6×01: The First Day of the Last Year
As Darrell and Sally return to Malory Towers for the first day of their final year they realize quite a few things have changed. First off Gwen is learning how to drive. Second they meet a very grown up Teddy, who Gwen begins to fall in love with. Third Malory Towers has a new student joining the third years: Celeste. However Celeste’s doesn’t feel comfortable speaking English and pretends she only knows French, which makes it very difficult for everyone to begin to accept her. Finally the sixth year girls must decide who will be the new head girl, but a tied vote leads to an interesting showdown.
6×02: The Malory Times
Mr. Parker decides it is time for Malory Towers to relaunch the Malory Times newspaper to help some of the sixth years decide their future. As a reward for helping prepare the newsletter he asks the third years to submit poems about the school. Little does he know his newsletter could cost one group a friendship and lead another to break a prized possession if care isn’t made.
6×03: Le Petit Paris
Celeste is devastated when she learns that she must stay at Malory Towers for the entire term rather than 2 weeks. Matron suspects she’s made herself sick because of the news, but without further evidence she can’t do anything more. Meanwhile in their private tutoring session Miss Grayling suggests than Mary-Lou’s future career may be in teaching since she loves order and structure. Mary-Lou expresses some interest, so Miss Grayling arranges for her to teach with Mam’Zelle to see if it is something she wishes to pursue full-time or to see if another path is the best way.
Ella Bright does not appear in this episode
6×04: The Band
Irene helps Ron write a new song for his new band- Ron and The Fisher Boys, but Gwen gets a little jealous when he invites all the sixth years instead of just her. Meanwhile the third year girls get a clue as to where the time capsule is hidden, and Irene and Alycia take a complicated test they must pass to get into Oxford.
6×05: The Birthday
Sally asks Matron if she can shadow her to learn the needed qualifications to be a nurse, but when Matron Shipley begins to make mistakes Sally begins to wonder if she should report her to keep everyone safe. Meanwhile Celeste gets ready to celebrate her birthday, but she begins to fear things are wrong back home when she doesn’t hear anything from her mother.
6×06: The Nurse
Sally learns Matron Shipley admitted to Celeste that she cannot see well, and she tries to work with Matron to get her the help needed to be protected only to learn the truth- Matron Shipley has developed cataracts. Meanwhile Celeste tries to convince everyone she started the fire intentionally so she can be sent home unaware that her mother is keeping her away because she has developed an illness and didn’t want Celeste to see her health deteriorate.
6×07: The Debate
With Matron Shipley out Gwen is placed in charge of the third years laundry. Gwen is hesitant to do specific labor, so she keeps placing punishments on the 3rd years to make them do it instead. At the same time Mr. Parker proposes a debate between the third and sixth year forms to try to teach them why older forms get more responsibilities and to see if changes should occur.
6×08: The Ward
Matron Kathleen returns to Malory Towers with her niece Nancy. Gwen hopes Matron will resume her position, but we learn the reason she left in the first place was to raise her niece Nancy. Nancy has down syndrome, and while she is quick to notice things others neglect Matron fears the differences might be too much for the girls to handle, especially since society has looked down on Nancy solely for looking different.
Ella Bright does not appear in this episode
6×09: The Best Friend
Jo causes chaos when she tells Celeste’s mother that Celeste doesn’t want to return home. Meanwhile, Nancy, June and Felicity are excited to discover that Fred knows about the time capsule.
Ella Bright does not appear in this episode
6×10: The Photograph
Letters from Oxford arrive. Irene has good news. She has been accepted to the music conservatorie. However the news isn’t so good for Alicia as she hasn’t made the cut. Feeling slightly devastated Alicia heads to a room that is off limits. However when her and Darrell get stuck in the room it leads to unexpected complications on the same day Alicia is supposed to have her final concert.