Thornleigh Salesian College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Requires improvement Oct 22 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Unique reference
- 105264
- Address
- Sharples Park, Astley Bridge, BL1 6PQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1576 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.7%
- Girls
- 51.3%
- First language not English
- 9.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27%
- Persistent absence
- 22.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.8%
White British 72%
Other White 7.3%
Indian 4.9%
Mixed 4.5%
African 4.1%
Pakistani 3.4%
Other 1.2%
Other Asian 1%
Other Black 0.8%
Irish 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 27%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 41%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.6
Local authority average 45.6
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.86
Local authority average 3.94
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 19 |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 40 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 25 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 23 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 20 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 23 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 17 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 13 |
| Biology | GCSE | 12 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 82 |
Admissions
Thornleigh Salesian College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 262
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 289
- 2nd preference
- 254
- 3rd preference
- 205
- From another Local Authority
- 13
Offers
- 1st preference
- 246
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 276 142 134 |
| Year 8 | 270 127 143 |
| Year 9 | 270 130 140 |
| Year 10 | 268 133 135 |
| Year 11 | 268 133 135 |
| Year 12 | 130 53 77 |
| Year 13 | 94 50 44 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 83.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 48.0% 45.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 30.0% 11.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 8.0% 25.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 7.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.9% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 71.0% 61.5% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 22.0% 12.3% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.0% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.5% 2.4% |