backend/data_loader.py

@@ -617,6 +617,11 @@ def _ofsted_block(o, urn: int) -> dict:
     block = {
         "framework": o.framework,
         "inspection_date": o.inspection_date.isoformat() if o.inspection_date else None,
+        "rc_inspection_date": (
+            o.rc_inspection_date.isoformat()
+            if getattr(o, "rc_inspection_date", None)
+            else None
+        ),
         "inspection_type": o.inspection_type,
         "overall_effectiveness": overall,
         "grade_source": grade_source,

backend/models.py

@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ class FactOfstedInspection(Base):
     rc_leadership_governance = Column(Integer)
     rc_early_years = Column(Integer)
     rc_sixth_form = Column(Integer)
+    # Start date of the report-card inspection itself (renewed framework,
+    # Nov 2025+). Null for rows without report-card grades.
+    rc_inspection_date = Column(Date)
     report_url = Column(Text)
 
 

backend/tests/test_supplementary_enrichment.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ labels, provider-page URL, graded-vs-carried-forward provenance, and the
 admissions preference/cross-LA detail promoted in the data-foundation PR."""
 
 import types
+from datetime import date
 
 from backend.data_loader import _admissions_row_dict, _ofsted_block
 
@@ -40,6 +41,25 @@ def test_grade_source_graded_vs_carried_forward():
     assert _ofsted_block(_row(), urn=1)["grade_source"] is None
 
 
+def test_ofsted_block_carries_rc_inspection_date():
+    o = _row(
+        ungraded_grade=2,
+        rc_achievement=1,
+        rc_inspection_date=date(2026, 2, 3),
+        inspection_date=date(2021, 10, 7),
+    )
+    block = _ofsted_block(o, urn=138690)
+    assert block["rc_inspection_date"] == "2026-02-03"
+    # The legacy inspection date is still present, unchanged.
+    assert block["inspection_date"] == "2021-10-07"
+
+
+def test_ofsted_block_rc_inspection_date_none_when_absent():
+    o = _row(overall_effectiveness=1, inspection_date=date(2021, 10, 13))
+    block = _ofsted_block(o, urn=136276)
+    assert block["rc_inspection_date"] is None
+
+
 def test_ofsted_block_keeps_existing_keys():
     block = _ofsted_block(_row(overall_effectiveness=2, quality_of_education=2), urn=1)
     for key in ("framework", "inspection_date", "overall_effectiveness",

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

@@ -96,6 +96,45 @@ describe('CompareOfsted', () => {
     expect(links[0]).toHaveAttribute('href', 'https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/1');
   });
 
+  it('dates a report card with the report-card inspection date, never the legacy date', () => {
+    const cardSchool = school(4, 'Dated Card School');
+    const cardData: Record<string, ComparisonData> = {
+      '4': {
+        school_info: cardSchool,
+        yearly_data: [],
+        ofsted: ofsted({
+          inspection_date: '2021-10-07',
+          rc_inspection_date: '2026-02-03',
+          rc_safeguarding_met: true,
+          report_card: { rc_achievement: { code: 1, label: 'Exceptional' } },
+        }),
+      },
+    };
+    render(<CompareOfsted schools={[cardSchool]} data={cardData} />);
+    expect(screen.getByText(/3 Feb 2026/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText(/7 Oct 2021/)).toBeNull();
+    expect(screen.queryByText('4+ years ago')).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('shows an em dash when a report card has no rc_inspection_date yet', () => {
+    const cardSchool = school(5, 'Undated Card School');
+    const cardData: Record<string, ComparisonData> = {
+      '5': {
+        school_info: cardSchool,
+        yearly_data: [],
+        ofsted: ofsted({
+          inspection_date: '2021-10-07',
+          rc_inspection_date: null,
+          rc_safeguarding_met: true,
+          report_card: { rc_achievement: { code: 1, label: 'Exceptional' } },
+        }),
+      },
+    };
+    render(<CompareOfsted schools={[cardSchool]} data={cardData} />);
+    expect(screen.getByText('—')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText(/7 Oct 2021/)).toBeNull();
+  });
+
   it('renders a per-measure mobile tag with the short school name', () => {
     render(<CompareOfsted schools={schools} data={data} />);
     // Each measure repeats the schools, so the short name ("Graded" from

nextjs-app/components/compare/CompareOfsted.tsx

@@ -180,10 +180,18 @@ export function CompareOfsted({
         <Measure label="Inspected">
         {schools.map((school, i) => {
           const ofsted = data[String(school.urn)]?.ofsted;
-          const age = yearsSince(ofsted?.inspection_date ?? null);
+          // A report card is dated by its OWN inspection date. The legacy
+          // inspection_date belongs to an older inspection and must never
+          // be shown against a report card (report cards exist only from
+          // Nov 2025).
+          const dateIso =
+            displays[i].kind === 'report_card'
+              ? ofsted?.rc_inspection_date ?? null
+              : ofsted?.inspection_date ?? null;
+          const age = yearsSince(dateIso);
           return (
             <Cell key={school.urn} school={school} index={i}>
-              {formatInspectionDate(ofsted?.inspection_date ?? null)}{' '}
+              {formatInspectionDate(dateIso)}{' '}
               {age != null && age > 4 && <Chip tone="neutral">4+ years ago</Chip>}
             </Cell>
           );

nextjs-app/lib/types.ts

@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ export interface School {
 export interface OfstedInspection {
   framework: 'OEIF' | 'ReportCard' | null;
   inspection_date: string | null;
+  /** Start date of the report-card inspection itself (Nov 2025+); null otherwise. */
+  rc_inspection_date?: string | null;
   inspection_type: string | null;
   // OEIF fields (old framework, pre-Nov 2025)
   overall_effectiveness: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | null;