Thornleigh Salesian College

State-Funded School

thornleigh-salesian-college-bolton-north-west

North WestRegion

BoltonLocal Authority

Bolton North EastConstituency

BL1 6PQPostcode

5.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Thornleigh Salesian College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Bolton, North West.

It currently serves 1,574 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 45.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 41.1%
EBacc average point score: 3.86

Ethnicity

White

78%

Asian

10%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,574

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

27%

England average

27%

First language not English

10%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,574
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
27 Nov 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Not judged
12 Oct 2011	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.