so a class-built popup counts as well.
     const themed = sources(COMPONENTS).filter((file) => {
       const src = fs.readFileSync(file, 'utf8');
-      return /bindPopup\(/.test(src) && /color:var\(--|color: var\(--/.test(src);
+      return /bindPopup\(|L\.popup\(/.test(src)
+        && (/color:var\(--|color: var\(--/.test(src) || /class="sc-card/.test(src));
     });
 
     expect(themed.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
diff --git a/nextjs-app/components/HomeView.module.css b/nextjs-app/components/HomeView.module.css
index e1fc063..862abfe 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/components/HomeView.module.css
+++ b/nextjs-app/components/HomeView.module.css
@@ -572,133 +572,174 @@
   margin-top: 0;
 }
 
-/* Map View Layout */
+/* ── Map view ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+   The list on the left, the map filling the rest, in one card that runs from
+   under the pinned toolbar to the bottom of the screen. --toolbar-h is the
+   toolbar's measured height, written by HomeView. */
+/* Where the split starts before any scrolling: header, the page's top
+   padding (globals.css .main), the toolbar and its margin. */
+.homeView {
+  --map-top: calc(64px + 1.25rem + var(--toolbar-h, 76px) + 1.25rem);
+  --map-bottom: 1rem;
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 768px) {
+  .homeView {
+    --map-top: calc(64px + 1rem + var(--toolbar-h, 76px) + 1.25rem);
+  }
+}
+
 .mapViewContainer {
   display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: 1fr 340px;
-  gap: 1rem;
-  height: calc(100dvh - 280px);
-  min-height: 520px;
-  max-height: 800px;
+  grid-template-columns: minmax(340px, 420px) minmax(0, 1fr);
+  height: calc(100dvh - var(--map-top) - var(--map-bottom));
+  min-height: 480px;
+  background: var(--bg-card);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.mapListPane {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  min-height: 0;
+  background: var(--bg-primary);
+  border-right: 1px solid var(--border);
+}
+
+.mapListPane .resultsHeader {
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+  padding: 0.875rem 1rem 0.75rem;
+}
+
+.mapListPane .resultsHeader h2 {
+  font-size: var(--step-1);
 }
 
 .mapContainer {
-  border-radius: 10px;
-  overflow: hidden;
-  border: 1px solid var(--border);
   height: 100%;
+  min-height: 0;
 }
 
 .compactList {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 0.5rem;
+  gap: 0.625rem;
+  flex: 1;
+  min-height: 0;
   overflow-y: auto;
-  height: 100%;
-  padding-right: 0.375rem;
+  padding: 0.125rem 1rem 1rem;
+  scrollbar-width: thin;
 }
 
-.compactList::-webkit-scrollbar {
-  width: 6px;
-}
-
-.compactList::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
-  background: var(--bg-secondary);
-  border-radius: 3px;
-}
-
-.compactList::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
-  background: var(--border);
-  border-radius: 3px;
-}
-
-.compactList::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover {
-  background: var(--text-muted);
-}
-
-/* Compact School Item */
+/* Compact School Item: the list pane's card, and the phone's bottom sheet. */
 .compactItem {
   display: flex;
-  justify-content: space-between;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: 0.75rem;
-  padding: 0.625rem 0.75rem;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.4375rem;
+  padding: 0.75rem 0.875rem;
   background: var(--bg-card);
   border: 1px solid var(--border);
-  border-radius: 8px;
-  transition: all 0.2s ease;
+  border-radius: 10px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: border-color var(--transition), box-shadow var(--transition);
 }
 
 .compactItem:hover {
-  border-color: var(--brand);
-  box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(var(--shadow-rgb), 0.05);
+  border-color: var(--border-strong);
 }
 
-.compactItemContent {
-  flex: 1;
-  min-width: 0;
+.compactItemSelected,
+.compactItemSelected:hover {
+  border-color: var(--brand);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba(var(--brand-rgb), 0.28);
 }
 
 .compactItemHeader {
   display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: 0.375rem;
-  margin-bottom: 0.125rem;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  align-items: flex-start;
+  gap: 0.625rem;
 }
 
 .compactItemName {
-  font-weight: 600;
-  font-size: 0.8125rem;
+  font-family: var(--font-display);
+  font-size: 0.9375rem;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  line-height: 1.3;
   color: var(--text-primary);
   text-decoration: none;
-  white-space: nowrap;
-  overflow: hidden;
-  text-overflow: ellipsis;
 }
 
 .compactItemName:hover {
   color: var(--brand-strong);
+  text-decoration: underline;
 }
 
 .distanceBadge {
   flex-shrink: 0;
-  padding: 0.0625rem 0.375rem;
-  font-size: 0.6875rem;
-  font-weight: 600;
+  padding: 0.125rem 0.375rem;
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  font-weight: 700;
   background: var(--brand);
   color: var(--brand-on);
-  border-radius: 3px;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
-.compactItemMeta {
+.compactItemTags {
   display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
   gap: 0.375rem;
+}
+
+.compactBadge,
+.compactTag {
+  padding: 0.125rem 0.4375rem;
+  border-radius: 4px;
   font-size: 0.6875rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.compactTag {
+  background: var(--bg-secondary);
   color: var(--text-secondary);
-  margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
+  font-weight: 500;
 }
 
-.compactItemMeta span:not(:last-child)::after {
-  content: '·';
-  margin-left: 0.375rem;
-  color: var(--text-muted);
-}
+.ofsted1,
+.ofsted2 { background: var(--status-above-bg); color: var(--status-above); }
+.ofsted3 { background: var(--status-below-bg); color: var(--status-below); }
+.ofsted4 { background: var(--status-below); color: var(--text-inverse); }
+.ofstedRc { background: var(--phase-secondary-text); color: var(--text-inverse); }
+.ofstedInspected { background: var(--phase-primary-bg); color: var(--phase-primary-text); }
+.ofstedPending { background: var(--border); color: var(--text-muted); }
 
-.compactItemStats {
+.compactItemFooter {
   display: flex;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  align-items: center;
   gap: 0.75rem;
-  font-size: 0.6875rem;
+}
+
+.compactStat {
+  font-size: 0.8125rem;
   color: var(--text-secondary);
 }
 
 .compactStat strong {
+  font-size: 0.9375rem;
   color: var(--text-primary);
 }
 
+.deltaUp { color: var(--status-above); font-weight: 600; }
+.deltaDown { color: var(--status-below); font-weight: 600; }
+
 .compactItemActions {
   display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 0.25rem;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
   flex-shrink: 0;
 }
 
@@ -795,49 +836,11 @@
     min-width: 0;
   }
 
-  .mapViewContainer {
-    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
-    grid-template-rows: 260px auto;
-    height: auto;
-    gap: 0.75rem;
-  }
-
-  .mapContainer {
-    height: 260px;
-  }
-
-  .compactList {
-    height: auto;
-    max-height: 350px;
-    padding-right: 0;
-  }
-
-  .compactItem {
-    flex-direction: column;
-    align-items: stretch;
-    gap: 0.5rem;
-  }
-
-  .compactItemActions {
-    flex-direction: row;
-  }
-
-  .compactItemActions > * {
-    flex: 1;
-  }
-
   .emptyState {
     padding: 2rem 1.25rem;
   }
 }
 
-/* Highlighted List Item */
-.highlightedItem .compactItem {
-  border-color: var(--brand);
-  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px var(--brand);
-  background: var(--bg-secondary);
-}
-
 /* ── Mobile dock ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
    The floating List/Map button (phones only) above the selected pin's card.
    A column, so the button always clears the card instead of covering it. */
@@ -883,10 +886,7 @@
     box-shadow: none;
     background: transparent;
     padding: 1rem;
-  }
-
-  .bottomSheet .compactItem:hover {
-    box-shadow: none;
+    cursor: default;
   }
 
   .closeSheetBtn {
@@ -917,21 +917,27 @@
     }
   }
 
-  /* When map view on mobile, expand map and hide list */
+  /* Map only: the pane keeps its heading, the cards give way to the pins and
+     the bottom sheet. */
   .mapViewContainer {
-    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
-    grid-template-rows: 1fr;
-    height: calc(100dvh - 280px);
-    min-height: 400px;
+    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
+    grid-template-rows: auto minmax(0, 1fr);
+    border-radius: var(--radius-md);
   }
 
-  .mapContainer {
-    height: 100%;
+  .mapListPane {
+    border-right: 0;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
   }
 
+  .mapListPane .sortSelect,
   .compactList {
     display: none;
   }
+
+  .mapListPane .resultsHeader {
+    padding: 0.625rem 0.875rem;
+  }
 }
 
 /* Above the tab bar, and riding with it when iOS Chrome's URL bar hides
@@ -964,6 +970,16 @@
   .hasViewFab {
     padding-bottom: 4.5rem;
   }
+
+  /* The map runs down to the tab bar; the button floats over the map. */
+  .mapViewResults.hasViewFab {
+    padding-bottom: 0;
+  }
+
+  .homeView {
+    --map-top: calc(56px + var(--toolbar-h, 124px) + 1rem);
+    --map-bottom: calc(56px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom, 0px) + 1rem);
+  }
 }
 
 .quickSearches {
diff --git a/nextjs-app/components/HomeView.tsx b/nextjs-app/components/HomeView.tsx
index 21ce5d9..8d6918a 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/components/HomeView.tsx
+++ b/nextjs-app/components/HomeView.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 'use client';
 
-import React, { useState, useEffect, useRef, useCallback } from 'react';
+import React, { useState, useEffect, useRef, useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
 import { useSearchParams, useRouter, usePathname } from 'next/navigation';
 import { FilterBar } from './FilterBar';
 import { SchoolRow } from './SchoolRow';
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { HeroIllustration } from './Illustration';
 import { useComparisonContext } from '@/context/ComparisonContext';
 import { fetchSchools, fetchLAaverages, fetchNationalAverages } from '@/lib/api';
 import type { SchoolsResponse, Filters, School } from '@/lib/types';
-import { schoolUrl, buildOfstedListBadge } from '@/lib/utils';
+import { schoolUrl, buildOfstedListBadge, isSpecialSchool, listRwmValue } from '@/lib/utils';
 import { track } from '@/lib/analytics';
 import styles from './HomeView.module.css';
 
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ interface HomeViewProps {
   autosuggest?: boolean;
 }
 
+/*
+ * The view a postcode search opens in, on every screen size. The map is on
+ * trial as the default (2026-09-30); results_view_changed shows how often
+ * readers switch away from it. Name searches have no map and always list.
+ */
+const DEFAULT_LOCATION_VIEW: 'list' | 'map' = 'map';
+
 function daysUntil(month: number, day: number): number {
   const today = new Date();
   today.setHours(0, 0, 0, 0);
@@ -222,7 +229,13 @@ export function HomeView({ initialSchools, filters, totalSchools, howItWorks, ed
   const router = useRouter();
   const pathname = usePathname();
   const { addSchool, removeSchool, selectedSchools } = useComparisonContext();
-  const [resultsView, setResultsView] = useState<'list' | 'map'>('list');
+  /*
+   * The reader's choice, once they make one; until then the default for the
+   * kind of search. Derived rather than seeded into state, because a hero
+   * search reaches the results by client-side navigation: the same instance
+   * gets new props, and a state seeded on the landing page would stay "list".
+   */
+  const [chosenView, setChosenView] = useState<'list' | 'map' | null>(null);
   const [selectedMapSchool, setSelectedMapSchool] = useState<School | null>(null);
   const sortOrder = searchParams.get('sort') || 'default';
   const [allSchools, setAllSchools] = useState<School[]>(initialSchools.schools);
@@ -236,6 +249,8 @@ export function HomeView({ initialSchools, filters, totalSchools, howItWorks, ed
   const prevSearchParamsRef = useRef(searchParams.toString());
   const toolbarRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const resultsRef = useRef<HTMLElement>(null);
+  const mapListRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+
   const mapParamsRef = useRef<string>('');
   const loadMoreController = useRef<AbortController | null>(null);
   // Identity changes even for A → B → A, so an old A response stays stale.
@@ -283,6 +298,18 @@ export function HomeView({ initialSchools, filters, totalSchools, howItWorks, ed
   const isSecondaryView = currentPhase.toLowerCase().includes('secondary')
     || (!currentPhase && secondaryCount > primaryCount);
   const isMixedView = primaryCount > 0 && secondaryCount > 0 && !currentPhase;
+  const resultsView: 'list' | 'map' = chosenView ?? (isLocationSearch ? DEFAULT_LOCATION_VIEW : 'list');
+
+  // The map view fills the screen below the pinned toolbar, whose height
+  // depends on how its controls wrap. Measure it rather than guess.
+  const [toolbarHeight, setToolbarHeight] = useState<number | null>(null);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const el = toolbarRef.current;
+    if (!el || typeof ResizeObserver === 'undefined') return;
+    const observer = new ResizeObserver(() => setToolbarHeight(Math.round(el.getBoundingClientRect().height)));
+    observer.observe(el);
+    return () => observer.disconnect();
+  }, [isSearchActive]);
 
   // Reset pagination and map cache when search params change
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -419,7 +446,7 @@ export function HomeView({ initialSchools, filters, totalSchools, howItWorks, ed
     );
   }, [router]);
 
-  const sortedSchools = [...allSchools].sort((a, b) => {
+  const sortSchools = (list: School[]) => [...list].sort((a, b) => {
     if (sortOrder === 'rwm_desc') return (b.rwm_expected_pct ?? -Infinity) - (a.rwm_expected_pct ?? -Infinity);
     if (sortOrder === 'rwm_asc') return (a.rwm_expected_pct ?? Infinity) - (b.rwm_expected_pct ?? Infinity);
     if (sortOrder === 'att8_desc') return (b.attainment_8_score ?? -Infinity) - (a.attainment_8_score ?? -Infinity);
@@ -428,6 +455,14 @@ export function HomeView({ initialSchools, filters, totalSchools, howItWorks, ed
     if (sortOrder === 'name_asc') return a.school_name.localeCompare(b.school_name);
     return 0;
   });
+  const sortedSchools = sortSchools(allSchools);
+  // The map gets a stable array (a new one rebuilds every pin and closes the
+  // open card); only the list beside it is sorted.
+  const mapResultSchools = mapSchools.length > 0 ? mapSchools : initialSchools.schools;
+  const mapListSchools = sortSchools(mapResultSchools);
+  const radiusMiles = initialSchools.location_info
+    ? Number((initialSchools.location_info.radius / 1.60934).toFixed(1))
+    : undefined;
 
   // Empty-results sentinel: track when a search returns nothing.
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -473,6 +508,31 @@ export function HomeView({ initialSchools, filters, totalSchools, howItWorks, ed
   }, [addSchool, selectedSchools.length]);
 
   const hasViewSwitch = isLocationSearch && initialSchools.schools.length > 0;
+  const compareUrns = useMemo(() => selectedSchools.map(s => s.urn), [selectedSchools]);
+
+  /*
+   * Below 769px the map view hides its list pane (HomeView.module.css), and
+   * with the map now the default on phones, every postcode search there
+   * would otherwise build up to 500 hidden cards. Decided after mount, so
+   * the server's HTML and the first client render still agree.
+   */
+  const [listPaneShown, setListPaneShown] = useState(true);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (typeof window.matchMedia !== 'function') return;
+    const query = window.matchMedia('(min-width: 769px)');
+    const update = () => setListPaneShown(query.matches);
+    update();
+    query.addEventListener('change', update);
+    return () => query.removeEventListener('change', update);
+  }, []);
+  const clearMapSelection = useCallback(() => setSelectedMapSchool(null), []);
+
+  // A pin chosen on the map brings its card into view in the list beside it.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!selectedMapSchool) return;
+    const card = mapListRef.current?.querySelector<HTMLElement>(`[data-urn="${selectedMapSchool.urn}"]`);
+    if (card?.offsetParent) card.scrollIntoView({ block: 'nearest', behavior: 'smooth' });
+  }, [selectedMapSchool]);
 
   /*
    * Switching view from far down the list would otherwise leave the reader
@@ -482,7 +542,7 @@ export function HomeView({ initialSchools, filters, totalSchools, howItWorks, ed
    */
   const changeView = (view: 'list' | 'map', via: 'toolbar' | 'floating') => {
     if (view === resultsView) return;
-    setResultsView(view);
+    setChosenView(view);
     track('results_view_changed', { view, via });
     requestAnimationFrame(() => {
       const results = resultsRef.current;
@@ -496,11 +556,52 @@ export function HomeView({ initialSchools, filters, totalSchools, howItWorks, ed
     });
   };
 
+  const isMapView = initialSchools.schools.length > 0 && resultsView === 'map' && isLocationSearch;
+
+  // The count and the sort. Above the list in list view; at the top of the
+  // list pane, beside the map, in map view.
+  const resultsHeader = (
+    <div className={styles.resultsHeader}>
+      <h2 aria-live="polite" aria-atomic="true">
+        {isLocationSearch && initialSchools.location_info
+          ? `${initialSchools.total.toLocaleString()} school${initialSchools.total !== 1 ? 's' : ''} within ${(initialSchools.location_info.radius / 1.60934).toFixed(1)} miles of ${initialSchools.location_info.postcode}`
+          : `${initialSchools.total.toLocaleString()} school${initialSchools.total !== 1 ? 's' : ''} found`
+        }
+      </h2>
+      <div className={styles.resultsHeaderActions}>
+        <select
+          value={sortOrder}
+          onChange={e => {
+            const params = new URLSearchParams(searchParams);
+            if (e.target.value === 'default') {
+              params.delete('sort');
+            } else {
+              params.set('sort', e.target.value);
+            }
+            router.push(`${pathname}?${params.toString()}`);
+          }}
+          className={styles.sortSelect}
+        >
+          <option value="default">Sort: Relevance</option>
+          {(!isSecondaryView || isMixedView) && <option value="rwm_desc">Highest Reading, Writing &amp; Maths %</option>}
+          {(!isSecondaryView || isMixedView) && <option value="rwm_asc">Lowest Reading, Writing &amp; Maths %</option>}
+          {(isSecondaryView || isMixedView) && <option value="att8_desc">Highest Attainment 8</option>}
+          {(isSecondaryView || isMixedView) && <option value="att8_asc">Lowest Attainment 8</option>}
+          {isLocationSearch && <option value="distance">Nearest first</option>}
+          <option value="name_asc">Name A–Z</option>
+        </select>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+
   return (
     /* The landing arrangement owns its own vertical rhythm (one gap, set in
        CSS); the search arrangement is a filter bar directly above its results
        and wants none of it. */
-    <div className={isSearchActive ? styles.homeView : `${styles.homeView} ${styles.landing}`}>
+    <div
+      className={isSearchActive ? styles.homeView : `${styles.homeView} ${styles.landing}`}
+      style={toolbarHeight ? { '--toolbar-h': `${toolbarHeight}px` } as React.CSSProperties : undefined}
+    >
       {/* Hero: a Sand panel with the proposition and the search on the left and
           the brand landscape bleeding to the panel edge on the right. The
           search lives inside the panel here and above the results elsewhere,
@@ -669,43 +770,9 @@ export function HomeView({ initialSchools, filters, totalSchools, howItWorks, ed
           </div>
         )}
 
-        {hasSearch && (
-          <div className={styles.resultsHeader}>
-            <h2 aria-live="polite" aria-atomic="true">
-              {isLocationSearch && initialSchools.location_info
-                ? `${initialSchools.total.toLocaleString()} school${initialSchools.total !== 1 ? 's' : ''} within ${(initialSchools.location_info.radius / 1.60934).toFixed(1)} miles of ${initialSchools.location_info.postcode}`
-                : `${initialSchools.total.toLocaleString()} school${initialSchools.total !== 1 ? 's' : ''} found`
-              }
-            </h2>
-            <div className={styles.resultsHeaderActions}>
-              {resultsView === 'list' && (
-                <select
-                  value={sortOrder}
-                  onChange={e => {
-                    const params = new URLSearchParams(searchParams);
-                    if (e.target.value === 'default') {
-                      params.delete('sort');
-                    } else {
-                      params.set('sort', e.target.value);
-                    }
-                    router.push(`${pathname}?${params.toString()}`);
-                  }}
-                  className={styles.sortSelect}
-                >
-                  <option value="default">Sort: Relevance</option>
-                  {(!isSecondaryView || isMixedView) && <option value="rwm_desc">Highest Reading, Writing &amp; Maths %</option>}
-                  {(!isSecondaryView || isMixedView) && <option value="rwm_asc">Lowest Reading, Writing &amp; Maths %</option>}
-                  {(isSecondaryView || isMixedView) && <option value="att8_desc">Highest Attainment 8</option>}
-                  {(isSecondaryView || isMixedView) && <option value="att8_asc">Lowest Attainment 8</option>}
-                  {isLocationSearch && <option value="distance">Nearest first</option>}
-                  <option value="name_asc">Name A–Z</option>
-                </select>
-              )}
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        )}
+        {hasSearch && !isMapView && resultsHeader}
 
-        {isSearchActive && (
+        {isSearchActive && !isMapView && (
           <div className={styles.activeFilters}>
             {searchParams.get('search') && <span className={styles.filterChip}>Search: {searchParams.get('search')}<a href="/" className={styles.chipRemove} onClick={e => { e.preventDefault(); }}>×</a></span>}
             {searchParams.get('local_authority') && <span className={styles.filterChip}>{searchParams.get('local_authority')}</span>}
@@ -724,35 +791,41 @@ export function HomeView({ initialSchools, filters, totalSchools, howItWorks, ed
               },
             }}
           />
-        ) : initialSchools.schools.length > 0 && resultsView === 'map' && isLocationSearch ? (
-          /* Map View Layout */
+        ) : isMapView ? (
+          /* Map View Layout: the list beside the map, as one card. */
           <div className={styles.mapViewContainer}>
+            <div className={styles.mapListPane}>
+              {resultsHeader}
+              <div ref={mapListRef} className={styles.compactList}>
+                {listPaneShown && mapListSchools.map((school) => (
+                  <CompactSchoolItem
+                    key={school.urn}
+                    school={school}
+                    onAddToCompare={addSchoolFromSearch}
+                    isInCompare={compareUrns.includes(school.urn)}
+                    nationalAvgRwm={nationalAvgRwm}
+                    laAverages={laAverages}
+                    isSelected={selectedMapSchool?.urn === school.urn}
+                    onSelect={setSelectedMapSchool}
+                  />
+                ))}
+              </div>
+            </div>
             <div className={styles.mapContainer}>
               <SchoolMap
-                schools={isLoadingMap ? initialSchools.schools : mapSchools}
+                schools={mapResultSchools}
                 center={initialSchools.location_info?.coordinates}
                 referencePoint={initialSchools.location_info?.coordinates}
+                radiusMiles={radiusMiles}
+                selectedUrn={selectedMapSchool?.urn ?? null}
                 onMarkerClick={setSelectedMapSchool}
+                onDeselect={clearMapSelection}
+                onAddToCompare={addSchoolFromSearch}
+                compareUrns={compareUrns}
                 nationalAvgRwm={nationalAvgRwm}
                 laAverages={laAverages}
               />
             </div>
-            <div className={styles.compactList}>
-              {(isLoadingMap ? initialSchools.schools : mapSchools).map((school) => (
-                <div
-                  key={school.urn}
-                  className={`${styles.listItemWrapper} ${selectedMapSchool?.urn === school.urn ? styles.highlightedItem : ''}`}
-                >
-                  <CompactSchoolItem
-                    school={school}
-                    onAddToCompare={addSchoolFromSearch}
-                    isInCompare={selectedSchools.some(s => s.urn === school.urn)}
-                    nationalAvgRwm={nationalAvgRwm}
-                  />
-                </div>
-              ))}
-            </div>
-
           </div>
         ) : (
           /* List View Layout */
@@ -829,8 +902,10 @@ export function HomeView({ initialSchools, filters, totalSchools, howItWorks, ed
               <CompactSchoolItem
                 school={selectedMapSchool}
                 onAddToCompare={addSchoolFromSearch}
-                isInCompare={selectedSchools.some(s => s.urn === selectedMapSchool.urn)}
+                isInCompare={compareUrns.includes(selectedMapSchool.urn)}
                 nationalAvgRwm={nationalAvgRwm}
+                laAverages={laAverages}
+                showView
               />
             </div>
           )}
@@ -840,100 +915,104 @@ export function HomeView({ initialSchools, filters, totalSchools, howItWorks, ed
   );
 }
 
-/* Compact School Item for Map View */
+/* Compact School Item: a card in the map view's list, and the phone's bottom sheet. */
 interface CompactSchoolItemProps {
   school: School;
   onAddToCompare: (school: School) => void;
   isInCompare: boolean;
   nationalAvgRwm?: number | null;
+  laAverages?: Record<string, number>;
+  isSelected?: boolean;
+  /** Clicking the card (not its link or button) picks its pin on the map. */
+  onSelect?: (school: School) => void;
+  /** The bottom sheet has no list around it, so it carries its own View. */
+  showView?: boolean;
 }
 
-function CompactSchoolItem({ school, onAddToCompare, isInCompare, nationalAvgRwm }: CompactSchoolItemProps) {
+function CompactSchoolItem({
+  school, onAddToCompare, isInCompare, nationalAvgRwm, laAverages, isSelected, onSelect, showView,
+}: CompactSchoolItemProps) {
   const ofstedBadge = buildOfstedListBadge(school);
-  const isSecondary = school.attainment_8_score != null;
+  const special = isSpecialSchool(school);
+  const href = schoolUrl(school.urn, school.school_name);
 
-  // vs-national delta for primary schools
-  const rwmDelta =
-    !isSecondary && school.rwm_expected_pct != null && nationalAvgRwm != null
-      ? Math.round(school.rwm_expected_pct - nationalAvgRwm)
-      : null;
+  /*
+   * The headline figure, then its comparison. Same rules as the list rows:
+   * no placeholder all-zero RWM, and no mainstream benchmark for special
+   * schools, PRUs or AP.
+   */
+  let figure: React.ReactNode = null;
+  if (school.attainment_8_score != null) {
+    const laAvg = school.local_authority ? laAverages?.[school.local_authority] : undefined;
+    const diff = !special && laAvg != null
+      ? Math.round((school.attainment_8_score - laAvg) * 10) / 10 : null;
+    figure = (
+      <>
+        <strong>{school.attainment_8_score.toFixed(1)}</strong> Att 8
+        {diff != null && (
+          <span className={diff >= 0.5 ? styles.deltaUp : diff <= -0.5 ? styles.deltaDown : undefined}>
+            {' '}{diff >= 0 ? '+' : ''}{diff} vs LA
+          </span>
+        )}
+      </>
+    );
+  } else {
+    const rwm = listRwmValue(school);
+    if (rwm != null) {
+      const diff = !special && nationalAvgRwm != null ? Math.round(rwm - nationalAvgRwm) : null;
+      figure = (
+        <>
+          <strong>{rwm}%</strong> RWM
+          {diff != null && (
+            <span className={diff >= 2 ? styles.deltaUp : diff <= -2 ? styles.deltaDown : undefined}>
+              {' '}{diff >= 2 ? `+${diff} pts` : diff <= -2 ? `${diff} pts` : '≈ national'}
+            </span>
+          )}
+        </>
+      );
+    }
+  }
 
-  const deltaStyle: React.CSSProperties =
-    rwmDelta == null
-      ? {}
-      : rwmDelta >= 2
-      ? { fontSize: '0.7rem', color: 'var(--status-above)', fontWeight: 600 }
-      : rwmDelta <= -2
-      ? { fontSize: '0.7rem', color: 'var(--brand)', fontWeight: 600 }
-      : { fontSize: '0.7rem', color: 'var(--text-muted)' };
+  const handleClick = (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
+    if ((e.target as HTMLElement).closest('a, button')) return;
+    onSelect?.(school);
+  };
 
   return (
-    <div className={styles.compactItem}>
-      <div className={styles.compactItemContent}>
-        <div className={styles.compactItemHeader}>
-          <a href={schoolUrl(school.urn, school.school_name)} className={styles.compactItemName}>
-            {school.school_name}
-          </a>
-          {school.distance !== undefined && school.distance !== null && (
-            <span className={styles.distanceBadge}>
-              {school.distance.toFixed(1)} mi
-            </span>
-          )}
-        </div>
-        {/* Ofsted badge */}
-        <div style={{ marginBottom: '0.25rem' }}>
-          <span
-            style={{
-              display: 'inline-block',
-              padding: '0.0625rem 0.375rem',
-              fontSize: '0.625rem',
-              fontWeight: 600,
-              borderRadius: '3px',
-              whiteSpace: 'nowrap',
-              ...(ofstedBadge.cssClass === 'ofsted1' ? { background: 'var(--status-above-bg)', color: 'var(--status-above)' } :
-                  ofstedBadge.cssClass === 'ofsted2' ? { background: 'var(--status-above-bg)', color: 'var(--status-above)' } :
-                  ofstedBadge.cssClass === 'ofsted3' ? { background: 'var(--status-below-bg)', color: 'var(--status-below)' } :
-                  ofstedBadge.cssClass === 'ofsted4' ? { background: 'var(--status-below)', color: 'var(--text-inverse)' } :
-                  ofstedBadge.cssClass === 'ofstedRc' ? { background: 'var(--phase-secondary-text)', color: 'var(--text-inverse)' } :
-                  ofstedBadge.cssClass === 'ofstedPending' ? { background: 'var(--bg-secondary)', color: 'var(--text-muted)' } :
-                  { background: 'var(--bg-secondary)', color: 'var(--text-muted)' }),
-            }}
-          >
-            {ofstedBadge.label}
-          </span>
-        </div>
-        {/* Headline metric + delta */}
-        <div className={styles.compactItemStats}>
-          <span className={styles.compactStat}>
-            <strong>
-              {isSecondary
-                ? (school.attainment_8_score != null ? school.attainment_8_score.toFixed(1) : '-')
-                : (school.rwm_expected_pct != null ? `${school.rwm_expected_pct}%` : '-')}
-            </strong>
-            {' '}
-            {isSecondary ? 'Att 8' : 'RWM'}
-          </span>
-          {rwmDelta != null && (
-            <span style={deltaStyle}>
-              {rwmDelta >= 2
-                ? `+${rwmDelta} pts vs national`
-                : rwmDelta <= -2
-                ? `${rwmDelta} pts vs national`
-                : '≈ national avg'}
-            </span>
-          )}
-        </div>
+    <div
+      data-urn={school.urn}
+      className={`${styles.compactItem} ${isSelected ? styles.compactItemSelected : ''}`}
+      onClick={onSelect ? handleClick : undefined}
+    >
+      <div className={styles.compactItemHeader}>
+        <a href={href} className={styles.compactItemName}>{school.school_name}</a>
+        {school.distance != null && (
+          <span className={styles.distanceBadge}>{school.distance.toFixed(1)} mi</span>
+        )}
       </div>
-      <div className={styles.compactItemActions}>
-        <button
-          className={isInCompare ? 'btn btn-active btn-sm' : 'btn btn-secondary btn-sm'}
-          onClick={() => onAddToCompare(school)}
-        >
-          {isInCompare ? '✓ Comparing' : '+ Compare'}
-        </button>
-        <a href={schoolUrl(school.urn, school.school_name)} className="btn btn-tertiary btn-sm">
-          View
-        </a>
+      <div className={styles.compactItemTags}>
+        <span className={`${styles.compactBadge} ${styles[ofstedBadge.cssClass] ?? ''}`}>
+          {ofstedBadge.label}
+        </span>
+        {school.school_type && <span className={styles.compactTag}>{school.school_type}</span>}
+      </div>
+      <div className={styles.compactItemFooter}>
+        <span className={styles.compactStat}>
+          {figure}
+          {school.total_pupils != null && (
+            <>{figure ? ' · ' : ''}{school.total_pupils.toLocaleString('en-GB')} pupils</>
+          )}
+        </span>
+        <div className={styles.compactItemActions}>
+          {showView && <a href={href} className="btn btn-tertiary btn-sm">View</a>}
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            className={isInCompare ? 'btn btn-active btn-sm' : 'btn btn-secondary btn-sm'}
+            onClick={() => onAddToCompare(school)}
+          >
+            {isInCompare ? '✓ Comparing' : '+ Compare'}
+          </button>
+        </div>
       </div>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/nextjs-app/components/LeafletMapInner.tsx b/nextjs-app/components/LeafletMapInner.tsx
index 9132b43..e7d1bec 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/components/LeafletMapInner.tsx
+++ b/nextjs-app/components/LeafletMapInner.tsx
@@ -5,213 +5,283 @@
 
 'use client';
 
-import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import L from 'leaflet';
 import 'leaflet/dist/leaflet.css';
 import type { School } from '@/lib/types';
-import { schoolUrl } from '@/lib/utils';
-
-// Fix for default marker icons in Next.js
-delete (L.Icon.Default.prototype as any)._getIconUrl;
-L.Icon.Default.mergeOptions({
-  iconRetinaUrl: 'https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/leaflet/1.7.1/images/marker-icon-2x.png',
-  iconUrl: 'https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/leaflet/1.7.1/images/marker-icon.png',
-  shadowUrl: 'https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/leaflet/1.7.1/images/marker-shadow.png',
-});
+import { schoolUrl, isSpecialSchool, buildOfstedListBadge, listRwmValue } from '@/lib/utils';
 
 interface LeafletMapInnerProps {
   schools: School[];
   center: [number, number];
   zoom: number;
   referencePoint?: [number, number];
+  /** Search radius in miles. Drawn as a dashed circle the view fits to. */
+  radiusMiles?: number;
+  /** The school whose pin is highlighted and, on wide screens, whose card is open. */
+  selectedUrn?: number | null;
   onMarkerClick?: (school: School) => void;
+  /** The open card was closed from the map itself (its × or a click elsewhere). */
+  onDeselect?: () => void;
+  onAddToCompare?: (school: School) => void;
+  compareUrns?: number[];
   nationalAvgRwm?: number | null;
   laAverages?: Record<string, number | null>;
 }
 
+const METRES_PER_MILE = 1609.344;
+
+/*
+ * Wide screens show the selected school as a card on the map. Narrow ones do
+ * not: HomeView shows the same card as a bottom sheet there, and a popup on a
+ * 390px map would cover most of it.
+ */
+const CARD_ON_MAP_QUERY = '(min-width: 769px)';
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Popup helpers (must work in plain JS string templates — no React / CSS Modules)
+// Card helpers (must work in plain JS string templates — no React / CSS Modules)
+// Class names are global and styled in SchoolMap.module.css.
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 function escapeHtml(s: string): string {
   return s.replace(/&/g, '&amp;').replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;').replace(/"/g, '&quot;');
 }
 
-interface PopupBadge {
-  label: string;
-  style: string;
+function pinIcon(selected: boolean): L.DivIcon {
+  const size = selected ? 32 : 22;
+  return L.divIcon({
+    className: selected ? 'sc-pin sc-pin--selected' : 'sc-pin',
+    html: '',
+    iconSize: [size, size],
+    iconAnchor: [size / 2, size / 2],
+  });
 }
 
-function buildPopupBadge(school: School): PopupBadge {
-  // A report card wins over any carried-forward legacy grade — its presence is
-  // signalled by ofsted_rc_date (the list has no full report_card object, and
-  // ofsted_framework is the raw event grouping, never "ReportCard").
-  if (school.ofsted_rc_date) {
-    const rcYear = new Date(school.ofsted_rc_date).getFullYear();
-    return { label: `Report Card · ${rcYear}`, style: 'background:var(--phase-secondary-text);color:var(--text-inverse)' };
-  }
-  const year = school.ofsted_date ? new Date(school.ofsted_date).getFullYear() : null;
-  const yearStr = year ? ` · ${year}` : '';
-  if (school.ofsted_grade) {
-    const labels: Record<number, string> = { 1: 'Outstanding', 2: 'Good', 3: 'Req. Improvement', 4: 'Inadequate' };
-    const colours: Record<number, string> = {
-      1: 'background:var(--status-above-bg);color:var(--status-above)',
-      2: 'background:var(--status-above-bg);color:var(--status-above)',
-      3: 'background:var(--status-below-bg);color:var(--status-below)',
-      4: 'background:var(--status-below);color:var(--text-inverse)',
-    };
-    return { label: `${labels[school.ofsted_grade]}${yearStr}`, style: colours[school.ofsted_grade] };
-  }
-  return { label: 'Not yet inspected', style: 'background:var(--bg-secondary);color:var(--text-muted)' };
+interface CardContext {
+  inCompare: boolean;
+  nationalAvgRwm?: number | null;
+  laAverages?: Record<string, number | null>;
 }
 
-export default function LeafletMapInner({ schools, center, zoom, referencePoint, onMarkerClick, nationalAvgRwm, laAverages }: LeafletMapInnerProps) {
+/** The headline figure and its comparison, the same rule as the list rows. */
+function metricHtml(school: School, { nationalAvgRwm, laAverages }: CardContext): string {
+  const special = isSpecialSchool(school);
+  if (school.attainment_8_score != null) {
+    const score = school.attainment_8_score;
+    const laAvg = school.local_authority ? (laAverages?.[school.local_authority] ?? null) : null;
+    let delta = '';
+    if (!special && laAvg != null) {
+      const diff = Math.round((score - laAvg) * 10) / 10;
+      // Att8 runs 0–90 in 0.1 steps; ±0.5 is meaningful, where RWM needs ±2.
+      const cls = diff >= 0.5 ? 'sc-up' : diff <= -0.5 ? 'sc-down' : '';
+      delta = ` <span class="${cls}">${diff >= 0 ? '+' : ''}${diff} vs LA</span>`;
+    }
+    return `<strong>${score.toFixed(1)}</strong> Att 8${delta}`;
+  }
+  const rwm = listRwmValue(school);
+  if (rwm != null) {
+    let delta = '';
+    if (!special && nationalAvgRwm != null) {
+      const diff = Math.round(rwm - nationalAvgRwm);
+      const cls = diff >= 2 ? 'sc-up' : diff <= -2 ? 'sc-down' : '';
+      const text = diff >= 2 ? `+${diff} pts` : diff <= -2 ? `${diff} pts` : '≈ national';
+      delta = ` <span class="${cls}">${text}</span>`;
+    }
+    return `<strong>${rwm}%</strong> RWM${delta}`;
+  }
+  return '';
+}
+
+function cardHtml(school: School, ctx: CardContext): string {
+  const badge = buildOfstedListBadge(school);
+  const href = schoolUrl(school.urn, school.school_name);
+  const distance = school.distance != null
+    ? `<span class="sc-dist">${school.distance.toFixed(1)} mi</span>` : '';
+  const type = school.school_type
+    ? `<span class="sc-tag">${escapeHtml(school.school_type)}</span>` : '';
+  const metric = metricHtml(school, ctx);
+  const pupils = school.total_pupils != null
+    ? `${metric ? ' · ' : ''}${school.total_pupils.toLocaleString('en-GB')} pupils` : '';
+  return `<div class="sc-card">
+  <div class="sc-card-head"><a class="sc-card-name" href="${href}">${escapeHtml(school.school_name)}</a>${distance}</div>
+  <div class="sc-card-tags"><span class="sc-ofsted sc-${badge.cssClass}">${escapeHtml(badge.label)}</span>${type}</div>
+  ${metric || pupils ? `<div class="sc-card-metric">${metric}${pupils}</div>` : ''}
+  <div class="sc-card-actions">
+    <a class="btn btn-tertiary btn-sm" href="${href}">View</a>
+    <button type="button" class="btn ${ctx.inCompare ? 'btn-active' : 'btn-secondary'} btn-sm" data-compare>${ctx.inCompare ? '✓ Comparing' : '+ Compare'}</button>
+  </div>
+</div>`;
+}
+
+export default function LeafletMapInner({
+  schools, center, zoom, referencePoint, radiusMiles, selectedUrn,
+  onMarkerClick, onDeselect, onAddToCompare, compareUrns,
+  nationalAvgRwm, laAverages,
+}: LeafletMapInnerProps) {
   const mapRef = useRef<L.Map | null>(null);
   const mapContainerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-  const refMarkerRef = useRef<L.Marker | null>(null);
+  const markersRef = useRef<Map<number, L.Marker>>(new Map());
+  const overlayRef = useRef<L.LayerGroup | null>(null);
+  const popupRef = useRef<L.Popup | null>(null);
+  const selectedRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
+  // Bumped whenever the pins are rebuilt, for any reason, so the selection
+  // effect puts the card back on the new pin rather than only when the
+  // selection or the school list changes.
+  const [pinsVersion, setPinsVersion] = useState(0);
 
+  // The popup is plain HTML outside React, so its handlers read the latest
+  // props through a ref rather than closing over the render they were made in.
+  const latest = useRef({ onMarkerClick, onDeselect, onAddToCompare, compareUrns, nationalAvgRwm, laAverages });
+  latest.current = { onMarkerClick, onDeselect, onAddToCompare, compareUrns, nationalAvgRwm, laAverages };
+
+  const cardHtmlFor = (school: School) => cardHtml(school, {
+    inCompare: !!latest.current.compareUrns?.includes(school.urn),
+    nationalAvgRwm: latest.current.nationalAvgRwm,
+    laAverages: latest.current.laAverages,
+  });
+
+  // Map, tiles and controls: once.
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!mapContainerRef.current) return;
+    if (!mapContainerRef.current || mapRef.current) return;
+    const map = L.map(mapContainerRef.current, { zoomControl: false }).setView(center, zoom);
+    L.control.zoom({ position: 'topright' }).addTo(map);
+    L.tileLayer('https://{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png', {
+      attribution: '&copy; <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright">OpenStreetMap</a> contributors',
+      maxZoom: 19,
+    }).addTo(map);
+    overlayRef.current = L.layerGroup().addTo(map);
+    mapRef.current = map;
+    // center/zoom only seed the first view; later changes go through the
+    // markers effect, which fits the view to the results.
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, []);
 
-    // Initialize map
-    if (!mapRef.current) {
-      mapRef.current = L.map(mapContainerRef.current).setView(center, zoom);
+  // Search location, radius and school pins.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const map = mapRef.current;
+    const overlay = overlayRef.current;
+    if (!map || !overlay) return;
 
-      L.tileLayer('https://{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png', {
-        attribution: '&copy; <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright">OpenStreetMap</a> contributors',
-        maxZoom: 19,
-      }).addTo(mapRef.current);
-    }
+    // Forget the open card before closing it, so its close handler does not
+    // read this rebuild as the reader deselecting; the selection effect below
+    // reopens it on the new pin.
+    popupRef.current = null;
+    map.closePopup();
+    overlay.clearLayers();
+    markersRef.current.clear();
 
-    // Clear existing school markers (not the reference pin)
-    mapRef.current.eachLayer((layer) => {
-      if (layer instanceof L.Marker && layer !== refMarkerRef.current) {
-        mapRef.current!.removeLayer(layer);
+    let radiusBounds: L.LatLngBounds | null = null;
+    if (referencePoint) {
+      if (radiusMiles) {
+        const circle = L.circle(referencePoint, {
+          radius: radiusMiles * METRES_PER_MILE,
+          className: 'sc-radius',
+          interactive: false,
+        }).addTo(overlay);
+        radiusBounds = circle.getBounds();
+        const label = radiusMiles === 1 ? '1 mile' : `${radiusMiles} miles`;
+        L.marker([radiusBounds.getNorth(), referencePoint[1]], {
+          icon: L.divIcon({ className: 'sc-radius-label', html: label, iconSize: undefined }),
+          interactive: false,
+          keyboard: false,
+        }).addTo(overlay);
       }
-    });
-
-    // Add reference pin (search location)
-    if (refMarkerRef.current) {
-      refMarkerRef.current.remove();
-      refMarkerRef.current = null;
-    }
-    if (referencePoint && mapRef.current) {
-      const refIcon = L.divIcon({
-        html: `<div style="
-          width: 20px; height: 20px;
-          background: var(--brand);
-          border: 3px solid white;
-          border-radius: 50%;
-          box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.35);
-        "></div>`,
-        iconSize: [20, 20],
-        iconAnchor: [10, 10],
-        className: '',
-      });
-      refMarkerRef.current = L.marker(referencePoint, { icon: refIcon, zIndexOffset: 1000 })
-        .addTo(mapRef.current)
-        .bindPopup('<strong>Search location</strong>');
+      L.marker(referencePoint, {
+        icon: L.divIcon({ className: 'sc-home', html: '', iconSize: [16, 16], iconAnchor: [8, 8] }),
+        zIndexOffset: 500,
+        title: 'Search location',
+        alt: 'Search location',
+      }).addTo(overlay);
     }
 
-    // Add markers for schools
-    schools.forEach((school) => {
-      if (school.latitude && school.longitude && mapRef.current) {
-        const marker = L.marker([school.latitude, school.longitude]).addTo(mapRef.current);
+    for (const school of schools) {
+      if (!school.latitude || !school.longitude) continue;
+      const selected = school.urn === selectedRef.current;
+      const marker = L.marker([school.latitude, school.longitude], {
+        icon: pinIcon(selected),
+        zIndexOffset: selected ? 1000 : 0,
+        title: school.school_name,
+        alt: school.school_name,
+        riseOnHover: true,
+      }).addTo(overlay);
+      marker.on('click', () => latest.current.onMarkerClick?.(school));
+      markersRef.current.set(school.urn, marker);
+    }
 
-        // Create popup content
-        const badge = buildPopupBadge(school);
-        const isSecondary = school.attainment_8_score != null;
-
-        // Phase label
-        const rawPhase = (school.phase ?? '').toLowerCase();
-        const phaseLabel =
-          rawPhase.includes('secondary') ? 'Secondary' :
-          rawPhase === 'all-through' ? 'All-through' :
-          rawPhase.includes('primary') ? 'Primary' :
-          isSecondary ? 'Secondary' : 'Primary';
-
-        // Distance string
-        const distanceStr =
-          school.distance != null ? ` · ${school.distance.toFixed(1)} mi` : '';
-
-        // Headline metric
-        let metricHtml = '';
-        if (isSecondary) {
-          const score = school.attainment_8_score!;
-          const laAvg = school.local_authority ? (laAverages?.[school.local_authority] ?? null) : null;
-          let deltaLine = '';
-          if (laAvg != null) {
-            const diff = Math.round((score - laAvg) * 10) / 10;
-            const sign = diff >= 0 ? '+' : '';
-            // Att8 scores range 0–90 in 0.1 increments; ±0.5 is meaningful here
-            // vs primary RWM % where ±2 pts is the threshold
-            const colour = diff >= 0.5 ? 'var(--status-above)' : diff <= -0.5 ? 'var(--brand)' : 'var(--text-muted)';
-            const laName = escapeHtml(school.local_authority ?? 'LA');
-            deltaLine = `<div style="font-size:11px;font-weight:600;color:${colour}">${sign}${diff} vs ${laName} avg</div>`;
-          }
-          metricHtml = `<div style="margin-bottom:4px">
-  <span style="font-size:20px;font-weight:700;color:var(--text-primary);font-family:Georgia,serif">${score.toFixed(1)}</span>
-  <span style="font-size:11px;color:var(--text-muted);margin-left:4px">Attainment 8</span>
-  ${deltaLine}
-</div>`;
-        } else if (school.rwm_expected_pct != null) {
-          const rwm = school.rwm_expected_pct;
-          let deltaLine = '';
-          if (nationalAvgRwm != null) {
-            const diff = Math.round(rwm - nationalAvgRwm);
-            const colour = diff >= 2 ? 'var(--status-above)' : diff <= -2 ? 'var(--brand)' : 'var(--text-muted)';
-            const text =
-              diff >= 2 ? `+${diff} pts vs national` :
-              diff <= -2 ? `${diff} pts vs national` :
-              '≈ national avg';
-            deltaLine = `<div style="font-size:11px;font-weight:600;color:${colour}">${text}</div>`;
-          }
-          metricHtml = `<div style="margin-bottom:4px">
-  <span style="font-size:20px;font-weight:700;color:var(--text-primary);font-family:Georgia,serif">${rwm}%</span>
-  <span style="font-size:11px;color:var(--text-muted);margin-left:4px">Reading, Writing &amp; Maths</span>
-  ${deltaLine}
-</div>`;
-        }
-
-        const slug = schoolUrl(school.urn, school.school_name);
-
-        const popupContent = `<div style="font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;min-width:240px;max-width:280px;padding:0">
-  <div style="display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:flex-start;gap:8px;margin-bottom:6px">
-    <strong style="font-size:13px;color:var(--text-primary);line-height:1.3">${escapeHtml(school.school_name)}</strong>
-    <span style="font-size:10px;font-weight:700;padding:2px 6px;border-radius:3px;white-space:nowrap;flex-shrink:0;${badge.style}">${badge.label}</span>
-  </div>
-  <div style="font-size:11px;color:var(--text-muted);margin-bottom:8px">
-    ${phaseLabel}${school.local_authority ? ` · ${escapeHtml(school.local_authority)}` : ''}${distanceStr}
-  </div>
-  ${metricHtml}
-  <a href="${slug}" style="display:block;text-align:center;padding:6px;background:var(--status-above);color:var(--text-inverse);border-radius:5px;text-decoration:none;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;margin-top:8px">View Details →</a>
-</div>`;
-
-        marker.bindPopup(popupContent);
-
-        if (onMarkerClick) {
-          marker.on('click', () => onMarkerClick(school));
-        }
-      }
-    });
-
-    // Update map view
-    if (schools.length > 1) {
-      const bounds = L.latLngBounds(
-        schools
-          .filter(s => s.latitude && s.longitude)
-          .map(s => [s.latitude!, s.longitude!] as [number, number])
-      );
-      mapRef.current.fitBounds(bounds, { padding: [50, 50] });
+    // Fit the search radius when there is one: every result lies inside it,
+    // and it keeps the view the same shape whatever the pins happen to be.
+    if (radiusBounds) {
+      map.fitBounds(radiusBounds, { padding: [16, 16] });
+    } else if (schools.length > 1) {
+      const points = schools
+        .filter(s => s.latitude && s.longitude)
+        .map(s => [s.latitude!, s.longitude!] as [number, number]);
+      if (points.length) map.fitBounds(L.latLngBounds(points), { padding: [50, 50] });
     } else {
-      mapRef.current.setView(center, zoom);
+      map.setView(center, zoom);
+    }
+    setPinsVersion(v => v + 1);
+  }, [schools, center, zoom, referencePoint, radiusMiles]);
+
+  // Selection: restyle the pin, and on wide screens open its card.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const map = mapRef.current;
+    if (!map) return;
+    const previous = selectedRef.current;
+    selectedRef.current = selectedUrn ?? null;
+
+    if (previous != null && previous !== selectedUrn) {
+      const old = markersRef.current.get(previous);
+      old?.setIcon(pinIcon(false));
+      old?.setZIndexOffset(0);
     }
 
-    // Cleanup
-    return () => {
-      // Don't destroy map on every update, just clean markers
-    };
-  }, [schools, center, zoom, referencePoint, onMarkerClick, nationalAvgRwm, laAverages]);
+    const marker = selectedUrn != null ? markersRef.current.get(selectedUrn) : undefined;
+    const school = selectedUrn != null ? schools.find(s => s.urn === selectedUrn) : undefined;
+    if (!marker || !school) {
+      popupRef.current = null;
+      map.closePopup();
+      return;
+    }
+    marker.setIcon(pinIcon(true));
+    marker.setZIndexOffset(1000);
+
+    if (!window.matchMedia(CARD_ON_MAP_QUERY).matches) {
+      if (!map.getBounds().contains(marker.getLatLng())) map.panTo(marker.getLatLng());
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const popup = L.popup({
+      className: 'sc-popup',
+      maxWidth: 300,
+      minWidth: 260,
+      offset: [0, -12],
+      autoPanPadding: [24, 24],
+    }).setLatLng(marker.getLatLng()).setContent(cardHtmlFor(school));
+    popup.on('remove', () => {
+      // Closed from the map, not replaced by another selection.
+      if (popupRef.current === popup) {
+        popupRef.current = null;
+        latest.current.onDeselect?.();
+      }
+    });
+    popupRef.current = popup;
+    popup.openOn(map);
+    // One listener on the card's shell: it outlives the content swaps below.
+    popup.getElement()?.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
+      if ((e.target as HTMLElement).closest('[data-compare]')) latest.current.onAddToCompare?.(school);
+    });
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [selectedUrn, pinsVersion]);
+
+  // The open card follows the compare basket and the averages as they arrive.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const popup = popupRef.current;
+    if (!popup || selectedUrn == null) return;
+    const school = schools.find(s => s.urn === selectedUrn);
+    if (school) popup.setContent(cardHtmlFor(school));
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [compareUrns, nationalAvgRwm, laAverages]);
 
   // Cleanup map on unmount
   useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/nextjs-app/components/SchoolMap.module.css b/nextjs-app/components/SchoolMap.module.css
index cb61c65..fc16a88 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/components/SchoolMap.module.css
+++ b/nextjs-app/components/SchoolMap.module.css
@@ -74,3 +74,173 @@
   font-size: 0.9375rem;
   margin: 0;
 }
+
+/* ── Results map skin ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+   Leaflet renders these outside React, so they are global class names, scoped
+   under .mapWrapper to keep this module pure. Pins are brand teal, the chosen
+   one coral; the search location is ink, ringed. */
+
+/* Muted tiles so the pins, not the streets, carry the colour. */
+.mapWrapper :global(.leaflet-tile-pane) {
+  filter: saturate(0.45);
+}
+
+/* The fullscreen button owns the top-right corner; zoom stacks under it. */
+.mapWrapper :global(.leaflet-top.leaflet-right) {
+  top: 2.75rem;
+}
+
+.mapWrapper :global(.sc-pin) {
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  background: var(--brand);
+  border: 2.5px solid var(--bg-card);
+  box-shadow: 0 2px 5px rgba(var(--shadow-rgb), 0.35);
+  transition: transform 0.12s ease;
+}
+
+.mapWrapper :global(.sc-pin:hover) {
+  transform: scale(1.15);
+}
+
+.mapWrapper :global(.sc-pin--selected) {
+  background: var(--action);
+  border-width: 3px;
+}
+
+.mapWrapper :global(.sc-pin:focus-visible) {
+  outline: 3px solid var(--text-primary);
+  outline-offset: 2px;
+}
+
+.mapWrapper :global(.sc-home) {
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  background: var(--text-primary);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 6px rgba(var(--shadow-rgb), 0.18);
+}
+
+.mapWrapper :global(.sc-radius) {
+  stroke: var(--brand);
+  stroke-width: 2px;
+  stroke-dasharray: 6 6;
+  fill: var(--brand);
+  fill-opacity: 0.05;
+}
+
+.mapWrapper :global(.sc-radius-label) {
+  width: auto !important;
+  height: auto !important;
+  transform-origin: center;
+  translate: -50% -50%;
+  padding: 0.125rem 0.625rem;
+  background: var(--bg-card);
+  border: 1px solid var(--brand);
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  font-family: var(--font-ui);
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  color: var(--brand-strong);
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+/* The selected school's card, drawn as a card rather than a speech bubble. */
+.mapWrapper :global(.sc-popup .leaflet-popup-content-wrapper) {
+  border-radius: 14px;
+  box-shadow: 0 10px 28px rgba(var(--shadow-rgb), 0.22);
+}
+
+.mapWrapper :global(.sc-popup .leaflet-popup-content) {
+  margin: 0.875rem 1rem;
+  font-family: var(--font-ui);
+}
+
+.mapWrapper :global(.sc-card) {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+}
+
+.mapWrapper :global(.sc-card-head) {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  align-items: flex-start;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+  padding-right: 1rem; /* clear of the popup's × */
+}
+
+.mapWrapper :global(.sc-card-name) {
+  font-family: var(--font-display);
+  font-size: 0.9375rem;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  line-height: 1.3;
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+  text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+.mapWrapper :global(.sc-card-name:hover) {
+  text-decoration: underline;
+}
+
+.mapWrapper :global(.sc-dist) {
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  padding: 0.125rem 0.375rem;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  background: var(--brand);
+  color: var(--brand-on);
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.mapWrapper :global(.sc-card-tags) {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  gap: 0.375rem;
+}
+
+.mapWrapper :global(.sc-ofsted),
+.mapWrapper :global(.sc-tag) {
+  padding: 0.125rem 0.4375rem;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  font-size: 0.6875rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.mapWrapper :global(.sc-tag) {
+  background: var(--bg-secondary);
+  color: var(--text-secondary);
+  font-weight: 500;
+}
+
+.mapWrapper :global(.sc-ofsted1),
+.mapWrapper :global(.sc-ofsted2) { background: var(--status-above-bg); color: var(--status-above); }
+.mapWrapper :global(.sc-ofsted3) { background: var(--status-below-bg); color: var(--status-below); }
+.mapWrapper :global(.sc-ofsted4) { background: var(--status-below); color: var(--text-inverse); }
+.mapWrapper :global(.sc-ofstedRc) { background: var(--phase-secondary-text); color: var(--text-inverse); }
+.mapWrapper :global(.sc-ofstedInspected) { background: var(--phase-primary-bg); color: var(--phase-primary-text); }
+.mapWrapper :global(.sc-ofstedPending) { background: var(--border); color: var(--text-muted); }
+
+.mapWrapper :global(.sc-card-metric) {
+  font-size: 0.8125rem;
+  color: var(--text-secondary);
+}
+
+.mapWrapper :global(.sc-card-metric strong) {
+  font-size: 0.9375rem;
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+}
+
+.mapWrapper :global(.sc-up) { color: var(--status-above); font-weight: 600; }
+.mapWrapper :global(.sc-down) { color: var(--status-below); font-weight: 600; }
+
+.mapWrapper :global(.sc-card-actions) {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+}
+
+.mapWrapper :global(.sc-card-actions > *) {
+  flex: 1;
+  justify-content: center;
+  text-align: center;
+}
diff --git a/nextjs-app/components/SchoolMap.tsx b/nextjs-app/components/SchoolMap.tsx
index dd58f4c..a839daa 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/components/SchoolMap.tsx
+++ b/nextjs-app/components/SchoolMap.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 'use client';
 
 import dynamic from 'next/dynamic';
-import { useRef, useState, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { useRef, useState, useEffect, useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
 import type { School } from '@/lib/types';
 import styles from './SchoolMap.module.css';
 
@@ -26,12 +26,17 @@ interface SchoolMapProps {
   center?: [number, number];
   zoom?: number;
   referencePoint?: [number, number];
+  radiusMiles?: number;
+  selectedUrn?: number | null;
   onMarkerClick?: (school: School) => void;
+  onDeselect?: () => void;
+  onAddToCompare?: (school: School) => void;
+  compareUrns?: number[];
   nationalAvgRwm?: number | null;
   laAverages?: Record<string, number | null>;
 }
 
-export function SchoolMap({ schools, center, zoom = 13, referencePoint, onMarkerClick, nationalAvgRwm, laAverages }: SchoolMapProps) {
+export function SchoolMap({ schools, center, zoom = 13, referencePoint, onMarkerClick, nationalAvgRwm, laAverages, ...selection }: SchoolMapProps) {
   const wrapperRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const [nativeFullscreen, setNativeFullscreen] = useState(false);
   // iOS Safari has no Element.requestFullscreen — fall back to a fixed-position
@@ -80,8 +85,9 @@ export function SchoolMap({ schools, center, zoom = 13, referencePoint, onMarker
     }
   }, [fallbackFullscreen]);
 
-  // Calculate center if not provided
-  const mapCenter: [number, number] = center || (() => {
+  // Calculate center if not provided. Memoised: a fresh array on every render
+  // would make the map refit and rebuild every pin each time.
+  const mapCenter = useMemo<[number, number]>(() => center || (() => {
     if (schools.length === 0) return [51.5074, -0.1278];
     if (schools.length === 1 && schools[0].latitude && schools[0].longitude) {
       return [schools[0].latitude, schools[0].longitude];
@@ -90,8 +96,8 @@ export function SchoolMap({ schools, center, zoom = 13, referencePoint, onMarker
     if (validSchools.length === 0) return [51.5074, -0.1278];
     const avgLat = validSchools.reduce((sum, s) => sum + (s.latitude || 0), 0) / validSchools.length;
     const avgLng = validSchools.reduce((sum, s) => sum + (s.longitude || 0), 0) / validSchools.length;
-    return [avgLat, avgLng];
-  })();
+    return [avgLat, avgLng] as [number, number];
+  })(), [center, schools]);
 
   return (
     <div ref={wrapperRef} className={`${styles.mapWrapper} ${isFullscreen ? styles.fullscreen : ''} ${fallbackFullscreen ? styles.fsFallback : ''}`}>
@@ -123,6 +129,7 @@ export function SchoolMap({ schools, center, zoom = 13, referencePoint, onMarker
         onMarkerClick={onMarkerClick}
         nationalAvgRwm={nationalAvgRwm}
         laAverages={laAverages}
+        {...selection}
       />
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/nextjs-app/components/SchoolRow.tsx b/nextjs-app/components/SchoolRow.tsx
index 16e73ad..306363a 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/components/SchoolRow.tsx
+++ b/nextjs-app/components/SchoolRow.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  */
 
 import type { School } from '@/lib/types';
-import { formatPercentage, calculateTrend, getPhaseStyle, schoolUrl, buildOfstedListBadge, formatAgeRange, isProposedToClose, isSpecialSchool } from '@/lib/utils';
+import { formatPercentage, calculateTrend, getPhaseStyle, schoolUrl, buildOfstedListBadge, formatAgeRange, isProposedToClose, isSpecialSchool, listRwmValue } from '@/lib/utils';
 import styles from './SchoolRow.module.css';
 
 interface SchoolRowProps {
@@ -38,18 +38,10 @@ export function SchoolRow({
     school.religious_denomination &&
     school.religious_denomination !== 'Does not apply';
 
-  // A placeholder all-zero row (every subject 0 — a special/suppressed
-  // signature, matching SchoolDetailView's ks2Placeholder) isn't a real score,
-  // so its figure is hidden. A genuine 0% combined (some pupils met individual
-  // subjects but not all three) is NOT all-zero and stays shown.
-  const rwmPlaceholder =
-    school.rwm_expected_pct === 0 &&
-    (school.reading_expected_pct ?? 0) === 0 &&
-    (school.writing_expected_pct ?? 0) === 0 &&
-    (school.maths_expected_pct ?? 0) === 0;
   // The school's OWN figure and its year-over-year trend are same-school
-  // measures — shown whenever there's a real value, special schools included.
-  const showRwmValue = school.rwm_expected_pct != null && !rwmPlaceholder;
+  // measures — shown whenever there's a real value (not the all-zero
+  // placeholder, see listRwmValue), special schools included.
+  const showRwmValue = listRwmValue(school) != null;
   // The vs-England delta is a mainstream benchmark: additionally dropped for
   // special schools / PRUs / AP, whose pupils aren't measured against it fairly.
   const rwmDelta =
diff --git a/nextjs-app/lib/utils.ts b/nextjs-app/lib/utils.ts
index 0cbe3ac..b528e7e 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/lib/utils.ts
+++ b/nextjs-app/lib/utils.ts
@@ -898,3 +898,27 @@ export function isSpecialSchool(school: { school_type?: string | null }): boolea
   const t = (school.school_type ?? '').toLowerCase();
   return /\bspecial\b/.test(t) || /pupil referral/.test(t) || /alternative provision/.test(t);
 }
+
+/**
+ * The school's combined Reading, Writing & Maths figure, or null when there is
+ * no real one to show.
+ *
+ * A placeholder all-zero row (every subject 0, the special/suppressed
+ * signature that SchoolDetailView calls ks2Placeholder) is not a score. A
+ * genuine 0% combined, where some pupils met individual subjects but not all
+ * three, is not all-zero and stays shown.
+ */
+export function listRwmValue(school: {
+  rwm_expected_pct?: number | null;
+  reading_expected_pct?: number | null;
+  writing_expected_pct?: number | null;
+  maths_expected_pct?: number | null;
+}): number | null {
+  if (school.rwm_expected_pct == null) return null;
+  const placeholder =
+    school.rwm_expected_pct === 0 &&
+    (school.reading_expected_pct ?? 0) === 0 &&
+    (school.writing_expected_pct ?? 0) === 0 &&
+    (school.maths_expected_pct ?? 0) === 0;
+  return placeholder ? null : school.rwm_expected_pct;
+}