The BEST episodes of Bad Education

Every episode of Bad Education ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Bad Education!

Comedy series about a teacher who is a bigger kid than the kids he teaches. They talk too much, don’t pay attention and have a poor attitude. Must try harder, especially as they're the teachers.

Last Updated: 12/17/2024Network: BBC ThreeStatus: Ended
The Finale
star
8.12
228 votes

#1 - The Finale

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/21/2014

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.

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Drugs
star
7.97
223 votes

#2 - Drugs

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/1/2013

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?

Directors: Elliot Hegarty
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Politics
star
7.88
305 votes

#3 - Politics

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/18/2012

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.

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The American
star
7.80
230 votes

#4 - The American

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/10/2013

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.

Directors: Elliot Hegarty
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Strike
star
7.78
237 votes

#5 - Strike

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/2014

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.

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The Exam
star
7.77
216 votes

#6 - The Exam

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/14/2014

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

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Sports Day
star
7.74
162 votes

#7 - Sports Day

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/2014

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

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Swimming Gala
star
7.68
268 votes

#8 - Swimming Gala

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/3/2013

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.

Directors: Elliot Hegarty
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Funeral
star
7.67
253 votes

#9 - Funeral

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/17/2013

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.

Directors: Elliot Hegarty
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Valentine's Day
star
7.66
205 votes

#10 - Valentine's Day

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/24/2013

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.

Directors: Elliot Hegarty
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After School Clubs
star
7.63
235 votes

#11 - After School Clubs

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/2014

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

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Sex Education
star
7.60
340 votes

#12 - Sex Education

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/21/2012

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.

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Fundraiser
star
7.56
221 votes

#13 - Fundraiser

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/8/2013

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?

Directors: Elliot Hegarty
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Football Match
star
7.56
296 votes

#14 - Football Match

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/11/2012

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.

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Fundraising
star
7.54
182 votes

#15 - Fundraising

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/2014

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

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School Trip
star
7.52
268 votes

#16 - School Trip

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/4/2012

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.

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Self-Defence
star
7.49
275 votes

#17 - Self-Defence

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/28/2012

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.

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Boxing
star
7.00
7 votes

#18 - Boxing

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/14/2024

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.

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Face-Off
star
7.00
5 votes

#19 - Face-Off

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/2024

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.

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Parents' Evening
star
6.74
370 votes

#20 - Parents' Evening

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/14/2012

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.

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Haunted House
star
6.50
4 votes

#21 - Haunted House

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/21/2024

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.

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Glow-Up
star
6.44
18 votes

#22 - Glow-Up

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/12/2023

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.

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School Play
star
6.44
18 votes

#23 - School Play

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/19/2023

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.

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Reading
star
6.33
3 votes

#24 - Reading

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/28/2024

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.

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Prison
star
6.23
22 votes

#25 - Prison

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/29/2023

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.

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