Central Higher Grade School, Leeds blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Central Higher Grade School This imposing school was erected by Leeds School Board as the town's first local authority secondary school. Renamed City of Leeds School in 1928, it merged with Thoresby High School in 1972, and moved to a new site in 1994. Opened 1889 Recorded plaque organisation: Leeds Civic Trust.

Central Higher Grade School was the first secondary school established by a local authority in Leeds, marking a significant advancement in public education; it played a crucial role in providing secondary education to students in the region from its opening in 1889 until its merger and relocation in the late twentieth century.