Sam Sylvester is a teacher who wants his class to have ambition, and to do great things in life. So he enters them for a sporting competition against the rich students of Greycoats School. The team that he has chosen for the competition think Sam has gone crazy. \`Who, Sir? Me, Sir?\` says little Hoomey, his eyes round with horror. \`We\`ll never beat Greycoats,\` the others cry. \`Never in a million years!\` But you don\`t know what you can do - until you try ...