Michael is back with a last ditch attempt to stop Lorraine from turning Waterloo Road into a fee-paying academy. If his efforts fail it spells the end of both his headship and his relationship with Christine. Elsewhere, Lula's campaign against Nox comes to a shocking conclusion.

Grantly is alive and well and Tom is finally ready to donate his kidney, but when former bad boy pupil Kyle Stack shows up at Waterloo Road, the day will end in disaster as Tom tries to help the troubled boy.