Junior Bake Off

Junior Bake Off is a British television baking competition in which young bakers aged 9 to 12 tackle a series of challenges involving baking cakes, biscuits, bread, and pastries, competing to be crowned Junior Bake Off Champion.

Junior Bake Off
Genre	Baking Reality
Directed by	Amanda Westwood
Presented by	Aaron Craze Sam & Mark Harry Hill
Judges	Paul Hollywood Mary Berry James Martin Graham Hornigold Allegra McEvedy Nadiya Hussain Liam Charles Prue Leith Ravneet Gill
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	10
No. of episodes	148 (and 8 specials)
Production
Executive producers	Kieran Smith Anna Beattie
Production locations	Valentines Mansion (2011) Harptree Court (2013) Welford Park (2015–)
Running time	28 minutes (2011–2016) 60 minutes (2019–)
Production company	Love Productions
Original release
Network	CBBC (2011–2016) Channel 4 (2019–)
Release	31 October 2011 (2011-10-31) – present
Related
The Great British Bake Off

The series debuted in 2011 as a spin-off from The Great British Bake Off and is also produced by Love Productions. Four series of Junior Bake Off were broadcast on CBBC from 2011 to 2016. Following its parent series' departure from the BBC in 2017, Junior Bake Off resumed with a fifth series in 2019 on Channel 4, with comedian Harry Hill as presenter and Prue Leith and Liam Charles as judges. The fifth series concluded on 22 November 2019. The show returned for a sixth series on 11 January 2021. Junior Bake Off returned Monday 10 January 2022 for its seventh series and concluded on 28 January 2022. Junior Bake Off returned on 16 January 2023 for its eighth series and concluded on 3 February 2023. On 10 January it was announced that Junior Bake Off has been renewed for its eleventh series to air in 2026.^{[1][2] [3][4]}

Format

Each series of Junior Bake Off typically includes 15 episodes. While The Great British Bake Off features three challenges per episode (signature, technical, and showstopper), Junior Bake Off includes only the technical and showstopper challenges. In the first four series, aired on CBBC from 2011 to 2016, the format featured 40 young bakers aged 9 to 12 years old divided into 10 qualifying rounds or heats.^[5] Each episode featured only four bakers, with one winner each episode and the other three eliminated. The winning baker from each heat were brought back for 'Finals Week' (divided into two semi-finals, followed by two finals, and then one grand final) which determined the winner.

The format was altered in 2019 when the series moved to Channel 4. The episodes were increased from 30 minutes to one hour, the number of bakers halved to 20 (16 from series 6), and the upper age range of the contestants increased from 12 to 15 (changed back to 12 from series 8^[6]).^[7] Instead of only four bakers taking part in each qualifying round, the bakers are divided into two groups of 10 each, with five eliminated from one group during the first five episodes, and five eliminated from the second group during the second five episodes.^[8] The remaining five bakers from each group are combined in the week-long finals, resulting in quarterfinals, semifinals and finals.^[9] The 'Star Baker' award, given to the judges' favourite baker in each episode, was not included in the CBBC version of the show but is a part of the Channel 4 format.

Series overview

Series	Eps.	Premiere	Finale	Winner	Finalists	Channel
1	13	31 October 2011	17 November 2011	Freya Watson	Kai	CBBC
					Kieran
					Saffron
2	15	11 November 2013	29 November 2013	Harry	Emma
					Ruby
					Zainab
3	15	2 November 2015	20 November 2015	Amari Koryang	Alyth
					Euan
					Megan
4	15	7 November 2016	25 November 2016	Nikki Lilly	Macy
					Tyrese
5	15	4 November 2019	22 November 2019	Fin	Aleena	Channel 4
					Amal
					Eliza
6	15	11 January 2021	29 January 2021	Reece	Robbie
					Naima
					Cece
7	15	10 January 2022	28 January 2022	Kezia	Lola
					Aisya
					Fraser
8	15	16 January 2023	3 February 2023	Amelia	Thomas
					Annabel
					Mya
9	15	2 January 2024	19 January 2024	Tilly	Annabelle
					Ilham
					Max
10	15	6 January 2025	24 January 2025	Austin	Lola
					Ronnie
					Deji

Presenters and judges

Series	Presenters	Judges
1	Aaron Craze	Paul Hollywood	Mary Berry
2		James Martin
3	Sam Nixon & Mark Rhodes	Allegra McEvedy	Graham Hornigold
4			Nadiya Hussain
5	Harry Hill	Liam Charles	Prue Leith
6			Ravneet Gill
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Series 1 (2011)

The first series began on 31 October 2011 on CBBC with judges from the main show Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry. Aaron Craze presented the show.

Heat A

Airdate: 31 October 2011

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Amari	11	North London	Eliminated
Joe	9	West Sussex	Top 8
Joy	12	Glasgow	Eliminated
Marie	11	Southampton	Eliminated

Heat B

Airdate: 1 November 2011

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Millie	11	York	Eliminated
Saffron	10	Essex	Top 8
Sam	11	Cheshire	Eliminated
Stanley	12	Brighton	Eliminated

Heat C

Airdate: 2 November 2011

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Hari	9	Birmingham	Eliminated
Holly	12	Oxford	Eliminated
Kieran	12	York	Top 8
Sylvia	11	Bristol	Eliminated

Heat D

Airdate: 3 November 2011

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Alex	11	Northampton	Eliminated
Cameron	12	Sheffield	Top 8
Ellie	10	Edinburgh	Eliminated
Zyta	12	Aylesbury	Eliminated

Heat E

Airdate: 7 November 2011

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Galway	12	Sutton Coldfield	Eliminated
Jim	11	West Sussex	Eliminated
Sangita	12	Bradford	Top 8
Scott	11	Kent	Eliminated

Heat F

Airdate: 8 November 2011

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Abigail	11	Rowley Regis	Eliminated
Kai	12	Wirral	Top 8
Olivia	12	Pontypridd	Eliminated
Sami	11	Leicester	Eliminated

Heat G

Airdate: 9 November 2011

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Coco-Nina	11	Bath	Eliminated
Conal	11	Cambridge	Eliminated
Jacob	12	Herefordshire	Top 8
Katie	9	County Fermanagh	Eliminated

Heat H

Airdate: 10 November 2011

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Aasiya	11	Hertfordshire	Eliminated
Cameron Stott	7	Derbyshire	Eliminated
Freya Watson	10	Newbury	Top 8
Sam	10	Somerset	Eliminated

Top 8 semi-finals A

Airdate: 14 November 2011

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Cameron	12	Sheffield	Eliminated
Joe	9	West Sussex	Eliminated
Kieran	12	York	Top 4
Saffron	10	Essex	Top 4

Top 8 semi-finals B

Airdate: 15 November 2011

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Freya Watson	10	Newbury	Top 4
Jacob	12	Herefordshire	Eliminated
Kai	12	Wirral	Top 4
Sangita	12	Bradford	Eliminated

Top 4 finals

Airdate: 17 November 2011

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Freya Watson	10	Newbury	Won[10]
Kai	12	Wirral	Runner-up
Kieran	12	York	Runner-up
Saffron	10	Essex	Runner-up

Series 2 (2013)

A second series began on 11 November 2013 on CBBC.^[11] Chef James Martin replaced Hollywood as judge.

Heat A

Airdate: 11 November 2013

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Alexandre	12	Hertfordshire	Eliminated
Anna	11	Kent	Eliminated
Brinta	12	London	Eliminated
Griffin	11	Wrexham, North Wales	Top 10

Heat B

Airdate: 12 November 2013

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Ann	12	Bristol	Eliminated
Ben	11	Wales	Eliminated
Ellie	11	Edinburgh	Top 10
Finn	10	North Yorkshire	Eliminated

Heat C

Airdate: 13 November 2013

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Ben	10	North Yorkshire	Eliminated
Emma	11	Pembrokeshire, Wales	Top 10
George	11	Shropshire	Eliminated
Megan	11	Midlands	Eliminated

Heat D

Airdate: 14 November 2013

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Charlie	10	Northampton	Eliminated
Ellie	10	Manchester	Eliminated
Joseph	10	Oldham	Eliminated
Ruby	11	Devon	Top 10

Heat E

Airdate: 15 November 2013

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Abhimanyu	11	Warwickshire	Eliminated
Alex	10	Lincolnshire	Eliminated
Emily	12	South Lanarkshire	Top 10
Jojo	11	London	Eliminated

Heat F

Airdate: 18 November 2013

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Cameron	12	Kent	Eliminated
Elizabeth	11	Bristol	Eliminated
Katie	11	Belfast	Eliminated
Monty	12	Cheshire	Top 10

Heat G

Airdate: 19 November 2013

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Aaminah	12	Middlesex	Eliminated
Alfie	10	Norfolk	Eliminated
Archie	11	County Down, Northern Ireland	Top 10
Esther	9	Cheshire	Eliminated

Heat H

Airdate: 20 November 2013

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Harrison	12	East Sussex	Eliminated
Harry	10	Hampshire	Top 10
Isabelle	12	Lancashire	Eliminated
Rosie	11	Essex	Eliminated

Heat I

Airdate: 21 November 2013

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Charlie	11	Norfolk	Eliminated
Louis	10	Cambridge	Eliminated
Ruby	12	Cheshire	Eliminated
Zainab	10	Hertfordshire	Top 10

Heat J

Airdate: 22 November 2013

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
James	11	Coventry	Eliminated
Kavern	9	London	Top 10
Lily-Grace	12	Middlesex	Eliminated
Missy	11	Birmingham	Eliminated

Top 10 semi-finals A

Airdate: 25 November 2013

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Ellie	11	Edinburgh	Eliminated
Emily	12	South Lanarkshire	Eliminated
Emma	11	Pembrokeshire, Wales	Top 4
Griffin	11	Wrexham, North Wales	Eliminated
Ruby	11	Devon	Top 4

Top 10 semi-finals B

Airdate: 26 November 2013

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Archie	11	County Down, Northern Ireland	Eliminated
Harry	10	Hampshire	Top 4
Kavern	9	London	Eliminated
Monty	12	Cheshire	Eliminated
Zainab	10	Hertfordshire	Top 4

Top 4 finals

Airdate: 26 November 2013

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Harry	10	Hampshire	Won
Emma	11	Pembrokeshire, Wales	Runner-up
Ruby	11	Devon	Runner-up
Zainab	10	Hertfordshire	Runner-up

Series 3 (2015)

A third series began airing on 2 November 2015 on CBBC, with Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes replacing Craze as hosts. Allegra McEvedy and Graham Hornigold took over from Berry and Martin as judges.^[12]

Heat A

Airdate: 2 November 2015

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Alyth	11	Lanarkshire, Scotland	Top 10
Harrison Brown	10	Worcestershire	Eliminated
Kiah	11	London	Eliminated
Matthew	9	Derbyshire	Eliminated

Heat B

Airdate: 3 November 2015

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Farhaan	10	London	Eliminated
Hannah	11	Conwy, North Wales	Eliminated
Olivia Millburn	10	Northumberland	Top 10
Tom	12	London	Eliminated

Heat C

Airdate: 4 November 2015

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Grainne	12	Belfast	Eliminated
Isaac Greenhill	11	York	Top 10
Matilda	10	Surrey	Eliminated
Will	11	Hertfordshire	Eliminated

Heat D

Airdate: 5 November 2015

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Euan Buckley	12	West Lothian	Top 10
Lucy	11	Kent	Eliminated
Peter	10	Sheffield	Eliminated
Sienna	11	Stratford-upon-Avon	Eliminated

Heat E

Airdate: 6 November 2015

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Alex	12	Manchester	Eliminated
Hafsa	12	Wembley	Eliminated
James	12	Gosport	Eliminated
Megan Lewis	12	Rhondda Valley	Top 10

Heat F

Airdate: 9 November 2015

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Alice	11	Dorset	Top 10
Corey	11	Forth Valley	Eliminated
Finlay	10	Northumberland	Eliminated
Sufia	10	West Yorkshire	Eliminated

Heat G

Airdate: 10 November 2015

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Alfie	11	Swindon	Eliminated
Andrea	10	Middlesex	Eliminated
Freddie Patmore	12	Newcastle	Top 10
Lucy	12	Liverpool	Eliminated

Heat H

Airdate: 11 November 2015

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Ben	12	Sutton Coldfield	Eliminated
Darcey Harkness	12	Belfast	Top 10
Isabel	11	Hove	Eliminated
Will	9	Cardiff	Eliminated

Heat I

Airdate: 12 November 2015

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Amari Koryang	11	Birmingham	Top 10
Ben	12	Leeds	Eliminated
Khushi	10	Hertfordshire	Eliminated
Oscar	9	Maidenhead	Eliminated

Heat J

Airdate: 13 November 2015

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Ben	10	Tyne and Wear	Eliminated
Grace	11	Oxfordshire	Eliminated
Purdey Burton	12	London	Top 10
Tom	11	East Sussex	Eliminated

Top 10 quarterfinals A

Airdate: 16 November 2015

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Alyth	11	Lanarkshire, Scotland	Top 6
Darcey	12	Belfast	Eliminated
Euan	12	West Lothian	Top 6
Freddie	12	Newcastle	Top 6
Olivia	10	Northumberland	Eliminated

Top 10 quarterfinals B

Airdate: 17 November 2015

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Alice	11	Dorset	Top 6
Amari	11	Birmingham	Top 6
Isaac	11	York	Eliminated
Megan	12	Rhondda Valley	Top 6
Purdey	12	London	Eliminated

Top 6 semifinals

Airdate: 18 November 2015

Finals

Airdate: 19–20 November 2015

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Amari	11	Birmingham	Won
Alyth	11	Lanarkshire, Scotland	Runner-up
Euan	12	West Lothian	Runner-up
Megan	12	Rhondda Valley	Runner-up
Alice	11	Dorset	Eliminated
Freddie	12	Newcastle	Eliminated

Viewership ratings for series three (2015)

Episode No.	Airdate	Total viewers	CBBC Channel Weekly Ranking
1	2 November 2015	677,000	1
2	3 November 2015	662,000	2
3	4 November 2015	658,000	5
4	5 November 2015	672,000	4
5	6 November 2015	673,000	1
6	9 November 2015	647,000	5
7	10 November 2015	632,000	2
8	11 November 2015	658,000	2
9	12 November 2015	660,000	9
10	13 November 2015	671,000	6
11	16 November 2015	668,000	8
12	17 November 2015	672,000	4
13	18 November 2015	673,000	1
14	19 November 2015	669,000	2
15	20 November 2015	678,000	1

Series 4 (2016)

The fourth series began on 7 November 2016 on CBBC.^[13] Allegra McEvedy returns as judge with Nadiya Hussain replacing Graham Hornigold. Presenters Sam & Mark returned to host.

Heat A

Airdate: 7 November 2016

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Abi	11	Perthshire	Eliminated
Annabel	9	Norfolk	Eliminated
Harry	12	Hampshire	Eliminated
Tyrese	11	London	Top 10

Heat B

Airdate: 8 November 2016

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Billy	12	Wiltshire	Eliminated
Evie	11	Leicestershire	Top 10
Nigel	10	Northamptonshire	Eliminated
Shriyana	11	Swansea	Eliminated

Heat C

Airdate: 9 November 2016

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Ben Wiser	11	Shropshire	Eliminated
Francesca	11	Middlesex	Top 10
Hannah	10	Birmingham	Eliminated
Oliver	11	Staffordshire	Eliminated

Heat D

Airdate: 10 November 2016

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Mack	10	Cardiff	Eliminated
Millie	11	Swindon	Eliminated
Rosie	11	West Midlands	Eliminated
Zac	11	London	Top 10

Heat E

Airdate: 11 November 2016

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Elodie	9	Buckinghamshire	Eliminated
Hamish	10	Edinburgh	Eliminated
Nikki Lilly	12	London	Top 10
Ollie	11	Somerset	Eliminated

Heat F

Airdate: 14 November 2016

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Dylan	10	Sussex	Eliminated
Ali	11	Birmingham	Eliminated
Jenna Ghattaora	11	Nottingham	Top 10
Robin	11	Scottish Borders	Eliminated

Heat G

Airdate: 15 November 2016

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Jamie	9	Doncaster	Eliminated
JJ	11	Tyne and Wear	Eliminated
Maisie	12	Swindom	Top 10
Mia	10	Belfast	Eliminated

Heat H

Airdate: 16 November 2016

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Ffion	10	Gwynedd	Eliminated
Harry	10	Bristol	Eliminated
Lottie Pottinger	12	Cheshire	Top 10
Mehdi	12	London	Eliminated

Heat I

Airdate: 17 November 2016

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Harvey	12	Essex	Eliminated
Joseph	12	Grimsby	Eliminated
Macy Braithwaite	12	Coventry	Top 10
Sophie	10	Merseyside	Eliminated

Heat J

Airdate: 18 November 2016

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Mimi	11	London	Eliminated
Rachel	12	Solihull	Top 10
Tom	12	Surrey	Eliminated
Yasmin	9	Kent	Eliminated

Top 10 quarterfinals A

Airdate: 21 November 2016

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Evie	11	Leicestershire	Eliminated
Francesca	11	Middlesex	Top 6
Nikki Lilly	12	London	Top 6
Tyrese	11	London	Top 6
Zac	11	London	Eliminated

Top 10 quarterfinals B

Airdate: 22 November 2016

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Jenna Ghattaora	11	Nottingham	Top 6
Lottie Pottinger	12	Cheshire	Top 6
Macy Braithwaite	12	Coventry	Top 6
Maisie	12	Swindom	Eliminated
Rachel	12	Solihull	Eliminated

Top 6 semifinals

Airdate: 23 November 2016

Finals

Airdate: 24–25 November 2016

Baker	Age	Hometown	Result
Nikki Lilly	12	London	Won
Macy Braithwaite	12	Coventry	Runner-up
Tyrese	11	London	Runner-up
Jenna Ghattaora	11	Nottingham	Eliminated
Lottie Pottinger	12	Cheshire	Eliminated
Francesca	11	Middlesex	Withdrew[a]

1. Francesca fell ill before the semifinal and could not continue competing further.

Series 5 (2019)

The fifth series began on 4 November 2019 on Channel 4.^[14] Harry Hill presented the series which was judged by Prue Leith and Liam Charles.

Heat one

Baker	Age	Hometown	Star Baker (leg)	Position
Aleena	15	Manchester	2 (3rd & 4th)	Top 10
Amal	13	Essex	0	Top 10
Maddie	11	London	0	Top 10
Tilly	10	Bath	1 (5th)	Top 10
Vaughan	13	Hartlepool	0	Top 10
Bakr	15	Derby	1 (2nd)	Eliminated 4th
Zoë	10	Nottingham	0	Eliminated 3rd
Zak	13	Hertfordshire	0	Eliminated 2nd
George	11	Devonshire	0	Eliminated 1st
Oliver	10	Northampton	1 (1st)	Eliminated 1st

Heat two

Baker	Age	Hometown	Star Baker (leg)	Position
Eliza	14	North Yorkshire	4 (1st, 2nd, 3rd & 5th)	Top 10
Fin	13	Manchester	1 (4th)	Top 10
Kian	13	Hull	0	Top 10
Tom O	15	Gloucestershire	0	Top 10
Tom W	13	Falmouth	0	Top 10
Karina	13	West Yorkshire	0	Eliminated 4th
Lorien	9	London	0	Eliminated 3rd
Jaya	10	Solihull	0	Eliminated 2nd
Dru	15	London	0	Eliminated 1st
Sam	9	Berkshire	0	Eliminated 1st

Top 10 Finals

Baker	Age	Hometown	Star Baker (leg)	Star Baker (total)	Finish
Fin	13	Manchester	0	1	Won
Aleena	15	Manchester	1 (4th)	3	Runner-up
Amal	13	Essex	2 (1st & 2nd)	2	Runner-up
Eliza	14	North Yorkshire	1 (3rd)	5	Runner-up
Tom W	13	Falmouth	0	0	5th
Vaughan	13	Hartlepool	0	0	5th
Kian	13	Hull	0	0	7th
Tom O	15	Gloucestershire	0	0	7th
Maddie	11	London	0	0	9th
Tilly	10	Bath	0	1	10th

Viewership ratings for series five (2019)

Episode No.	Airdate	Viewers (millions)	Channel Weekly Ranking
1	4 November 2019	1.86	7
2	5 November 2019	1.58	9
3	6 November 2019	1.39	14
4	7 November 2019	—	Outside Top 15
5	8 November 2019	—	Outside Top 15
6	11 November 2019	—	Outside Top 15
7	12 November 2019	1.47	15
8	13 November 2019	1.49	13
9	14 November 2019	—	Outside Top 15
10	15 November 2019	1.60	9
11	18 November 2019	1.46	11
12	19 November 2019	1.58	5
13	20 November 2019	1.46	10
14	21 November 2019	1.54	8
15	22 November 2019	1.66	4

Series 6 (2021)

The sixth series of Junior Bake Off began on 11 January 2021 on Channel 4^[15] with Ravneet Gill replacing Prue Leith.

Heat one

Baker	Age	Hometown	Star Baker (leg)	Position
Cece	13	Kent	0	Top 8
Fern	10	Merseyside	1 (4th)	Top 8
Reece	14	Leicestershire	2 (1st & 5th)	Top 8
Robbie	15	Bristol	1 (2nd)	Top 8
Erin	13	Worcestershire	1 (3rd)	Eliminated 4th
Sophia	10	Hertfordshire	0	Eliminated 3rd
Fyn	10	Hampshire	0	Eliminated 2nd
Charlie	10	Worcestershire	0	Eliminated 1st

Heat two

Baker	Age	Hometown	Star Baker (leg)	Position
Maddi	14	Gateshead	1 (4th)	Top 8
Naima	9/10	South London	0	Top 8
Safiyyah	14	Reading	2 (2nd & 5th)	Top 8
Zack	13	Leeds	2 (1st & 3rd)	Top 8
Henry	11	Hertfordshire	0	Eliminated 4th
Will	12	West Yorkshire	0	Eliminated 3rd
Toby	13	Cambridge	0	Eliminated 2nd
Sicily	10	Devon	0	Eliminated 1st

Top 8 Finals

Baker	Age	Hometown	Star Baker (leg)	Star Baker (total)	Finish
Reece	14	Leicestershire	2 (1st & 2nd)	4	Won
Cece	13	Kent	0	0	Runner-up
Naima	9-10	South London	1 (4th)	1	Runner-up
Robbie	15	Bristol	1 (3rd)	2	Runner-up
Safiyyah	14	Reading	0	2	5th
Fern	10	Merseyside	0	1	6th
Zack	13	Leeds	0	2	7th
Maddi	14	Gateshead	0	1	8th

Viewership ratings for series six (2021)

Episode No.	Airdate	Viewers (millions)[16]	Channel Weekly Ranking
1	11 January 2021	1.70	11
2	12 January 2021	1.59	13
3	13 January 2021	1.66	12
4	14 January 2021	1.42	15
5	15 January 2021	—	Outside Top 15
6	18 January 2021	—	Outside Top 15
7	19 January 2021	1.64	14
8	20 January 2021	1.90	10
9	21 January 2021	1.63	15
10	22 January 2021	1.72	11
11	25 January 2021	1.60	13
12	26 January 2021	1.53	15
13	27 January 2021	—	Outside Top 15
14	28 January 2021	1.65	11
15	29 January 2021	1.84	9

Series 7 (2022)

The seventh series originally aired on 10–28 January 2022 on Channel 4, with 16 contestants competing to be crowned the winner of the seventh series. Comedian Harry Hill and bakers Liam Charles and Ravneet Gill returned as host and judges respectively. From episodes 1–3, Paul Hollywood stood in for Charles.^[17] The bakers were divided into two groups of 8, with four eliminated from each group over five days of competition. The remaining four bakers from each group were combined in the week-long finals, culminating in a "super-difficult showdown" episode that determined the winner.^[18] Kezia won the 2022 series.^{[19][non-primary source needed]}

Source:^[20]

Heat one

Baker	Age	Hometown	Star Baker (leg)	Position
Kezia	13	London	2 (3rd & 5th)	Top 8
Lola	9	Lancashire	1 (4th)	Top 8
Macy	10	Liverpool	0	Top 8
Quique	9	Devon	1 (2nd)	Top 8
Eliza	10	Hertfordshire	0	Eliminated 4th
Mia WL	11	London	0	Eliminated 3rd
Will	11	Hertfordshire	0	Eliminated 2nd
Joey	11	Manchester	1 (1st)	Eliminated 1st

Heat two

Baker	Age	Hometown	Star Baker (leg)	Position
Aisya	12	Manchester	1 (4th)	Top 8
Fraser	15	York	3 (2nd, 3rd & 5th)	Top 8
Gabriel	10	Cornwall	0	Top 8
Salma	13	Manchester	1 (1st)	Top 8
Tomos	11	Cardiff	0	Eliminated 4th
Mia C	15	Newcastle	0	Eliminated 3rd
D'vonte	11	Nottinghamshire	0	Eliminated 2nd
Olivia	9	Nottingham	0	Eliminated 1st

Top 8 Finals

Baker	Age	Hometown	Star Baker (leg)	Star Baker (total)	Finish
Kezia	13	London	1 (2nd)	3	Won
Aisya	12	Manchester	1 (4th)	2	Runner-up
Lola	9	Lancashire	1 (1st)	2	Runner-up
Fraser	15	York	1 (3rd)	4	Runner-up
Quique	9	Devon	0	1	5th
Macy	10	Liverpool	0	0	6th
Salma	13	Manchester	0	1	7th
Gabriel	10	Cornwall	0	0	8th

Viewership ratings for series seven (2022)

Episode No.	Airdate	Viewers (millions)[21]	Channel Weekly Ranking
1	10 January 2022	1.34	10
2	11 January 2022	1.32	11
3	12 January 2022	—	Outside Top 15
4	13 January 2022	—	Outside Top 15
5	14 January 2022	—	Outside Top 15
6	17 January 2022	—	Outside Top 15
7	18 January 2022	1.19	13
8	19 January 2022	—	Outside Top 15
9	20 January 2022	—	Outside Top 15
10	21 January 2022	1.17	15
11	24 January 2022	—	Outside Top 15
12	25 January 2022	1.23	13
13	26 January 2022	1.22	14
14	27 January 2022	—	Outside Top 15
15	28 January 2022	1.24	12

Series 8 (2023)

The eighth series of Junior Bake Off began airing on 16 January 2023 on Channel 4. For the fourth series in a row, Harry Hill presented the series, which was judged by Ravneet Gill and Liam Charles. Amelia won the competition and Thomas, Mya and Annabel B were runners up.

Heat one

Baker	Age	Hometown	Star Baker (leg)	Position
Sofia	10	Lancashire	2 (1st & 5th)	Top 8
Imogen	9	Bath	1 (2nd)	Top 8
Dolly	10	Cheshire	0	Top 8
Annabel A	11	Antrim	1 (4th)	Top 8
Oliver	11	Yorkshire	1 (1st)	Eliminated 4th
Charlie	9	Sussex	0	Eliminated 3rd
Ezekiel	12	Leeds	0	Eliminated 2nd
Alfie	9	Sussex	0	Eliminated 1st

Heat two

Baker	Age	Hometown	Star Baker (leg)	Position
Amelia	12	Staffordshire	2 (2nd & 5th)	Top 8
Thomas	12	London	1 (1st)	Top 8
Mya	10	London	0	Top 8
Annabel B	9	Essex	2 (3rd & 4th)	Top 8
Harrison	10	West Midlands	0	Eliminated 4th
Poppy	11	Tyne and Wear	0	Eliminated 3rd
Tristan	10	Essex	0	Eliminated 2nd
Jamie	10	Warwickshire	0	Eliminated 1st

Top 8 Finals

Baker	Age	Hometown	Star Baker (leg)	Star Baker (total)	Finish
Amelia	12	Staffordshire	1 (2nd)	3	Won
Annabel B	9	Essex	0	2	Runner-up
Mya	10	London	1 (4th)	1	Runner-up
Thomas	12	London	2 (1st & 3rd)	3	Runner-up
Sofia	10	Lancashire	0	2
Imogen	9	Bath	0	1
Dolly	10	Cheshire	0	0
Annabel A	11	Antrim	0	1

Series 9 (2024)

The ninth series of Junior Bake Off began airing on 2 January 2024 on Channel 4. For the fifth series in a row, Harry Hill presented the series, which was judged by Ravneet Gill and Liam Charles. Tilly won the competition and Max, Annabelle and Ilham were runners up.

Heat one

Baker	Age	Hometown	Star Baker (leg)	Position
Grace	12	Somerset	2 (3rd & 4th)	Top 8
Rudy	10	Birmingham	2 (2nd & 5th)	Top 8
Charlie	10	Swansea	0	Top 8
Esme	9	Essex	0	Top 8
Ethan	11	Bath	0	Eliminated 4th
Elsie	9	London	0	Eliminated 3rd
Layla	11	Leeds	0	Eliminated 2nd
Issac	11	Yorkshire	1 (1st)	Eliminated 1st

Heat two

Baker	Age	Hometown	Star Baker (leg)	Position
Tilly	12	Oxfordshire	1 (4th)	Top 8
Annabelle	12	Manchester	2 (2nd & 5th)	Top 8
Max	12	Surrey	2 (1st & 3rd)	Top 8
Ilham	10	London	0	Top 8
Harry	12	West Midlands	0	Eliminated 4th
Santica	11	Belfast	0	Eliminated 3rd
Leo	11	Isle of Wight	0	Eliminated 2nd
Calvin	9	Yorkshire	0	Eliminated 1st

Top 8 Finals

Baker	Age	Hometown	Star Baker (leg)	Star Baker (total)	Finish
Tilly	12	Oxfordshire	1 (3rd)	2	Won
Annabelle	12	Manchester	1 (2nd)	3	Runner-up
Max	12	Surrey	0	2	Runner-up
Ilham	10	London	2 (1st & 4th)	2	Runner-up
Grace	12	Somerset	0	2	5th
Rudy	10	Birmingham	0	2	6th
Charlie	11	Swansea	0	0	7th
Esme	9	Essex	0	0	8th

Series 10 (2025)

The tenth series of Junior Bake Off began airing on 6 January 2025 and ended on 24 January 2025 on Channel 4. For the sixth series in a row, Harry Hill presented the series, with returning judges Ravneet Gill and Liam Charles. Austin won the competition and Lola, Ronnie and Deji were runners up.

Heat one

Baker	Age	Hometown	Star Baker (leg)	Position
Deji	12	Berkshire	3 (1st, 2nd & 5th)	Top 8
Lola	10	Leicestershire	1 (3rd)	Top 8
Ronnie	10	South Yorkshire	1 (4th)	Top 8
Austin	10	Berkshire	0	Top 8
Francesca	11	Belfast	0	Eliminated 4th
Farah	11	Northamptonshire	0	Eliminated 3rd
Rose	11	Buckinghamshire	0	Eliminated 2nd
Enzo	9	Somerset	0	Eliminated 1st

Heat two

Baker	Age	Hometown	Star Baker (leg)	Position
Bela	11	Cheshire	1 (3nd)	Top 8
Jay	12	Worcestershire	1 (4th)	Top 8
Kingston	11	Cambridgeshire	2 (2nd & 5th)	Top 8
Lana	10	Tyne and Wear	0	Top 8
Joey	10	Norfolk	0	Eliminated 4th
Aasiyah	11	London	0	Eliminated 3rd
Ben	9	London	1 (1st)	Eliminated 2nd
Jessie	12	London	0	Eliminated 1st

Top 8 Finals

Baker	Age	Hometown	Star Baker (leg)	Star Baker (total)	Finish
Austin	10	Berkshire	1 (2nd)	1	Won
Ronnie	10	South Yorkshire	1 (4th)	2	Runner-up
Deji	12	Berkshire	0	3	Runner-up
Lola	10	Leicestershire	1 (1st)	2	Runner-up
Lana	10	Tyne and Wear	1 (3rd)	1	5th
Kingston	11	Cambridgeshire	0	2	6th
Jay	12	Worcestershire	0	1	7th
Bela	11	Cheshire	0	1	8th

International versions

The Brazilian version of Junior Bake Off - Junior Bake Off Brasil - currently broadcasts on SBT.