Those memories will never fade but the schools in which they were created have in many cases closed, changed their name over the years or been demolished.
This retro photo gallery shows some of Sheffield’s lost schools of the 1960s, 70s, 80s and 90s.
The schools pictured include Myers Grove School, Gleadless Valley Secondary School, Westfield Secondary School, Wisewood Secondary School, Firth Park Grammar School and Park House School, among others.
As well as the buildings themselves, some of the images show the pupils and teachers who worked there, with youngsters seen in the playground and in the kitchen for a domestic science lesson.
What are your abiding memories of the schools pictured, or other schools which have closed over the years?
All the photos featured are shared courtesy of Picture Sheffield.
5. Norfolk School
Norfolk School, on Craddock Road, Sheffield, in February 1975. Photo: Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers
6. Hunshelf County Secondary School
Hunshelf County Secondary School, in Ecclesfield, Sheffield, in 1966. It would later amalgamate with Hunshelf Secondary Modern School to form Ecclesfield Comprehensive School. Photo: Picture Sheffield/Photowork Ltd, Brighouse
7. Bluestone
Bluestone County Primary School, Park Grange Drive, Sheffield, in August 1965 | Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd Photo: Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
8. Hurlfield Girl's Secondary School
Hurlfield Girl's Secondary School, on Hurlfield Road, Sheffield, in March 1966. Photo: Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers