diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 576789dc..62014e7b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ jobs:
         run: bundle exec rails assets:precompile
       - name: Set up database schema
         run: bin/rails db:schema:load
-      - name: Set up database schema
-        run: bin/rails db:seed
       - name: Copy env file
         run: cp .env.example .env
       - name: Run tests
diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index cd7849d3..c6eb01f5 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -65,3 +65,7 @@ RSpec/ContextWording:
 RSpec/ExampleLength:
   Exclude:
     - 'spec/features/*'
+
+RSpec/NoExpectationExample:
+  Exclude:
+    - 'spec/features/**/*'
diff --git a/app/controllers/system_admin/dashboard_controller.rb b/app/controllers/system_admin/dashboard_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2c9e5b42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/system_admin/dashboard_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+module SystemAdmin
+  class DashboardController < ApplicationController
+    def show
+      @kpis = Kpis.new
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/javascript/packs/stylesheets/custom.scss b/app/javascript/packs/stylesheets/custom.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aef3eea0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/packs/stylesheets/custom.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+.dashboard {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr;
+  grid-gap: 20px; /* Adjust this for your desired gap between columns */
+}
+
+.kpi-widget {
+  background-color: #1d70b8;
+  border-radius: 5px;
+  padding: 15px;
+  text-align: center;
+
+  .title {
+    font-size: 25px;
+    font-weight: bold;
+    color: #fff;
+  }
+
+  .value {
+    font-size: 70px;
+    font-weight: bold;
+    color: #fff;
+    display: block;
+    padding: 0;
+    margin: 0;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/javascript/packs/stylesheets/govuk.scss b/app/javascript/packs/stylesheets/govuk.scss
index 6ff0f057..2a697b78 100644
--- a/app/javascript/packs/stylesheets/govuk.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/packs/stylesheets/govuk.scss
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-$govuk-assets-path: "~govuk-frontend/govuk/assets/";
-@import "govuk-frontend/govuk/all";
\ No newline at end of file
+$govuk-assets-path: '~govuk-frontend/govuk/assets/';
+@import 'govuk-frontend/govuk/all';
+@import 'custom';
diff --git a/app/models/kpis.rb b/app/models/kpis.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aa745c56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/kpis.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class Kpis
+  def initialize
+    @applications = Applicant.all
+  end
+
+  def total_applications
+    @applications.count
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/views/system_admin/dashboard/show.html.erb b/app/views/system_admin/dashboard/show.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d8725da5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/system_admin/dashboard/show.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<div class="dashboard">
+  <div class="kpi-widget applications">
+    <h3 class="title">Applications</h3>
+    <p class="value"><%= @kpis.total_applications %></p>
+  </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index fe12906a..d371c82a 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -26,5 +26,6 @@
   # TODO: route constraint, only signed-in admins should be able to access
   scope module: :system_admin, path: "system-admin" do
     resources :applicants, only: %i[index show edit update]
+    get "/dashboard", to: "dashboard#show"
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/features/admin_console/dashboard_spec.rb b/spec/features/admin_console/dashboard_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..88812e72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/features/admin_console/dashboard_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "rails_helper"
+
+describe "Dashboard" do
+  include AdminHelpers
+
+  it "shows the Total Applications widget" do
+    given_there_are_5_applications
+    given_i_am_signed_as_an_admin
+    when_i_am_in_the_dashboard_page
+    then_i_can_see_the_applications_widget
+  end
+
+  def given_there_are_5_applications
+    create_list(:applicant, 5)
+  end
+
+  def when_i_am_in_the_dashboard_page
+    visit(dashboard_path)
+  end
+
+  def then_i_can_see_the_applications_widget
+    within ".kpi-widget.applications" do
+      expect(page).to have_content("Applications")
+      expect(page).to have_content("5")
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/models/kpis_spec.rb b/spec/models/kpis_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd0832dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/models/kpis_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+require "rails_helper"
+
+RSpec.describe Kpis do
+  describe "#total_applications" do
+    it "returns the total number of applications" do
+      create_list(:applicant, 5)
+
+      stats = described_class.new
+
+      expect(stats.total_applications).to eq(5)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 409c64b6..c9a6633d 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
   #   # order dependency and want to debug it, you can fix the order by providing
   #   # the seed, which is printed after each run.
   #   #     --seed 1234
-  #   config.order = :random
+  config.order = :random
   #
   #   # Seed global randomization in this process using the `--seed` CLI option.
   #   # Setting this allows you to use `--seed` to deterministically reproduce
diff --git a/spec/support/admin_helpers.rb b/spec/support/admin_helpers.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8bc7fa93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/support/admin_helpers.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+module AdminHelpers
+  def given_i_am_signed_as_an_admin
+    page.driver.browser.authorize ENV.fetch("ADMIN_USERNAME", nil), ENV.fetch("ADMIN_PASSWORD", nil)
+  end
+end