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.
25. School outing
Pupils from Dobcroft Middle School take to the slopes at Sheffield Ski Village, Parkwood Springs, in October 1988. Helen Gregory, aged 10, is seen in action in the foreground. | Sheffield Newspapers
26. Time capsule
Pupils Alton Milton, aged 13, helps Councillor Peter Price to bury a time capsule at Waltheof School, Sheffield, in October 1989 | Sheffield Newspapers
27. Fond farewell
Pupils at Hinde House School in Sheffield wish headteacher Alan Hill good luck for the future as he retires after 25 years in July 1989 | Sheffield Newspapers
28. Pudsey biscuits
Pupils at Woodthorpe First and Middle School, Sheffield, at work making and decorating Pudsey biscuits with the help of the canteen staff in aid of the Children in Need Appeal, November 1989