Retro: 18 old photos showing Wakefield schools and pupils from the 1950s to the 1990s

By Kara McKune

Published 6th Jul 2024, 19:00 GMT

Updated 23rd Jan 2026, 12:56 GMT

Take a trip back to the classroom through these 18 pictures from Wakefield schools, taken from our archive.

We've taken a look into our archives and picked out some fabulous photos from schools in the 1950s up to the 1990s.

Can you spot yourself, any of your old schoolfriends or teachers?

Lawefield Lane Middle School, police horses visit the school, 1989. Photo: National World

Freeston High School PE display, 1980. (Wakefield Library Collection) Photo: Wakefield Library

Wakefield Technical College, top chef gives a demonstration, 1989. Photo: National World

Outwood Grange School swimming teams, 1994. Photo: National World

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