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The Best Episodes of Bad Education

Every episode of Bad Education ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Bad Education!

Young teacher Alfie Wickers is "the worst teacher ever to grace the British education system" – at Abbey Grove School, in Watford, Hertfordshire.
Genre:Comedy
Network:BBC Three

Top Episode Ratings Summary

"The Finale" is the best rated episode of "Bad Education". It scored 8.5/10 based on 238 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/21/2014. This episode scored 0.6 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Exam".

  • The Finale
    8.5/10238 votes
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    #1 - The Finale

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/21/2014

    Alfie realises he can't go on teaching without his beloved class and quits Abbey Grove.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Exam
    7.9/10170 votes
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    #2 - The Exam

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/14/2014

    Alfie never passed his biology GCSE, so he must resit the exam with his own class.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Swimming Gala
    7.8/10217 votes
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    #3 - Swimming Gala

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/3/2013

    It's the Abbey Grove swimming gala and Alfie's class compete in the synchronised diving.

    Director: Elliot Hegarty

    Writer: Jack Whitehall, Freddy Syborn

  • Drugs
    7.8/10189 votes
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    #4 - Drugs

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/1/2013

    Mr Fraser organises a guest speaker for Drugs Awareness Day, to Miss Gulliver's annoyance.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sports Day
    7.8/10175 votes
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    #5 - Sports Day

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/2014

    It's sports day and Fraser has hired the most inappropriate new teacher to oversee events.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Fundraiser
    7.6/10172 votes
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    #6 - 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?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sex Education
    7.5/10245 votes
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    #7 - Sex Education

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/21/2012

    Parents are worried about the impending arrival of the French exchange students.

    Director: Ben Gosling Fuller

    Writer: N/A

  • The American
    7.5/10198 votes
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    #8 - The American

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/10/2013

    Alfie is shocked when a charming new American teacher takes over his class.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Funeral
    7.5/10187 votes
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    #9 - Funeral

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/17/2013

    Abbey Grove is rocked by the news that deputy headmistress Miss Pickwell is dead.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Valentine's Day
    7.5/10182 votes
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    #10 - Valentine's Day

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 9/24/2013

    For Valentine's Day, Mr Fraser plans a special Take Me Out to help shy kids find love.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Politics
    7.4/10194 votes
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    #11 - Politics

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/18/2012

    Pickwell has designs on getting Fraser's job, and it is election time at Abbey Grove.

    Director: Ben Gosling Fuller

    Writer: Jack Whitehall, Freddy Syborn

  • Fundraising
    7.4/10158 votes
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    #12 - Fundraising

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/2014

    After running him over, Alfie and his class raise funds for the caretaker's surgery.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Football Match
    7.3/10201 votes
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    #13 - Football Match

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/11/2012

    Alfie steps in as coach when Abbey Grove takes on the local public school at football.

    Director: Ben Gosling Fuller

    Writer: Dan Swimer, Shaun Pye

  • After School Clubs
    7.3/10161 votes
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    #14 - After School Clubs

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/2014

    Alfie tries to attend a book group, a LARPing club and a leaving party at the same time.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Parents' Evening
    7.2/10278 votes
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    #15 - Parents' Evening

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/14/2012

    It's parents' evening and Alfie is under pressure to mark his mock exam papers.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • School Trip
    7.2/10207 votes
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    #16 - School Trip

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/4/2012

    On a school trip, Alfie and Gulliver take their pupils to a petting zoo and ink museum.

    Director: Ben Gosling Fuller

    Writer: Jack Whitehall, Freddy Syborn

  • Strike
    7.2/10169 votes
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    #17 - Strike

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/2014

    With the threat of a staff redundancy the teachers of Abbey Grove go on strike.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Self Defence
    7.1/10223 votes
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    #18 - Self Defence

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/28/2012

    A new computer game craze hits Abbey Grove School, affecting both pupils and staff.

    Director: Ben Gosling Fuller

    Writer: Jack Whitehall, Freddy Syborn

  • Whodunnit
    5.1/1064 votes
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    #19 - Whodunnit

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 1/22/2023

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Prison
    5.1/1056 votes
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    #20 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • School Play
    5.1/1057 votes
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    #21 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Face-Off
    4.9/1020 votes
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    #22 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Glow Up
    4.8/1053 votes
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    #23 - 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’ll take him back.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Boxing
    4.7/1026 votes
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    #24 - 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Fitness
    4.6/1016 votes
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    #25 - Fitness

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 1/21/2024

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A