Helen pays Amy to make sure the class behave whilst she is being assessed. When Helen refuses to give her anymore more money Amy tells Rachel what has been going on. When there are rumours about Max's relationship with Helen he becomes determined to get rid off her. Helen decides to quit and leaves a compromising video with her and Max on for Rachel to see. Chris is shocked when he finds out that Max has being actly threateningly towards Rachel. Lindsay decides not to be part of the girl gang anymore. Rachel is shocked when she watches the video. Max tells Kim he is getting a divorce and convinces her to give their relationship another go.
Season 5 Episode 8 of Waterloo Road resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.
Waterloo Road Comprehensive is on the scrap heap. It can be found very near the bottom of every league table there is. Its despondent teachers have given up trying to make a difference as they struggle to cope with their own personal problems as well as their nightmare day jobs. When the current Headmaster has a nervous breakdown, Jack Rimmer is reluctantly thrown into the hot seat. He recruits optimistic, educational zealot Andrew Treneman who wants to give up his comfortable private school job to bring the benefits of his elite educational experience to Waterloo Road.
Together with feisty Guidance Head Kim Campbell the three teachers - all committed in their very different ways - set to turn round Waterloo Road, painful step by painful step. Meanwhile English teacher Tom Clarkson's life is in a mess. He's about to be married to live-in girlfriend and fellow teacher Lorna Dickey and can't face telling her he is no longer in love. But much worse, he has fallen for Lorna's closest friend - drama teacher Izzie Redpath.
Man-eating French teacher Steph Haydock is delighted Jack Rimmer has been promoted - she's always fancied him but now he's headmaster, his powerful, manly charms are impossible to resist.