Top Class

Top Class
Genre
Directed by Tony Grech-Smith
Presented by Susan Calman
Composer(s) Craig Brown
Country of origin Britain
No. of series 3 + 2 specials
No. of episodes 34
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Simon Marsh[1]
  • Melissa Hardinge
Barry Hart
Running time 28 minutes
Production company(s) ITV Studios
Release
Original network CBBC
Picture format 16:9 1080i
Audio format Stereo
Original release 12 September 2016 (2016-09-12) – Present
External links
Website

Top Class is a British children's quiz show produced by ITV Studios for CBBC.[2] It began on 12 September 2016 and is hosted by Susan Calman. Each series involves sixteen teams of four Year 6/Primary 7 school children, each with a nominated teacher, answering questions mostly on the National Curriculum in a knockout format to determine “the UK’s smartest school.”

Two further series of 15 episodes each began on 25 January 2017 and 3 September 2017 respectively.[3] [2]

A fourth series of the show was filmed in May 2018, with the first programme in this series due to air on Sunday 29th July at 09:30.

Format

All primary schools across the UK were invited to enter Top Class, with a team of 4 pupils. Many schools responded to the offer however, only 16 schools took made it through the interview stage and proceeded to take part. All competitors are in year 6 (primary 7 in Scotland and Northern Ireland).

Each round includes questions taken from the National Curriculum Key Stage 2, starting with a buzzer question. The team which answers correctly takes control of the game and is given a further four questions to answer. The subjects includes Maths, English, Science, History, Geography and News. There is also Test the Teacher, where the class' teacher answers pop-culture questions, and Pet Subjects, where the class chooses a subject to be questioned on. Pet Subjects chosen include CBBC series The Dumping Ground and the 2015 UK General Election.

The first series was won by St. Pius X Preparatory School from Preston which is situated in the centre of Lancashire. The team consisted of: Ameya Hasan Amaani Faris

In series 3, the “Lightning” Round was introduced to start each contest; this features a puzzle, such as a word search or crossword, on two specific subjects, one for each team for a chance to score some points on the board before the subject rounds.

Each contest ends with “The Battle of the Buzzers”; teams have 90 seconds to answer as many quick-fire questions as they can on the buzzer.

Episodes

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
11512 September 2016 (2016-09-12)30 September 2016 (2016-09-30)
Christmas Special13 December 2016 (2016-12-13)
21525 January 2017 (2017-01-25)3 May 2017 (2017-05-03)
Celebrity Special7 April 2017 (2017-04-07)
3153 September 2017 (2017-09-03)10 December 2017 (2017-12-10)
Christmas Special (2017)17 December 2017 (2017-12-17)
41529 July 2018 (2018-07-29)4 November 2018 (2018-11-04)

Series 1 (2016)

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Director Original air date[4]
11"Round One"Tony Grech-Smith12 September 2016 (2016-09-12)

Halton Holegate Church of England Primary School from Lincolnshire take on Newbridge Preparatory School from the West Midlands.

  • Winners: Halton Holegate
22"Round Two"Tony Grech-Smith13 September 2016 (2016-09-13)

West Leigh Junior School from Essex take on St Pius X Preparatory School from Lancashire.

  • Winners: St Pius
33"Round Three"Tony Grech-Smith14 September 2016 (2016-09-14)

Hadrian Academy from Bedfordshire take on Conisborugh Ivanhoe Primary Academy from Yorkshire.

  • Winners: Hadrian
44"Round Four"Tony Grech-Smith15 September 2016 (2016-09-15)

Brandhall Primary School from the West Midlands take on Millburn Primary School from County Londonderry.

  • Winners: Millburn
55"Round Five"Tony Grech-Smith16 September 2016 (2016-09-16)

Bolsover Church of England Junior School from Derbyshire take on Bowes Primary School from London.

  • Winners: Bowes
66"Round Six"Tony Grech-Smith19 September 2016 (2016-09-19)

Esgob Morgan Primary School from Denbighshire take on St James' Church of England Academy from Dorset.

  • Winners: St James'
77"Round Seven"Tony Grech-Smith20 September 2016 (2016-09-20)

Kirkshaws Primary School from Lanarkshire take on St Martin's Church of England Primary School from Somerset.

  • Winners: St Martin's
88"Round Eight"Tony Grech-Smith21 September 2016 (2016-09-21)

Greenland Community Primary School from County Durham take on St Michael's Church of England Primary School from Manchester.

  • Winners: Greenland
99"Quarter-final One"Tony Grech-Smith22 September 2016 (2016-09-22)

St James' Church of England Academy from Dorset take on Halton Holegate from Lincolnshire.

  • Winners: St James'
1010"Quarter-final Two"Tony Grech-Smith23 September 2016 (2016-09-23)

Greenland Community Primary School from County Durham take on Millburn Primary School from County Londonderry.

  • Winners: Millburn
1111"Quarter-final Three"Tony Grech-Smith26 September 2016 (2016-09-26)

Bowes Primary School from London take on Hadrian Academy from Bedfordshire.

  • Winners: Bowes
1212"Quarter-final Four"Tony Grech-Smith27 September 2016 (2016-09-27)

St Martin's Church of England Primary School from Somerset take on St Pius X Preparatory School from Lancashire.

  • Winners: St Pius
1313"Semi-final One"Tony Grech-Smith28 September 2016 (2016-09-28)

St James' Church of England Academy from Dorset take on Millburn Primary School from County Londonderry.

  • Winners: St James'
1414"Semi-final Two"Tony Grech-Smith29 September 2016 (2016-09-29)

Bowes Primary School from London take on St Pius X Preparatory School from Lancashire.

  • Winners: St Pius
1515"Grand Final"Tony Grech-Smith30 September 2016 (2016-09-30)

St James' Church of England Academy from Dorset take on St Pius X Preparatory School from Lancashire to find the winner of the series.

  • Winners: St Pius

Christmas special (2016)

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Director Original air date[4]
161"Christmas Special"Tony Grech-Smith13 December 2016 (2016-12-13)

Celebrity teams compete as Turkeys (Lindsey Russell from Blue Peter, Ricky Martin from Art Ninja, and Dick and Dom) take on Sprouts (Nick James from Hank Zipzer, Stacy Liu from The Dumping Ground, Ben Shires from Officially Amazing, and Richard David-Caine from Class Dismissed) – but who will be Top Class this Christmas, the Turkeys or the Sprouts?!

  • Winners: Sprouts

Series 2 (2017)

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Director Original air date[4]
171"Round One"Tony Grech-Smith25 January 2017 (2017-01-25)

Mossneuk Primary School from South Lanarkshire take on Whitehorse Manor Junior School from Surrey.

  • Winners: Mossneuk
182"Round Two"Tony Grech-Smith1 February 2017 (2017-02-01)

Pant Primary School from Merthyr Tydfil take on Stone Church of England Combined School from Buckinghamshire.

  • Winners: Stone
193"Round Three"Tony Grech-Smith8 February 2017 (2017-02-08)

Sheringham Community Primary School from Norfolk take on St Patrick's Primary School from County Down.

  • Winners: Sheringham
204"Round Four"Tony Grech-Smith15 February 2017 (2017-02-15)

In this heat, Hayshead from Angus take on Little Sutton Primary School from the West Midlands.

  • Winners: Little Sutton
215"Round Five"Tony Grech-Smith22 February 2017 (2017-02-22)

Hampstead Parochial Church of England School from London take on Tilston Parochial Church of England Primary School from Cheshire.

  • Winners: Tilston
226"Round Six"Tony Grech-Smith1 March 2017 (2017-03-01)

Blaenavon Heritage Primary School from Torfaen take on Calside Primary School from Dumfries.

  • Winners: Calside
237"Round Seven"Tony Grech-Smith8 March 2017 (2017-03-08)

Glengarnock Primary School from Ayrshire take on Wootten Wawan Church of England Primary School from Warwickshire.

  • Winners: Glengarnock
248"Round Eight"Tony Grech-Smith15 March 2017 (2017-03-15)

Sidlesham Primary School from West Sussex take on Delamere Church of England Academy from Cheshire.

  • Winners: Delamere
259"Quarter-final One"Tony Grech-Smith22 March 2017 (2017-03-22)

In this first quarter-final Calside Primary School from Dumfries take on Stone Church of England Combined School from Buckinghamshire.

  • Winners: Calside
2610"Quarter-final Two"Tony Grech-Smith29 March 2017 (2017-03-29)

It's the quarter-finals and Mossneuk Primary School from East Kilbride take on Tilston Parochial Church of England Primary School from Cheshire.

  • Winners: Tilston
2711"Quarter-final Three"Tony Grech-Smith5 April 2017 (2017-04-05)

Sheringham Community Primary School from Norfolk take on Little Sutton Primary School from the West Midlands.

  • Winners: Little Sutton
2812"Quarter-final Four"Tony Grech-Smith12 April 2017 (2017-04-12)

Delamere Church of England Primary School from Cheshire take on Glengarnock Primary School from Ayrshire.

  • Winners: Delamere
2913"Semi-final One"Tony Grech-Smith19 April 2017 (2017-04-19)

Calside Primary School from Dumfries take on Little Sutton Primary School from the West Midlands.

  • Winners: Little Sutton
3014"Semi-final Two"Tony Grech-Smith19 April 2017 (2017-04-19)

Tilston Parochial Church of England Primary School from Cheshire take on Delamere Church of England Primary School from Cheshire.

  • Winners: Tilston
3115"Grand Final"Tony Grech-Smith3 April 2017 (2017-04-03)

Tilston Parochial Church of England Primary School from Cheshire take on Little Sutton Primary School from the West Midlands.

  • Winners: Tilston

Celebrity special (2017)

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Director Original air date[4]
321"Celebrity Special"Tony Grech-Smith7 April 2017 (2017-04-07)

Amy's Pack (Lauren Platt, Leona Vaughan, Amy-Leigh Hickman and Ella Marshall-Pinder) take on Millie's Pack (Louis Payne, Millie Innes, Cleo Demetriou and Isabel Clifton)

Winners: Amy's Pack

Series 3 (2017)

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Director Original air date[4]
331"Willowbrook VS Lybster"Tony Grech-Smith3 September 2017 (2017-09-03)
Willowbrook from London take on Lybster from the Highlands.
342"Shears Green VS Potten End"Tony Grech-Smith10 September 2017 (2017-09-10)
Shears Green from Kent take on Potten End from Hertfordshire
353"Glenfrome VS Elsley"Tony Grech-Smith17 September 2017 (2017-09-17)
Glenfrome from Bristol take on Elsley from Middlesex
364"St Johns VS Eye"Tony Grech-Smith24 September 2017 (2017-09-24)
St Johns from Somerset take on Eye from Cambridgeshire
375"Hollymount VS Kilbride"Tony Grech-Smith1 October 2017 (2017-10-01)
Hollymount from London take on Kilbride from County Antrim
386"Castle Park VS Blackridge"Tony Grech-Smith8 October 2017 (2017-10-08)
Castle Park from Monmouthshire take on Blackridge from West Lothian
397"Marton VS St Marys"Tony Grech-Smith15 October 2017 (2017-10-15)
Marton from Lancashire take on St Marys from Shropshire
408"Stone VS Elsworth"Tony Grech-Smith22 October 2017 (2017-10-22)
Stone from Buckinghamshire take on Elsworth from Cheshire
419"Quarter-final 1: Hollymount VS Marton"Tony Grech-Smith29 October 2017 (2017-10-29)
Hollymount from London take on Marton from Lancashire .
4210"Quarter-final 2: Glenfrome VS Stone"Tony Grech-Smith5 November 2017 (2017-11-05)
Glenfrome from Bristol take on Stone from Buckinghamshire.
4311"Quarter-final 3: Potten End VS Lybster"Tony Grech-Smith12 November 2017 (2017-11-12)
Potten End from Hertfordshire take on Lybster from The Highlands.
4412"Quarter-final 4: St Johns VS Castle Park"Tony Grech-Smith19 November 2017 (2017-11-19)
St Johns from Somerset take on Castle Park from Monmouthshire.
4513"Semi-final 1: Hollymount v Glenfrome"Tony Grech-Smith26 November 2017 (2017-11-26)
Hollymount from London take on Glenfrome from Bristol.
4614"Semi-final 2: St John's v Potten End"Tony Grech-Smith3 December 2017 (2017-12-03)
St John's from Somerset take on Potten End from Hertfordshire.
4715"Grand Final: St Johns v Hollymount"Tony Grech-Smith10 December 2017 (2017-12-10)
St John's from Somerset take on Hollymount from London.

Christmas special (2017)

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Director Original air date[4]
481"Christmas Special[5]"Tony Grech-SmithTBA
Johnny Cochrane, Rachel Stringer, Lauren Layfield and Tallulah Greive take on Barney Harwood, Ed Petrie, Naomi Wilkinson and Alex Riley

References

  1. ↑ Prior, David (16 August 2016). "Comedian to lead CBBC's search for Britain's smartest school". Prolific North.
  2. 1 2 "Top Class - Could your school be TOP CLASS?".
  3. ↑ "Top Class - S2 - Episode 1: Round 1". Radio Times.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Top Class TV Guide from RadioTimes". Radio Times.
  5. ↑ "Instagram post by Ed Petrie • May 26, 2017 at 3:37pm UTC". Instagram.
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491"Heat 1"Tony Grech-Smith29 July 2018

  • Winners:
  1. ↑ "Top Class TV Guide from RadioTimes". Radio Times.
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