Mount St Joseph School

For other uses, see Mount Saint Joseph (disambiguation).

Mount St Joseph School
Logo of Mount St Joseph School
Address
Map
Greenland Road

Farnworth

Greater Manchester
,
BL4 0HU

England
Information
TypeVoluntary aided school
Motto"A community of Learners, Believers and Friends"
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established25 August 1902 (1902-08-25)
FoundersSisters of the Cross and Passion
School districtBolton
Local authorityBolton Council
Department for Education URN105263 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherAlexandra Devany
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 16
Enrolment904 as of December 2022
Websitehttp://www.msj.bolton.sch.uk

Mount St Joseph School is a coeducational Roman Catholic secondary school located in Farnworth, Greater Manchester, England.[1] As of December 2023, the school is rated "Requires Improvement".[2]

History

Mount St Joseph School was established in 1902 by the Sisters of the Cross and Passion.

Direct grant grammar school

After World War II it became a girls' direct grant grammar school.

Comprehensive

It was converted to a comprehensive school in 1979. 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.[citation needed]

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.

Admissions

Today Mount St Joseph is a voluntary aided school administered by Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford.[3] 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 Computer Science, GCSE French, GCSE Spanish, GCSE Physical Education, GCSE Art, GCSE Photography, GCSE Catering, BTEC IT, BTEC Business Studies, BTEC Health and Social Care and Level 2 Certificate in Further Mathematics.

The school's Latin motto "Vitae Via Virtus" translates and means "Virtue is the way of Life".

Notable former pupils

Teachers' trade union leader, Mary Bousted

Direct-grant grammar school

References

  1. ^ Official school website, msj.bolton.sch.uk; accessed 29 September 2015.
  2. ^ Ofsted Report, reports.ofsted.gov.uk; accessed 7 December 2023
  3. ^ "Mount St Joseph - GOV.UK". Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Ayaz Bhuta MBE – Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby".

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