Nine memories from Sunderland's Richard Avenue Primary School, featuring hopscotch, fairies, and puzzles

By Chris Cordner

Published 23rd Oct 2023, 17:23 BST

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Students on stage, in the classroom and the playground

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.

1. Wonderfully retro at Richard Avenue

We've got 20 years of archive scenes from the Sunderland school.

They all had starring roles in The Bossy Fairy - the school's Christmas play 20 years ago.

2. A fairy tale from 2003

They all had starring roles in The Bossy Fairy - the school's Christmas play 20 years ago.

Hopscotch was the lesson of the day for these pupils in 2005.

3. A touch of tradition

Hopscotch was the lesson of the day for these pupils in 2005.

Samin Akhtar, Meghan Peacock and Owen Cullen have every right to look pleased with their efforts for the Shoebox Collection Appeal in 2006.

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.

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