Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School was named in honour of Cardinal John Carmel Heenan, a former Bishop of Leeds, Archbishop of Liverpool and Archbishop of Westminster. It was established in September 1978, when the two adjoining schools, Saint John Bosco RC Secondary Modern School and St Thomas Aquinas Grammar School were merged to create Cardinal Heenan High, as it was then known. The word 'Catholic' was added at a later date. It boasted 1,200 boys and girls at the time with around 150 students in the sixth form. The school moved into new premises on the same site in September 2000 and four years later achieved the status of Language College. Famous former pupils include late snooker star Paul Hunter and TV presenter Gabby Logan. These photos, plucked from the YEP archive, are sure to evoke memories for the generations of pupils who passed through its doors. Spotted anyone you remember? READ MORE: 21 famous faces who went to school in Leeds LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
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Pictured is pupil Elliot Todd who won the U-15's West Yorkshire Cross Country Championships in Febuary 2008 just a few years after suffering from meningitis. | Jonathan Gawthorpe Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe
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A 14 strong school team were named regional winners and national runners-up in the SnithKline Beecham 1998 'Health Matters' School Awards. Pictured with teacher, Mrs Melanie Mills (second from right) at the Science Museum, London are students with top British athlete turned TV presenter Kriss Akabusi and Dr Teresa McCarthy, director and vice-president, strategy and planning, SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals Research and Development. Photo: Third Party
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Twins Richard Trenam and Thomas Trenam (right) were awarded Junior Black Belt status, the highest level possible for a junior, in October 1998. They are pictured training with their instructor Gary Donoughue of the Yorkshire Judo Association . | Graham Lindley Photo: Graham Lindley
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Demolition work was well underway in November 2000. Photo: Mel Hulme
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Pupils staged their first drama production in their new school buildings in March 2002. A cast of 60 pupils presented Our Day Out, a play by Willy Russell with songs and music by Bob Eaton and Chris Mellor. The play told the story of a group of under privileged children on a school trip to Conway Castle in Wales. | Mel Hulme Photo: Mel Hulme
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Head boy Richard Burgon won a radio journalists' competition in September 1996 and was due to visit the BBC in London as part of his prize. He also won recording equipment for his school recorded a feature on the Old Boys Book Club, a group of enthusiasts who study fiction written for children between Victorian times and the Second World War. | Justin Lloyd Photo: Justin Lloyd