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>
