Leeds Central High School

Leeds Central High School (previously Leeds Central Higher Grade School) was the first local authority secondary school opened by the Leeds School Board, West Yorkshire, England, in 1885 using the school-room attached to Oxford Place Chapel.

In 1889 the school moved to a new building (designed by architects Birchall and Kelly.

Grade II listed) at the junction of Woodhouse Lane and Great George Street near the centre of Leeds.

It was an all boys school with a curriculum biased towards science and technology.

This school moved to a new site in 1994 at Hyde Park, and the Woodhouse Lane building was adapted for use as Council offices The building is now for sale with planning application for a nightclub [1][2]

1889 school building, latterly council offices