The WORST seasons of Waterloo Road
Every season of Waterloo Road ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst seasons of Waterloo Road!
Affairs, scandals, blackmail and many, many headteachers. Who said education was easy?
#1 - Series 10
First Aired 10/15/2014
New head Vaughan Fitzgerald arrives with his partner Allie and her two children. When his two teenage sons from a previous marriage arrive unexpectedly to live with them, it all gets very complicated.
#2 - Series 6
First Aired 9/1/2010
New head teacher Karen Fisher sets out to revolutionise Waterloo Road but her steely exterior masks a dark personal tragedy which threatens to derail her leadership.
#3 - Series 11
First Aired 1/3/2023
Riots, scandals, fractured families and familiar faces - Waterloo Road is back with a new term and a whole new attitude. Who said education was easy?
#7 - Series 16
First Aired 9/23/2025
Headteacher Stella is forced to navigate a fresh set of challenges.
#8 - Series 15
First Aired 2/11/2025
New head, Dame Stella Drake, ushers in a new era at Waterloo Road.
#9 - Series 14
First Aired 9/10/2024
Waterloo Road sees a changing of the guard with new head Steve Savage.
#10 - Series 13
First Aired 1/2/2024
With a swathe of long-term refusers descending on Waterloo Road, the balance of peace and harmony rests on thin ice.
#11 - Series 12
First Aired 5/16/2023
Affairs, scandals, blackmail and many, many headteachers. Who said education was easy?
#12 - Series 7
First Aired 5/4/2011
A gang war breaks out at Waterloo Road, threatening to derail Michael's efforts to turn the school around, and Josh struggles with an escalating drug problem which is masking a more serious illness.
#13 - Series 5
First Aired 10/28/2009
War breaks out in the playground after the closure of a local private school leads to an influx of middle-class pupils at Waterloo Road.
#15 - Series 9
First Aired 9/5/2013
Christine settles in as head of Waterloo Road but quickly finds new deputy Simon is after her job. As well as unruly students and her drink problem, old friend George is not all he seems.
#16 - Series 8
First Aired 8/23/2012
Waterloo Road benefactor Lorraine wants a return on her investment but super head Michael insists that you can't make money from education. Will Lorraine listen, or is the school heading for disaster?