Join us as we take a wander down memory lane to see how teachers, children and schools across the city looked during the course of the decade.
These pictures capture school children as they proudly display their conkers, bury time capsules and take part in Comic Relief celebrations.
From school PE sessions to classroom lessons, Royal visits, Maypole dances and even an early photo of Pulp founder Jarvis Cocker – here are 31 nostalgic photos that give an insight into what school was like back then.
These pictures also show what the classrooms and school buildings looked like back in the 1980s – Some of these schools featured are no longer open today.
Do these nostalgic images bring back any memories of your schooldays, and can you spot yourself or anyone else you recognise?
What is your most memorable moment of attending school in the 1980s? Answers on a postcard or an email.
21. Teachers strikes
School pupils rally outside the City Hall, Barkers Pool during one of the teachers strikes, in April 1985. Sheffield Newspapers / Picture Sheffield | Sheffield Newspapers / Picture Sheffield
22. In the classroom
Pupils hard at work at Hucklow Middle School, Sheffield, in 1986 | Sheffield Newspapers
23. In the classroom
A teacher with pupils at Ecclesfield Junior and Infant School, Sheffield, in 1986 | Picture Sheffield/Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
24. Rowlinson
A lesson at what was Rowlinson School in 1971.Rowlinson later merged with Jordanthorpe School in 1987 to form Meadowhead School. Photo: Sheffield Council / Picture Sheffield | Sheffield Council / Picture Sheffield