What a time to be a student at Richard Avenue Primary School.
Staff, pupils and parents are all celebrating the latest Ofsted judgement.
Let's keep the celebrations going with a look back at some other wonderful moments at the school, all preserved in the Sunderland Echo archives.
Re-live the days of hopscotch, Christmas plays, puzzles and shoebox collections.
![We've got 20 years of archive scenes from the Sunderland school.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/10/23/10/Collage%20Maker-23-Oct-2023-11-51-AM-1518.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
1. Wonderfully retro at Richard Avenue
We've got 20 years of archive scenes from the Sunderland school. | se
![They all had starring roles in The Bossy Fairy - the school's Christmas play 20 years ago.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/10/23/10/ra8.jpg?crop=3:2&width=500)
2. A fairy tale from 2003
They all had starring roles in The Bossy Fairy - the school's Christmas play 20 years ago. | se
![Hopscotch was the lesson of the day for these pupils in 2005.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/10/23/10/ra6.jpg?crop=3:2&width=510)
3. A touch of tradition
Hopscotch was the lesson of the day for these pupils in 2005. | se
![Samin Akhtar, Meghan Peacock and Owen Cullen have every right to look pleased with their efforts for the Shoebox Collection Appeal in 2006.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/10/23/10/ra7.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
4. Boxing clever in 2006
Samin Akhtar, Meghan Peacock and Owen Cullen have every right to look pleased with their efforts for the Shoebox Collection Appeal in 2006. | se