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Harper Green
Harper Green is an area of Farnworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Lancashire, it lies 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southeast of Bolton town centre and 12.7 miles (20.4 km) northwest of Manchester city centre. Harper Green gives its name to one of the twenty electoral wards of Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council.
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Harper Green School
Harper Green School is a coeducational secondary school located in Farnworth, Greater Manchester, England. On 1 March 2017 the school converted into an Academy along with Rivington and Blackrod High School. The school is part of Leverhulme Academy Trust.
Built around a central quad, it became comprehensive in 1982. The school is housed in a mixture of traditional and modern buildings where there are facilities for a wide range of activities and interests. The accommodation facilities include 23 general classrooms, two music rooms, recording studio, theatre, eight ICT rooms, two dance studios, 11 science laboratories and three art and design workshops including specialist facilities for ceramics, printmaking and ICT. The sports facilities include indoor and outdoor tennis courts, large sports hall and gymnasium and playing fields including Astroturf, football and hockey pitch.
The school houses the Alan Ball Sports Hall, as well as the Peter Kay Theatre. In 2006, Peter Kay filmed a music video at Harper Green with the Scottish band Texas.
The Harper Green curriculum until Year 9 GCSE choices consist of: Maths, English, Science, Computing, Art, Design & Technology, Food and health catering, History, Geography, Drama, Music, P.E, RE, Languages (Spanish, French etc) and social learning (PSHE).
The year 9 GCSE choices are as shown in the curriculum shown on the main website page provided above: English Language
English Literature
Mathematics
Combined Science (worth two GCSEs)
History or Geography
In addition, they choose three subjects from the following range of option subjects:
Art,
Biology*
Business and Enterprise Studies,
Chemistry,*
Computer Science,
Dance,
Design Technology,
Drama,
Health and Social Care,
Hospitality and Catering,
Information Technology,
Music,
Photography,
Physical Education (Cambridge National P.E. or GCSE P.E.),
Physics*
Religious Education,
Spanish.
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Mount St Joseph School
Mount St Joseph School is a coeducational Roman Catholic secondary school located in Farnworth, Greater Manchester, England. As of December 2023, the school is rated "Requires Improvement".
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Bolton TIC
Bolton Technical Innovation Centre (TIC) is a training centre in Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. Its purpose is to provide facilities for technical training beyond the capabilities of local schools.
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Plodder Lane engine shed
Plodder Lane engine shed was built by the LNWR to coincide with expanding its operations in the Bolton area in the 1870s and in particular the opening of a direct route from Bolton Great Moor Street station to Manchester via Walkden in 1875.