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Season 1

  • S01E01 Parents' Evening

    • August 14, 2012
    • BBC Three

    It's parents' evening, and Alfie is under pressure from deputy headmistress Miss Pickwell to mark his mock exam papers, or she will fail his whole class.

  • S01E02 Sex Education

    • August 21, 2012
    • BBC Three

    Parents are worried about the impending arrival of the French exchange students, but this time Fraser is determined to prove that he has got everything under control.

  • S01E03 Self-Defence

    • August 28, 2012
    • BBC Three

    A new computer game craze hits Abbey Grove School. Fraser buys a copy to see what all the fuss is about but inadvertently turns his staff into addicts.

  • S01E04 School Trip

    • September 4, 2012
    • BBC Three

    It is the day of the Abbey Grove school field trips, and Alfie and Miss Gulliver escort their pupils to a petting zoo and ink museum, but things don't go as planned.

  • S01E05 Football Match

    • September 11, 2012
    • BBC Three

    It is the biggest football match of the year as Abbey Grove take on the local public school. Unfortunately, Alfie has to step in and coach the Abbey Grove team.

  • S01E06 Politics

    • September 18, 2012
    • BBC Three

    It is school election time and Gulliver implies Alfie's class are all 'unelectable'. Pickwell has her sights on Fraser's job after he is suspended.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Swimming Gala

    • September 3, 2013
    • BBC Three

    Abbey Grove's new term kicks off with the annual swimming gala, and Alfie bribes his class to take part with the promise of a trip to a restaurant.

  • S02E02 The American

    • September 10, 2013
    • BBC Three

    Alfie is shocked by the arrival of new teacher Mr Schwimer at Abbey Grove and even more shocked to learn that he will be taking over Alfie's class.

  • S02E03 Funeral

    • September 17, 2013
    • BBC Three

    Alfie is wracked with guilt when Miss Pickwell's suicide note lays the finger of blame on him after one of his class's pranks pushes her over the edge.

  • S02E04 Valentine's Day

    • September 24, 2013
    • BBC Three

    It is Valentine's Day and headmaster Mr Fraser has planned a special Abbey Grove Take Me Out to help the shy kids find love.

  • S02E05 Drugs

    • October 1, 2013
    • BBC Three

    Mr Fraser organises a guest speaker for Drugs Awareness Day to Miss Gulliver's annoyance. Can Alfie persuade Stephen's parents to let him stay in school?

  • S02E06 Fundraiser

    • October 8, 2013
    • BBC Three

    When Abbey Grove is plunged into financial ruin, can Alfie come up with a plan to save it? And can he also stop Miss Gulliver from leaving?

  • Episodic Special

    SPECIAL 0x1 Christmas Special

    • December 17, 2013

    It is time for the Abbey Grove Christmas play, and with Miss Pickwell no longer around, Mr Fraser decides Alfie is the obvious replacement to direct.

Season 3

  • S03E01 Strike

    • September 16, 2014
    • BBC Three

    Alfie must stand by his girlfriend Miss Gulliver when she leads the teachers on strike or sacrifice himself to save his class from failing their exams.

  • S03E02 After School Clubs

    • September 23, 2014
    • BBC Three

    Will Alfie be able to attend Gulliver's book group, Fraser's LARPing club and Mitchell's leaving party all at the same time?

  • S03E03 Sports Day

    • September 30, 2014
    • BBC Three

    It is Abbey Grove's sports day and Fraser has hired the most inappropriate new sports teacher to oversee events - Preet.

  • S03E04 Fundraising

    • October 7, 2014
    • BBC Three

    When Martin and Alfie accidentally run over the school caretaker, Alfie and his class start fundraising for the caretaker's urgent surgery.

  • S03E05 The Exam

    • October 14, 2014
    • BBC Three

    Fraser discovers that Alfie never passed his biology GCSE, so Alfie must be taught by Gulliver and sit the exam with his own class.

  • S03E06 The Finale

    • October 21, 2014
    • BBC Three

    It is careers advice day for Form K, but Alfie makes a big decision when he realises he cannot go on teaching without his beloved class and quits.

Season 4

  • Episodic Special

    SPECIAL 0x3 Reunion Special

    • December 15, 2022
    • BBC Three

    Class K are back for a careers day and a reunion that descends into mayhem. Meanwhile, Alfie has a decision to make – will he finally leave the school forever to be with Gulliver?

  • S04E01 Rivals

    • January 15, 2023
    • BBC Three

    Stephen and Mitchell are told one of them will be fired so go to extreme lengths to save their jobs. Meanwhile, Fraser has accidentally started printing the entire internet.

  • S04E02 Whodunnit

    • January 22, 2023
    • BBC Three

    Stephen is determined to find out who snitched on him about Class K’s trip to a drag brunch. Meanwhile, Fraser mistakes an Ofsted inspector for a Task Rabbit.

  • S04E03 Prison

    • January 29, 2023
    • BBC Three

    Hoburn tries a prison experience programme at the school to teach the kids discipline. Class K end up incarcerated with Stephen, who’s prepping an audition as a hardened criminal.

  • S04E04 Trailblazer

    • February 5, 2023
    • BBC Three

    After Class K make Stephen feel old and irrelevant on his birthday, he goes to ridiculous lengths to prove he is still a trailblazer.

  • S04E05 Glow-Up

    • February 12, 2023
    • BBC Three

    Stephen is desperate to get rid of Mitchell, who has moved in after his girlfriend threw him out. So Class K and Stephen give Mitchell a glow-up in the hope she will take him back.

  • S04E06 School Play

    • February 19, 2023
    • BBC Three

    Stephen wants to turn the school play into a showcase for his talents to impress an agent, but Hoburn has more sinister plans to use it as a way of closing the school down.

  • Episodic Special

    SPECIAL 0x5 A Christmas Carol

    • December 13, 2023

    With the help of ghostly friends past, present and future, Stephen makes an important decision about his career at Abbey Grove. Mitchell takes his Die Hard obsession to the limit.

Season 5

  • S05E01 Boxing

    • January 14, 2024
    • BBC Three

    After spending their life savings on a wedding venue mix-up, Mitchell risks losing Kayleigh. Class K come to the rescue, promoting a boxing match at Abbey Grove with dramatic consequences for Warren.

  • S05E02 Face-Off

    • January 14, 2024
    • BBC Three

    When Mitchell gets a bit part in a gangster film, it goes to his head. Swayed by the hype, Hoburn instructs him and Stephen to swap jobs - but with the school drama competition looming, Class K aren't keen on the changes.

  • S05E03 Fitness

    • January 21, 2024
    • BBC Three

    Hoburn enlists fitness guru Mo Dix to get the school back in shape. While Class K protest under Mo's regime, Stephen falls for him, going to great lengths to get rid of Mitchell so Mo can replace him as the new PE teacher.

  • S05E04 Haunted House

    • January 21, 2024
    • BBC Three

    The recovery of Stephen and Mitchell’s old time capsule prompts an overnight break-in and some ghostly encounters and revelations for Class K. Hoburn is desperate to keep the identity of the new art teacher a secret.

  • S05E05 Reading

    • January 28, 2024
    • BBC Three

    When Jinx abandons her studies to spend more time with Mitchell, Class K struggle with their exam prep and ask Fraser to help, leading to an unusual interpretation of Pygmalion - involving an actual pig.

  • S05E06 Camping

    • January 28, 2024
    • BBC Three

    Class K's camping trip spirals into chaos after Mitchell takes his pranks a step too far. Stephen goes missing when he encounters an old drama school rival. Warren reveals he has a secret crush on someone.

Additional Specials

  • Movies

    SPECIAL 0x2 The Bad Education Movie

    • August 21, 2015
    • BBC Three

    Mr Wickers and his class go on one final school trip after they finish their GCSEs.