Secondary · BL1 · Bolton

Thornleigh Salesian College

Sharples Park, Astley Bridge, Bolton, BL1 6PQ

Area judgements

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedArea judgements
Attendance94.9%
AttainmentProgress 8: -0.22
AdmissionsUsually oversubscribed
Pupils1574

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Area judgements

New inspection format: no single overall grade.

Latest visit (Nov 2024): no overall grade — quality of education and leadership and management require improvement; behaviour and attitudes and personal development good. See the full Ofsted report.

Inspection history

  1. Previous gradedGood

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in BL1. Where we have them, council (Bolton) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
1574
Free school meals
29.4%
2% below district average (31.4%)

Also: Bolton 30.5% · England 25.8%

SEN
15%
7.7% below district average (22.7%)

Also: Bolton 13.8% · England 16.5%

EAL
9.8%
30.7% below district average (40.5%)
Attendance
94.9%
1.1% below district average (96%)

Also: Bolton 92.2% · England 91.9%

Persistent absence
11.3%
Progress 8
-0.22 (2023/24)
Attainment 8
45.7
Grade 5+ English & maths
41.1%
Grade 4+ English & maths
68.4%
Entered for EBacc
27%
EBacc average point score
3.86

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the BL1 average; the darker bar is this school.

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2195.8%
  • 2021/2292%
  • 2022/2391.4%
  • 2023/2490.7%
  • 2024/2591.8%

Admissions

Demand signal
Usually oversubscribed
Published capacity (GIAS)
1650
Pupils on roll
1574

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Bolton page.

SEN support

SEN %
15%
On-site provision
None listed in GIAS

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
  • School photos are not shown yet. Schools will be able to add one later.
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