The school opened in July 1902 as the Southern Higher Grade school and became Cockburn in 1904, named after George Cockburn, a former chairman of Leeds School Board. It continued at the same site near the the corner of Dewsbury Road and Burton Road until the late 1980s when it relocated to the former Parkside Secondary School buildings on Gipsy Lane, where it is now Cockburn School, specialist school in the Performing Arts. READ MORE: 46 photos take you back to south Leeds in 1997 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
7. Cockburn High memories
Maths teacher Janet Jackson helps pupil Paul Brownidge during a lesson in January 1998. | Dan Oxtoby Photo: Dan Oxtoby
8. Cockburn High memories
Pupils visited Skelton Grange Environmental Centre in May 1996. | Keith Allison Photo: Keith Allison
9. Cockburn High memories
Headteacher Colin Richardson with some Year 7 pupils having lunch in the new dining area in November 1999. | YPN Photo: YPN
10. Cockburn High memories
Pupil Sean Booth busy during an art lesson in June 2005. | Graham Lindley Photo: Graham Lindley
11. Cockburn High memories
Inside the Inclusion Centre at Cockburn High in June 2005. | YPN Photo: YPN
12. Cockburn High memories
The Lord Mayor of Durban Obed Mlaba with some of the school's drama students in May 2001. | YPN Photo: YPN