Discovering dreams • Achieving ambitions • Transforming lives
“The school offers a lively community where students are encouraged to improve and develop self-confidence and ambition” OFSTED
Harper Green School and Arts College is a co-educational Community School for 11 to 16 year olds. Our inclusive approach ensures that students are known as individuals and activities are planned to closely match their needs and instil enjoyment and success in learning. Inspired teaching, by caring and committed staff, challenges students and captures their interests and imagination. The curriculum is enriched by our specialist work in the performing and visual arts and through a wide range of extra-curricular activities. The commitment of teachers and students, combined with a stimulating environment, ensure that students can achieve to their maximum potential and acquire knowledge, skills and qualifications that will be needed for success in the future. Harper Green has outstanding facilities for a wide range of activities and interests. These include: two music rooms, a recording studio, a theatre, 6 dedicated ICT rooms, 2 dance studio’s, a hairdressing salon, a Learning Resource Centre, equipped with iPads, Kindle eReaders and Apple TV, and five 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 extensive playing fields including astroturf, soccer and a hockey pitch. The school is committed to the Arts and puts on at least two productions as well as a music and dance show each year. Extra-curricular provision is all encompassing offering pupils a wide range of activities to suit all needs before school, at break, lunch and afterschool. The school provides a quality learning environment for all. 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 main aims of the school are:
1. To give equal value and importance to the education of each individual child regardless of ability.
2. To allow equal opportunity to all especially in respect of access to the curriculum.
3. To give each pupil the opportunity to fulfil his or her potential, personally, socially and academically, within a rewarding and stimulating school environment.
4. To provide each pupil with a broad and balanced education, this will enable him/her to develop skills, attitudes and knowledge sufficient to adapt to a fast-changing world.
5. To promote within the child an understanding of religious and moral values of all cultures and to develop a caring environment based upon mutual respect and consideration for others.
6. To develop a sense of environment and community responsibility amongst the children.
7. To encourage pupils towards high standards of behaviour and self-discipline. School Contact Details:
Harper Green School
Harper Green Lane
Farnworth
Bolton
BL4 0DH
Telephone: 01204 572941
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.harpergreen.net/
