Eight energetic teenagers, having achieved the highest grades in their school’s history, aim for admission to the prestigious universities of Oxford and Cambridge. Their journey is marked by conflicting teaching styles: Hector, the unconventional English teacher who values culture for its own sake; Irwin, the savvy substitute with memorable soundbites; Felix, the headmaster fixated on league tables; and Mrs. Lintott, the History teacher who finds her colleagues foolish.