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The Best Episodes of Bad Education

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Welcome to Abbey Grove Secondary School, where the students are struggling to grow up and the teachers are struggling to convince everyone they already have. After all, it’s difficult to teach teenagers about becoming responsible

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Bad Education Season 3 Episode 6 - The Finale
    8.5/10(278 votes)

    S3:E6

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Bad Education Season 2 Episode 1 - Swimming Gala
    7.9/10(259 votes)

    S2:E1

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

    Director:Elliot Hegarty
    Writers:Freddy Syborn, Jack Whitehall

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  3. Bad Education Season 3 Episode 5 - The Exam
    7.9/10(203 votes)

    S3:E5

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Bad Education Season 2 Episode 5 - Drugs
    7.8/10(227 votes)

    S2:E5

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

    Director:Elliot Hegarty
    Writers:Freddy Syborn, Jack Whitehall

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  5. Bad Education Season 3 Episode 3 - Sports Day
    7.8/10(208 votes)

    S3:E3

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Bad Education Season 2 Episode 3 - Funeral
    7.6/10(223 votes)

    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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  7. Bad Education Season 2 Episode 6 - Fundraiser
    7.6/10(207 votes)

    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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  8. Bad Education Season 1 Episode 2 - Sex Education
    7.5/10(294 votes)

    S1:E2

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

    Director:Ben Gosling Fuller
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Bad Education Season 2 Episode 2 - The American
    7.5/10(235 votes)

    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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  10. Bad Education Season 2 Episode 4 - Valentine's Day
    7.5/10(220 votes)

    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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  11. Bad Education Season 1 Episode 6 - Politics
    7.4/10(235 votes)

    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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  12. Bad Education Season 3 Episode 2 - After School Clubs
    7.4/10(194 votes)

    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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  13. Bad Education Season 3 Episode 4 - Fundraising
    7.4/10(192 votes)

    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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  14. Bad Education Season 1 Episode 5 - Football Match
    7.3/10(244 votes)

    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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  15. Bad Education Season 1 Episode 1 - Parents' Evening
    7.2/10(333 votes)

    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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  16. Bad Education Season 1 Episode 4 - School Trip
    7.2/10(248 votes)

    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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  17. Bad Education Season 3 Episode 1 - Strike
    7.2/10(204 votes)

    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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  18. Bad Education Season 1 Episode 3 - Self Defence
    7.1/10(272 votes)

    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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  19. Bad Education Season 5 Episode 1 - Boxing
    5.7/10(51 votes)

    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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  20. Bad Education Season 5 Episode 2 - Face-Off
    5.7/10(44 votes)

    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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  21. Bad Education Season 5 Episode 3 - Fitness
    5.7/10(39 votes)

    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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  22. Bad Education Season 5 Episode 4 - Haunted House
    5.6/10(36 votes)

    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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  23. Bad Education Season 4 Episode 2 - Whodunnit
    5.5/10(85 votes)

    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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  24. Bad Education Season 4 Episode 3 - Prison
    5.5/10(75 votes)

    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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  25. Bad Education Season 4 Episode 6 - School Play
    5.5/10(77 votes)

    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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Best Episodes Summary

"The Finale" is the best rated episode of "Bad Education". It scored 8.5/10 based on 278 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/21/2014. This episode scored 0.6 points higher than the second highest rated, "Swimming Gala".