Frontend
- Dynamic-import Chart.js components on detail/compare views so Chart.js
no longer ships in initial JS.
- Drop force-dynamic on home, compare, rankings so internal data fetches
reuse Next.js's per-call revalidate cache.
- Switch /school/[slug] to ISR with a 7-day revalidate window (school
data updates annually).
- Preconnect to analytics + postcodes.io; remove redundant defer on the
Umami Script tag (afterInteractive already covers it).
- Bump images.minimumCacheTTL to 1 year.
- Extract HowItWorks and Editorial sections as server components passed
to HomeView via slot props so their JSX stays out of the client bundle.
Backend
- Add GZipMiddleware (min 512 bytes).
- Add CacheAndETagMiddleware: per-path Cache-Control with long s-maxage
+ stale-while-revalidate, ETag generation, and 304 on If-None-Match.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add lib/analytics.ts with a single typed track() wrapper. SSR-safe,
never throws, no-ops when Umami isn't loaded. Event names form a
fixed union so refactors stay safe.
14 events wired:
Discovery (3)
search_submitted FilterBar submit + near_me path
near_me_used all geolocation outcomes
empty_results search returns 0 schools
Engagement (5)
school_viewed SchoolDetail + Secondary on mount, with
urn / phase / local_authority / from
section_nav_used section-nav links on both detail views
chart_metric_changed mobile chart chip switch
metric_compared_in_rankings rankings metric dropdown
external_link_clicked Ofsted / school website / DfE (declarative
data-umami-event attributes)
Conversion (5)
compare_school_added search/rankings/detail/compare sources
compare_school_removed detail toggle and compare page
compare_viewed once per session when there's a selection
(school_count, phase_mix)
compare_metric_changed compare page metric dropdown
compare_shared native sheet vs clipboard distinguished
Operational (1)
api_error caught in handleResponse, includes
endpoint / status / route
Suggested Goals to configure in the Umami dashboard for the funnel
report: search_submitted → school_viewed → compare_school_added →
compare_viewed → compare_shared.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
MOB-06: On phones the home hero stacked eyebrow tag, h1, description
paragraph, search input, button, "Schools near me" and three explore
chips before the user could see the deadlines strip. Hide the eyebrow
and the descriptive paragraph at ≤640px (the h1 already names the
product; the search input is the primary action) and move the
"Start exploring" chips to render after the admissions deadlines —
time-sensitive info now leads, generic discovery follows. Result on
390×844: heading → search → Schools near me → first deadline chip
all fit above the fold.
MOB-11: The school-detail hero took ~2 viewports before the first real
metric. At ≤768px, switch .meta back to row+wrap so the short pills
("Manchester" / "Voluntary aided") flow 2-per-row instead of stacking
3 full rows, and hide the .headerDetails block (headteacher / website /
pupil count / trust) — secondary info that lives in the Pupils &
Inclusion section anyway. Reclaims ~70px of hero so the Ofsted card
and the headline metric surface within a single viewport.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Chips now sort soonest-first at hydration time so the most urgent
deadline always appears first. The rail is hidden (opacity 0) until
the useEffect populates and sorts the chips, then fades in — avoiding
any visible layout shift from the reorder.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
P1 (backend/data_loader.py): Add load_latest_school_data() which pre-computes
the one-row-per-school latest-year snapshot (groupby, prev-year trend merge)
once at startup instead of on every /api/schools request. get_schools route
now starts from the cached snapshot rather than rebuilding it.
S3 (backend/app.py): Wrap synchronous geocode_single_postcode() call in
asyncio.to_thread() so postcode lookups no longer block the uvicorn event
loop. Admin reload endpoint also uses to_thread for both cache primes.
P2 (nextjs-app/components/HomeView.tsx): Add mapParamsRef guard so switching
back to map view does not re-fetch 500 schools when search params haven't
changed. Reset ref on new searches so fresh data is always fetched.
P3 (nextjs-app/lib/chartSetup.ts): Extract Chart.js registration into a
shared side-effect module. ComparisonChart and PerformanceChart now import
it instead of each calling ChartJS.register() independently.
P4 (backend/database.py): Remove unnecessary db.commit() from the read-only
get_db_session() context manager — saves a DB round-trip on every request.
P5 (backend/database.py): Add pool_recycle=1800 to SQLAlchemy engine to
prevent stale TCP connections from accumulating in long-running processes.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- New /admissions route with AdmissionsView client component
- Live countdowns (days until) to Primary/Secondary deadlines and Offer Days
- Step-by-step timelines for both tracks with highlighted milestone rows
- Tips section covering equal preference rule, late applications, waiting lists
- Homepage countdown strip (4 cards) between discovery chips and how-it-works
- Admissions nav link and footer link added
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Hero: Playfair heading with coral italic accent, teal eyebrow pill,
richer sub-copy describing both primary and secondary coverage
- Discovery: geolocation "Schools near me" button (reverse-geocodes via
postcodes.io → /?postcode=…&radius=1), plus Start exploring chips
linking to /rankings and /compare
- How it works: 3-card grid showing miniature real-UI previews for
Performance (primary SATs cascade + secondary Att8 bar), Ofsted
inspection card, and side-by-side Compare table
- Editorial: text column + factbox (totalSchools, LA count, coverage
dates) rendered inside a white card below the how-it-works section
- Footer: expanded to 3 columns (brand blurb, Product, Resources);
links updated to / /rankings /compare and real gov.uk/ofsted URLs
- All new sections visible only on landing (no search active)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Replaces the bare Leaflet popup with a mini card showing school name,
3-state Ofsted badge (OEIF grade / ReportCard / pending), phase tag,
headline metric (Att8 for secondary, RWM% for primary) with delta vs
LA/national average, and a styled View Details button. Threads
nationalAvgRwm and laAverages from HomeView → SchoolMap → LeafletMapInner.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Add nationalAvgRwm state fetched from /api/national-averages on mount
- Pass nationalAvgRwm to SchoolRow (vs-national delta now active in list view)
- Pass nationalAvgRwm to SchoolMap (prop accepted, threaded to Task 7)
- Redesign CompactSchoolItem: Ofsted badge + single headline metric + delta
- Fix stray backslash in SchoolRow.module.css .vsNationalFlat selector
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Expand the abbreviation in metric names (backend schemas), the home page
sort dropdown, README/QA docs, and pipeline comments. Short_name fields
and the compact row/map-card labels remain abbreviated for space.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Root cause: the UNION ALL query in data_loader.py produced two rows per
all-through school per year (one KS2, one KS4), with drop_duplicates()
silently discarding the KS4 row. Fixes:
- New dbt mart `fact_performance`: FULL OUTER JOIN of fact_ks2_performance
and fact_ks4_performance on (urn, year). One row per school per year.
All-through schools have both KS2 and KS4 columns populated.
- data_loader.py: replace 175-line UNION ALL with a simple JOIN to
fact_performance. No more duplicate rows or drop_duplicates needed.
- sync_typesense.py: single LATERAL JOIN to fact_performance instead of
two separate KS2/KS4 joins.
- app.py: remove drop_duplicates (no longer needed); add PHASE_GROUPS
constant so all-through/middle schools appear in primary and secondary
filter results (were previously invisible to both); scope result_filters
gender/admissions_policies to secondary schools only.
- HomeView.tsx: isSecondaryView is now majority-based (not "any secondary")
and isMixedView shows both sort option sets for mixed result sets.
- school/[slug]/page.tsx: all-through schools route to SchoolDetailView
(renders both SATs + GCSE sections) instead of SecondarySchoolDetailView
(KS4-only). Dedicated SEO metadata for all-through schools.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Sort was local state, lost on navigation. Now reads from
searchParams.get('sort') and pushes to URL on change.
'default' removes the param to keep URLs clean.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Remove 10-mile radius option; cap backend radius max at 5 miles
- Raise backend page_size max to 500 so map can fetch all schools in one call
- HomeView: when map view is active, fetch all schools within radius
(page_size=500) instead of showing only the paginated first page;
falls back to initial SSR schools while loading
- SchoolMap/LeafletMapInner: accept referencePoint prop and render a
distinctive coral circle pin at the search postcode location
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Load-more requests read URL params (postcode, radius, etc.) but page_size
is never in the URL — it's hardcoded in page.tsx. Without it the backend
received page_size=None, hit a TypeError on (page-1)*None, returned 500,
and the silent catch left the user stuck on page 1.
In a dense area (e.g. Wimbledon SW19) 50 schools fit within ~1.8 miles,
so page 1 never shows anything beyond that regardless of selected radius.
Fix:
- Backend: give page_size a safe default of 25 instead of None
- Frontend: explicitly pass initialSchools.page_size in load-more params
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- URLs now /school/138267-school-name instead of /school/138267
- Bare URN URLs redirect to canonical slug (backward compat)
- Remove overflow-x:hidden that broke sticky tab nav on secondary pages
- ComparisonToast starts collapsed — user must click to open
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
1. Simpler home page: only search box on landing, no filter dropdowns
2. Advanced filters: hidden behind toggle on results page, auto-open if active
3. Per-school phase rendering: each row renders based on its own data
4. Taller 4-line rows with context line (type, age range, denomination, gender)
5. Result-scoped filters: dropdown values reflect current search results
6. Fix blank filter values: exclude empty strings and "Not applicable"
7. Rankings: Primary/Secondary phase tabs with phase-specific metrics
8. Compare: Primary/Secondary tabs with school counts and phase metrics
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Backend: replace INNER JOIN ks2 with UNION ALL (ks2 + ks4) so primary
and secondary schools both appear in the main DataFrame
- Backend: add /api/national-averages endpoint computing means from live
data, replacing the hardcoded NATIONAL_AVG constant on the frontend
- Backend: add phase filter param to /api/schools; return phases from
/api/filters; fix hardcoded "phase": "Primary" in school detail endpoint
- Backend: add KS4 metric definitions (Attainment 8, Progress 8, EBacc,
English & Maths pass rates) to METRIC_DEFINITIONS and RANKING_COLUMNS
- Frontend: SchoolDetailView is now phase-aware — secondary schools show
a GCSE Results section (Att8, P8, E&M, EBacc) instead of SATs; phonics
tab hidden for secondary; admissions says Year 7 instead of Year 3;
history table shows KS4 columns; chart datasets switch for secondary
- Frontend: new MetricTooltip component (CSS-only ⓘ icon) backed by
METRIC_EXPLANATIONS — added to RWM, GPS, SEN, EAL, IDACI, progress
scores and all KS4 metrics throughout SchoolDetailView and SchoolCard
- Frontend: METRIC_EXPLANATIONS extended with KS4 terms (Attainment 8,
Progress 8, EBacc) and previously missing terms (SEN, EHCP, EAL, IDACI)
- Frontend: SchoolCard expands "RWM" to "Reading, Writing & Maths" and
shows Attainment 8 / English & Maths Grade 4+ for secondary schools
- Frontend: FilterBar adds Phase dropdown (Primary / Secondary / All-through)
- Frontend: HomeView hero copy updated; compact list shows phase-aware metric
- Global metadata updated to remove "primary only" framing
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
FilterBar was sending radius in km (e.g. 1.6) but the backend expects miles,
causing the "Showing schools within X miles" banner to display the wrong value.
Change option values to miles (0.5, 1, 3, 5, 10) and default from 1.6 to 1.
school.distance from the API is already in miles (backend haversine uses
R=3959). SchoolRow was dividing by 1609.34 giving 0.0 mi; CompactSchoolItem
was dividing by 1.60934. Both now display school.distance directly.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Replace the school card grid with a scannable row list that shows 3x more
results per screen. Each row shows: school name + R,W&M % with trend,
area/type meta, and reading/writing/maths progress scores with plain-English
band labels (e.g. "above average") instead of raw numbers.
Add lib/metrics.ts as a single source of truth for plain-language metric
explanations and the progressBand() helper. Map view toggle is unchanged.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Addresses 28 issues identified in UX audit (P0–P3 severity):
P0 — Critical:
- Fix compare URL sharing: seed ComparisonContext from SSR initialData
when localStorage is empty, making /compare?urns=... links shareable
- Remove permanently broken "Avg. Scaled Score" column from school
detail historical data table
P1 — High priority:
- Add radius selector (0.5–10 mi) to postcode search in FilterBar
- Make Add to Compare a toggle (remove) on SchoolCards
- Hide hero title/description once a search is active
- Show school count + quick-search prompts on empty landing page
- Compare empty state opens in-page school search modal directly
- Remove URN from school detail header (irrelevant to end users)
- Move map above performance chart in school detail page
- Add ← Back navigation to school detail page
- Add sort controls to search results (RWM%, distance, A–Z)
- Show metric descriptions below metric selector
- Expand ComparisonToast to list school names with per-school remove
- Add progress score explainer (0 = national average) throughout
P2 — Medium:
- Remove console.log statements from ComparisonView
- Colour-code comparison school cards to match chart line colours
- Replace plain loading text with LoadingSkeleton in ComparisonView
- Rankings empty state uses shared EmptyState component
- Rankings year filter shows actual year e.g. "2023 (Latest)"
- Rankings subtitle shows top-N count
- Add View link alongside Add button in rankings table
- Remove placeholder Privacy Policy / Terms links from footer
- Replace untappable 10px info icons with visible metric hint text
- Show active filter chips in search results header
P3 — Polish:
- Remove redundant "Home" nav link (logo already links home)
- Add / and Ctrl+K keyboard shortcut to focus search input
- Add Share button to compare page (copies URL to clipboard)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Hide empty state placeholder on initial load
- Add prominent hero mode to FilterBar when no search is active
- Fix SchoolCard test TypeScript and assertion errors
- Redesign landing page with unified Omnibox search
- Add ComparisonToast for better comparison flow visibility
- Add visual 'Added' state to SchoolCard
- Add info tooltips to educational metrics
- Optimize mobile map view with Bottom Sheet
- Standardize distance display to miles
Implemented split-view map layout for postcode searches:
- List/Map toggle appears when doing location search
- Map view shows interactive map with school markers on left
- Compact school list on right with distance badges, stats, actions
- Mobile responsive: stacks vertically with map on top
- Updated School type to include distance and total_pupils fields
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Merged the hero title/description into FilterBar component to save
vertical space. The combined block has a gradient background flowing
from cream to white with the search controls below the header.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
1. Added original favicon
- Copied favicon.svg from original frontend
- Added favicon reference to layout metadata
- Professional icon with brand colors
2. Updated logo in navigation
- Replaced emoji with proper SVG logo from original design
- Uses circular target design with crosshairs
- Matches brand identity with coral accent color
3. Removed emoji icons throughout app for professional look
- Removed 📍 (location pin) from school locations
- Removed 🏫 (school building) from school types
- Removed 🔢 from URN labels and section headings
- Kept meaningful symbols (✓, +) in buttons only
- Updated map popup button color to brand coral (#e07256)
Components updated:
- Navigation: Professional SVG logo
- HomeView: Clean location banner
- SchoolDetailView: No decorative emojis in metadata
- ComparisonView: Text-only school information
- SchoolSearchModal: Clean school listings
- LeafletMapInner: Professional map popups
Result: More polished, professional appearance suitable for
educational data platform
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
1. Show empty state by default on home page
- Don't fetch or display schools until user searches
- Show helpful message prompting users to search
- Only fetch schools when search params are present
2. Change distance search to miles
- Display 0.5, 1, and 2 mile options instead of km
- Convert miles to km when sending to API (backend expects km)
- Convert km back to miles for display in location banner
- Maintains backend compatibility while improving UX
3. Fix metric labels in rankings dropdown
- Backend returns 'name' and 'type' fields
- Frontend expects 'label' and 'format' fields
- Added transformation in fetchMetrics to map fields
- Dropdown now shows proper labels like "RWM Combined %"
instead of technical codes like "rwm_expected_pct"
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Migrate from vanilla JavaScript SPA to Next.js 16 with App Router
- Add server-side rendering for all pages (Home, Compare, Rankings)
- Create individual school pages with dynamic routing (/school/[urn])
- Implement Chart.js and Leaflet map integrations
- Add comprehensive SEO with sitemap, robots.txt, and JSON-LD
- Set up Docker multi-service architecture (PostgreSQL, FastAPI, Next.js)
- Update CI/CD pipeline to build both backend and frontend images
- Fix Dockerfile to include devDependencies for TypeScript compilation
- Add Jest testing configuration
- Implement performance optimizations (code splitting, caching)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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