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
13. Cockburn High memories
Deputy head Malcolm Gosling pictured with art work on the corridors in June 2005. The school was celebrating being awarded specialist art status. | YPN Photo: YPN
14. Cockburn High memories
Students Darren Dalton and Angela Smith using the music mixing desk in the new music studio in April 2001. | YPN Photo: YPN
15. Cockburn High memories
Maths teacher Mary Ingham working with Kyle Haggerty in January 2005. | YPN Photo: YPN
16. Cockburn High memories
Daniel Wilton and Liam Head pictured working hard in a maths lesson in January 2005. | YPN Photo: YPN
17. Cockburn High memories
Geography teacher Steve McDermott with pupil Amy Reid. | YPN Photo: YPN
18. Cockburn High memories
Headteacher Colin Richardson and deputy Janet Jackson pictured with pupils, from left, Tyler Brandt, Robert Norton, Terri-Leigh Burnett, Sarah Bateson and Shameelah Hussain. | YPN Photo: YPN