To mark the occasion, Portsmouth parents took photos of their children looking smart in their uniform for the first time in two months.
Here are 18 of their best photos – including one pupil’s very colourful return to the classroom and a parent’s heartfelt solution for a tearful son on his first day back.
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9. Your post-lockdown back to school photos
Teddy was ready for PE on his return to Year 1 Photo: Keely Crothers
10. Your post-lockdown back to school photos
Donna Dickinson shared this smiley photo of her little boy as he geared up to return to Year R Photo: Donna Dickinson
11. Your post-lockdown back to school photos
Year 4 pupil Mia, aged eight, was very happy about classrooms reopening Photo: Gemma Jackson
12. Your post-lockdown back to school photos
Six-year-old Dempsey was given a colourful welcome when he returned to school today! Photo: Leashy Smith