e2e/tests/journeys.spec.ts

@@ -572,6 +572,38 @@ test('the results toolbar stays pinned with its List/Map switch', async ({ page
     .toHaveAttribute('aria-pressed', 'true');
 });
 
+/*
+ * The toolbar's line count is set by the screen width, never by the results.
+ * It once wrapped wherever it ran out of room, and the List/Map switch only
+ * appears when there are results — so the same search took two lines with
+ * results and one without.
+ */
+test('the results toolbar keeps its line count whether or not there are results', async ({ page }) => {
+  const withResults = '/?postcode=B1%201BB&radius=1';
+  // No school type matches this, so the same search returns nothing.
+  const without = `${withResults}&school_type=no-such-type`;
+
+  const lines = async (url: string) => {
+    await page.goto(url);
+    // By label: the input is a combobox when autosuggest is on.
+    const input = page.getByLabel('School name or postcode', { exact: true });
+    const filters = page.getByRole('group', { name: 'Filters' });
+    await expect(filters).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
+    const a = (await input.boundingBox())!;
+    const b = (await filters.boundingBox())!;
+    return b.y >= a.y + a.height ? 2 : 1;
+  };
+  const view = page.getByRole('group', { name: 'Results view' });
+
+  for (const [width, expected] of [[1400, 1], [1100, 2]] as const) {
+    await page.setViewportSize({ width, height: 800 });
+    expect(await lines(withResults), `${width}px with results`).toBe(expected);
+    await expect(view).toBeVisible();
+    expect(await lines(without), `${width}px without results`).toBe(expected);
+    await expect(view).toHaveCount(0);
+  }
+});
+
 /*
  * 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

nextjs-app/__tests__/components/HomeView.staleFetch.test.tsx

@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ jest.mock('@/lib/api', () => ({
   fetchNationalAverages: jest.fn(async () => ({})),
   fetchLAaverages: jest.fn(async () => ({ secondary: { attainment_8_by_la: {} } })),
 }));
-jest.mock('@/components/FilterBar', () => ({ FilterBar: () => null }));
+// Renders only the List/Map switch HomeView hands it, which lives in its row.
+jest.mock('@/components/FilterBar', () => ({
+  FilterBar: ({ viewSwitch }: { viewSwitch?: unknown }) => viewSwitch || null,
+}));
 jest.mock('@/components/SchoolRow', () => ({ SchoolRow: ({ school }: {school: School}) => <div>{school.school_name}</div> }));
 jest.mock('@/components/SchoolMap', () => ({ SchoolMap: ({ schools }: {schools: School[]}) => <div data-testid="map">{schools.map(s => s.school_name).join(',')}</div> }));
 

nextjs-app/__tests__/components/ResultsMapView.test.tsx

@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ jest.mock('@/lib/api', () => ({
   fetchNationalAverages: jest.fn(),
   fetchLAaverages: jest.fn(async () => ({ secondary: { attainment_8_by_la: {} } })),
 }));
-jest.mock('@/components/FilterBar', () => ({ FilterBar: () => null }));
+// Renders only the List/Map switch HomeView hands it, which lives in its row.
+jest.mock('@/components/FilterBar', () => ({
+  FilterBar: ({ viewSwitch }: { viewSwitch?: unknown }) => viewSwitch || null,
+}));
 jest.mock('@/components/SchoolMap', () => ({
   SchoolMap: ({ selectedUrn, radiusMiles, onMarkerClick, schools }: {
     selectedUrn: number | null; radiusMiles?: number;

nextjs-app/components/FilterBar.module.css

@@ -40,8 +40,19 @@
   margin: 0 auto 1.5rem;
 }
 
-/* One row where it fits: the search takes what the controls leave, and the
-   "More filters" panel breaks onto its own line below both. */
+/*
+ * One row on wide screens, two below 1340px — decided by the width alone,
+ * never by what the search returned.
+ *
+ * The row once wrapped wherever it ran out of room, and its contents change
+ * with the results: the List/Map switch beside it, the distance chip and Clear
+ * all come and go. So the same search folded onto two lines when it had
+ * results and sat on one when it had none. Now the controls never wrap away
+ * from the search on a wide screen; the search box takes what they leave, and
+ * 1340px is where the fullest toolbar (distance, phase, type, More filters,
+ * Clear and the switch) still leaves it 12rem. The "More filters" panel breaks
+ * onto its own line below both.
+ */
 .filterBar:not(.heroMode) {
   display: flex;
   flex-wrap: wrap;
@@ -56,10 +67,34 @@
 }
 
 .filterBar:not(.heroMode) .searchSection {
-  flex: 1 1 320px;
+  flex: 1 1 0;
   min-width: 0;
 }
 
+.filterBar:not(.heroMode) .controlsRow {
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  flex-wrap: nowrap;
+}
+
+/* The List/Map switch closes the line; the "More filters" panel follows it. */
+.viewSwitchSlot {
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  order: 1;
+}
+
+/* Below that, the switch stays up beside the search and the controls always
+   take a full-width line of their own, results or not. */
+@media (min-width: 641px) and (max-width: 1339px) {
+  .viewSwitchSlot {
+    order: 0;
+  }
+
+  .filterBar:not(.heroMode) .controlsRow {
+    flex-basis: 100%;
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+  }
+}
+
 /* Only phones fold the form away; see the 640px block. */
 .searchSummary {
   display: none;
@@ -324,8 +359,9 @@
   font-weight: 500;
   white-space: nowrap;
   /* A select is as wide as its longest option, and a school type can run to
-     "Academy special sponsor led". Cap it; the chosen value truncates. */
-  max-width: 14rem;
+     "Academy special sponsor led". Cap it; the chosen value truncates. The cap
+     is part of the one-line budget above. */
+  max-width: 11rem;
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
 }
 
@@ -363,6 +399,7 @@
    pushing the results off a short screen. The 3px gutter keeps the selects'
    focus rings clear of the scroll clip. */
 .filters {
+  order: 2;
   flex-basis: 100%;
   display: flex;
   gap: 0.625rem;
@@ -579,6 +616,12 @@
     display: none;
   }
 
+  /* Phones switch views with the floating button (HomeView, .mobileDock). An
+     empty slot would still take a gap in this column. */
+  .viewSwitchSlot {
+    display: none;
+  }
+
   /* Bleeds to the screen edge so a chip scrolls out from under it, rather than
      being cut off at the toolbar's padding. The toolbar's inline padding is
      1rem at this width (HomeView.module.css, .resultsToolbar). The 4px of

nextjs-app/components/FilterBar.tsx

@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ interface FilterBarProps {
   geoError?: string | null;
   /** Server-read feature flag. Off means no listener, no fetch, no markup. */
   autosuggest?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * The results page's List/Map switch. It sits in this bar's own row rather
+   * than beside it, so that when the bar takes two lines the filters' line
+   * runs the full width instead of stopping short of the switch.
+   */
+  viewSwitch?: ReactNode;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -54,6 +60,7 @@ export function FilterBar({
   geoState = "idle",
   geoError,
   autosuggest = false,
+  viewSwitch,
 }: FilterBarProps) {
   const router = useRouter();
   const pathname = usePathname();
@@ -452,6 +459,9 @@ export function FilterBar({
 
       {!isHero && (
         <>
+          {viewSwitch && (
+            <div className={styles.viewSwitchSlot}>{viewSwitch}</div>
+          )}
           {/* Every control here is a real <select> or <button>, drawn as a
               pill. On phones the row scrolls sideways rather than wrapping, so
               the pinned toolbar stays two lines tall. */}

nextjs-app/components/HomeView.tsx

@@ -713,29 +713,29 @@ export function HomeView({ initialSchools, filters, totalSchools, howItWorks, ed
             geoState={geoState}
             geoError={geoError}
             autosuggest={autosuggest}
+            viewSwitch={hasViewSwitch && (
+              <div className={styles.viewSwitch} role="group" aria-label="Results view">
+                <button
+                  type="button"
+                  className={styles.viewSwitchBtn}
+                  aria-pressed={resultsView === 'list'}
+                  onClick={() => changeView('list', 'toolbar')}
+                >
+                  <ListIcon />
+                  List
+                </button>
+                <button
+                  type="button"
+                  className={styles.viewSwitchBtn}
+                  aria-pressed={resultsView === 'map'}
+                  onClick={() => changeView('map', 'toolbar')}
+                >
+                  <MapIcon />
+                  Map
+                </button>
+              </div>
+            )}
           />
-          {hasViewSwitch && (
-            <div className={styles.viewSwitch} role="group" aria-label="Results view">
-              <button
-                type="button"
-                className={styles.viewSwitchBtn}
-                aria-pressed={resultsView === 'list'}
-                onClick={() => changeView('list', 'toolbar')}
-              >
-                <ListIcon />
-                List
-              </button>
-              <button
-                type="button"
-                className={styles.viewSwitchBtn}
-                aria-pressed={resultsView === 'map'}
-                onClick={() => changeView('map', 'toolbar')}
-              >
-                <MapIcon />
-                Map
-              </button>
-            </div>
-          )}
         </div>
       )}