Ecclesfield Junior and Infant School, High Street, Ecclesfield, in July 1986placeholder image
Ecclesfield Junior and Infant School, High Street, Ecclesfield, in July 1986 | Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers

21 amazing pictures of Sheffield primary schools in the 80s, including nativity play and Comic Relief

Take a nostalgic look back at Sheffield schooldays 40 years ago

We’re turning the clock back some 40 years to give you glimpse of Sheffield schooldays in the 1980s.

These atmospheric black and white photos show pupils and staff at schools around the city back then.

Youngsters can be seen in the playground, at work, performing in their school nativity play and dressing up for Comic Relief.

These pictures also show the classrooms and school buildings they attended back in the 1980s.

Do these nostalgic images bring back any memories of your schooldays, and can you spot yourself or anyone else you recognise?

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