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Implements the supplied brand guideline: the pin-and-leaf mark, the lowercase schoolcompare wordmark, Manrope for headings and Inter for everything a person reads a number from, the deep-teal/coral/mustard/sage palette, and the rounder geometry the guideline asks for. The landing hero is rebuilt to the concept: a Sand panel carrying the proposition, the search and a trust line, with the brand landscape bleeding to the panel's right edge, followed by the four value props. Concept vs reality — where the guideline describes something this product does not have, the real feature takes its place and the decision is recorded in a code comment next to it: - The Thriving Score is not implemented. Four of its five sub-scores (pastoral, enrichment, community, facilities) have no source in DfE or Ofsted data, and its band names are Ofsted's own, which would sit beside the real Ofsted grade and be indistinguishable from it. - Guides, About, Favourites and Sign in are not added to the nav — there are no such pages and no accounts system. Rankings and Admissions, which the guideline omits, keep their places because they exist. - The fourth value prop is "Never miss a deadline" rather than "Save & revisit", which would need shortlisting. Two deviations from the supplied swatches, both forced by contrast and both confined to text and fills. Coral #F97360 under a white label measures 2.75:1 against a 4.5 floor, so --action is a darkened #BE3C27 and the original coral survives as --coral for tints, borders and illustration. Mustard #F2C94C is 1.5:1 as text, so --mustard-ink carries labels while --mustard stays exact for fills and rings. Every token clears AA on all three light grounds; Sand is the binding one, so several values sit a step darker than white alone would need. The guideline is light-only, but the site already ships a dark theme, so it is rebuilt from the same tokens rather than dropped. Verified: tsc clean, 159/159 unit tests, production build green, and the generated share card and app icon render from the new mark. The hero and the site chrome were rendered from the compiled CSS and the prerendered markup to confirm Manrope and Inter actually resolve — a font token that silently falls back has shipped here before.
SchoolCompare Next.js Application
Modern Next.js application for comparing primary school KS2 performance across England.
Features
- Server-Side Rendering (SSR): Fast initial page loads with pre-rendered content
- Individual School Pages: Dedicated pages for each school with full SEO optimization
- Side-by-Side Comparison: Compare up to 5 schools simultaneously
- School Rankings: Top-performing schools by various metrics
- Interactive Maps: Leaflet integration for geographic visualization
- Performance Charts: Chart.js visualizations for historical data
- Responsive Design: Mobile-first approach with full responsive support
- SEO Optimized: Dynamic sitemaps, meta tags, and structured data
Tech Stack
- Framework: Next.js 16 (App Router)
- Language: TypeScript 5
- Styling: CSS Modules + CSS Variables
- State Management: React Context API + URL state
- Data Fetching: SWR (client-side) + Next.js fetch (server-side)
- Charts: Chart.js + react-chartjs-2
- Maps: Leaflet + react-leaflet
- Testing: Jest + React Testing Library
- Validation: Zod
Getting Started
Prerequisites
- Node.js 24+ (using nvm recommended)
- FastAPI backend running on port 8000
Installation
# Install dependencies
npm install
# Copy environment variables
cp .env.example .env.local
# Update .env.local with your configuration
Development
# Start development server
npm run dev
# Open http://localhost:3000
Building
# Build for production
npm run build
# Start production server
npm start
Testing
# Run tests
npm test
# Run tests in watch mode
npm run test:watch
# Run tests with coverage
npm run test:coverage
Linting
# Run ESLint
npm run lint
Project Structure
nextjs-app/
├── app/ # App Router pages
│ ├── layout.tsx # Root layout
│ ├── page.tsx # Home page
│ ├── compare/ # Compare page
│ ├── rankings/ # Rankings page
│ ├── school/[urn]/ # Individual school pages
│ ├── sitemap.ts # Dynamic sitemap
│ └── robots.ts # Robots.txt
├── components/ # React components
│ ├── SchoolCard.tsx # School card component
│ ├── FilterBar.tsx # Search/filter controls
│ ├── ComparisonView.tsx # Comparison interface
│ ├── RankingsView.tsx # Rankings table
│ └── ...
├── lib/ # Utility libraries
│ ├── api.ts # API client
│ ├── types.ts # TypeScript types
│ └── utils.ts # Helper functions
├── hooks/ # Custom React hooks
├── context/ # React Context providers
├── styles/ # Global styles
├── public/ # Static assets
└── __tests__/ # Test files
Environment Variables
| Variable | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL |
Public API endpoint (client-side) | http://localhost:8000/api |
FASTAPI_URL |
Server-side API endpoint | http://localhost:8000/api |
NODE_ENV |
Environment mode | development |
Performance Optimizations
- Server-Side Rendering: Initial HTML rendered on server
- Static Generation: Where possible, pages are pre-generated
- Image Optimization: Next.js Image component with AVIF/WebP support
- Code Splitting: Automatic route-based code splitting
- Dynamic Imports: Heavy components loaded on demand
- API Caching: Configurable revalidation for data fetching
- Bundle Optimization: Tree shaking and minification
- Compression: Gzip compression enabled
SEO Features
- Dynamic Meta Tags: Generated per page with Next.js Metadata API
- Open Graph: Social media optimization
- JSON-LD: Structured data for search engines
- Sitemap: Auto-generated from database
- Robots.txt: Search engine crawling rules
- Canonical URLs: Duplicate content prevention
Browser Support
- Chrome (latest)
- Firefox (latest)
- Safari (latest)
- Edge (latest)
License
Proprietary - SchoolCompare
Support
For issues and questions, please contact the development team.