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

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Bad Education Season 5 Episode 5 - Reading
    3.6/10(18 votes)

    #1 - Reading

    S5:E5

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Bad Education Season 5 Episode 6 - Camping
    3.7/10(19 votes)

    #2 - Camping

    S5:E6

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Bad Education Season 4 Episode 4 - Trailblazer
    4.4/10(63 votes)

    #3 - Trailblazer

    S4:E4

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Bad Education Season 5 Episode 4 - Haunted House
    4.4/10(20 votes)

    #4 - Haunted House

    S5:E4

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Bad Education Season 5 Episode 3 - Fitness
    4.5/10(23 votes)

    #5 - Fitness

    S5:E3

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Bad Education Season 4 Episode 1 - Rivals
    4.6/10(85 votes)

    #6 - Rivals

    S4:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Bad Education Season 5 Episode 1 - Boxing
    4.7/10(33 votes)

    #7 - Boxing

    S5:E1

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Bad Education Season 4 Episode 5 - Glow Up
    4.8/10(57 votes)

    #8 - Glow Up

    S4:E5

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Bad Education Season 5 Episode 2 - Face-Off
    4.8/10(27 votes)

    #9 - Face-Off

    S5:E2

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Bad Education Season 4 Episode 3 - Prison
    5.0/10(60 votes)

    #10 - Prison

    S4:E3

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Bad Education Season 4 Episode 2 - Whodunnit
    5.1/10(69 votes)

    #11 - Whodunnit

    S4:E2

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Bad Education Season 4 Episode 6 - School Play
    5.1/10(63 votes)

    #12 - School Play

    S4:E6

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Bad Education Season 1 Episode 3 - Self Defence
    7.1/10(241 votes)

    #13 - Self Defence

    S1:E3

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

    Director:Ben Gosling Fuller
    Writers:Freddy Syborn, Jack Whitehall

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  14. Bad Education Season 1 Episode 1 - Parents' Evening
    7.2/10(299 votes)

    #14 - Parents' Evening

    S1:E1

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Bad Education Season 1 Episode 4 - School Trip
    7.2/10(221 votes)

    #15 - School Trip

    S1:E4

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

    Director:Ben Gosling Fuller
    Writers:Freddy Syborn, Jack Whitehall

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  16. Bad Education Season 3 Episode 1 - Strike
    7.2/10(181 votes)

    #16 - Strike

    S3:E1

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Bad Education Season 1 Episode 5 - Football Match
    7.3/10(216 votes)

    #17 - Football Match

    S1:E5

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

    Director:Ben Gosling Fuller
    Writers:Dan Swimer, Shaun Pye

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  18. Bad Education Season 1 Episode 6 - Politics
    7.4/10(209 votes)

    #18 - Politics

    S1:E6

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

    Director:Ben Gosling Fuller
    Writers:Freddy Syborn, Jack Whitehall

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  19. Bad Education Season 3 Episode 2 - After School Clubs
    7.4/10(171 votes)

    #19 - After School Clubs

    S3:E2

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Bad Education Season 3 Episode 4 - Fundraising
    7.4/10(168 votes)

    #20 - Fundraising

    S3:E4

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Bad Education Season 1 Episode 2 - Sex Education
    7.5/10(264 votes)

    #21 - Sex Education

    S1:E2

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

    Director:Ben Gosling Fuller
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Bad Education Season 2 Episode 2 - The American
    7.5/10(210 votes)

    #22 - The American

    S2:E2

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

    Director:Elliot Hegarty
    Writers:Freddy Syborn, Jack Whitehall

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  23. Bad Education Season 2 Episode 4 - Valentine's Day
    7.5/10(196 votes)

    #23 - Valentine's Day

    S2:E4

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

    Director:Elliot Hegarty
    Writers:Freddy Syborn, Jack Whitehall

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  24. Bad Education Season 2 Episode 3 - Funeral
    7.6/10(197 votes)

    #24 - Funeral

    S2:E3

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

    Director:Elliot Hegarty
    Writers:Freddy Syborn, Jack Whitehall

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  25. Bad Education Season 2 Episode 6 - Fundraiser
    7.6/10(184 votes)

    #25 - Fundraiser

    S2:E6

    When Abbey Grove is plunged into financial ruin can Alfie come up with a plan to save it?

    Director:Elliot Hegarty
    Writers:Freddy Syborn, Jack Whitehall

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Reading" is the worst rated episode of "Bad Education". It scored 3.6/10 based on 18 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/28/2024. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Camping".