Type Voluntary aided school Headteacher Mrs A Devany Gender Mixed-sex education | Religion Roman Catholic Phone +44 1204 391800 Founded 25 August 1902 | |
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Established 25 August 1902 (1902-08-25) Founders Sisters of the Cross and Passion Location Greenland Road
Farnworth
Bolton
Greater Manchester
BL4 0HU
England Address Greenland Road, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 0HU, United Kingdom Founder Sisters of the Cross and Passion Similar Harper Green School, St James's CE High School, Little Lever School, Essa Academy, Ladybridge High School Profiles | ||
Mount St Joseph School is a mixed Roman Catholic secondary school in Farnworth, Greater Manchester, England.
Mount St Joseph School was established in 1902 by the Sisters of the Cross and Passion. After World War II it became a direct grant grammar school and was converted to a comprehensive school by the early 1980s. The school was awarded Business and Enterprise College status in the early 2000s and was renamed Mount St Joseph Business & Enterprise College for a time.
Today Mount St Joseph is a voluntary aided school administered by Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford. The school offers GCSEs, BTECs and NVQs as programmes of study for pupils.
As of the academic year of 2011-2012 the school has used a house system, consisting of Nelson Mandela House, William Shakespeare House and Edward Jenner House. The most successful house as of May 2016 is Shakespeare House with two consecutive house competition wins over the running period. The competitions are based upon many factors from punctuality of the students to checking of equipment.
The school offers a wide range of curriculum in a wide range of subjects such as: GCSE Mathematics, GCSE English Language, GCSE English Literature, GCSE Core Science, GCSE Additional Science, GCSE Biology, GCSE Chemistry, GCSE Physics, GCSE Geography, GCSE History, GCSE Religious Studies, GCSE Graphic Design, GCSE ICT, GCSE Computer Science, GCSE French, GCSE Spanish, GCSE Physical Education, GCSE Art, GCSE Photography, GCSE Catering, BTEC Business Studies, BTEC Health and Social Care and Level 2 Certificate in Further Mathematics.
The school's centenary was celebrated in 2002 with the design of a stained glass window in the chapel in the central area of the school. This was designed by a former pupil and incorporates the religious background of the school in its Roman Catholic Heritage.
The school's Latin motto "Vitae Via Virtus" translates and means "Virtue is the way of Life".