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.
13. Gleadless Valley Secondary School
Gleadless Valley Secondary School, on Matthews Lane, Sheffield, in 1996. Photo: Picture Sheffield/J.E.Vickers
14. Tinsley Infant School
Tinsley Infant School (also known as Tinsley County School), on Plumpers Road, Sheffield, before it was demolished in April 1966. Photo: Picture Sheffield
15. Wisewood Secondary School
Wisewood Secondary School, on Rural Lane, Sheffield, in October 1977. Photo: Picture Sheffield
16. Brook School
Brook School, on Richmond Road, Sheffield, in February 1975. Photo: Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers