It was a decade which featured a city education system struggling to cope with crumbling buildings, overcrowding, and freezing classrooms. These photos focus on schools - both primary and secondary - as well as colleges across Leeds who were making the news headlines at the time. Is your school or college featured from back in the day? READ MORE: 14 Leeds schools and colleges making the news in the 1980s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
23 Leeds schools and colleges making the news in the 1970s
These photos are sure to evoke memories for a generation of pupils who were at school or college in Leeds during the 1970s.
By Andrew Hutchinson
Published 9th Oct 2021, 04:45 GMT