Thornleigh Salesian College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 6 2019 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
- 1570 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.6%
- Girls
- 50.4%
- First language not English
- 8.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.4%
- Persistent absence
- 27.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.5%
White British 74.1%
Other White 6.6%
Indian 4.5%
Mixed 4.4%
African 3.3%
Pakistani 2.8%
Other 1.5%
Other Asian 1%
Other Black 0.9%
Irish 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.07
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.08
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 29%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 41%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.3
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.08
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 27 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 29 |
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 13 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 22 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 27 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 14 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 18 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 36 |
| Biology | GCSE | 1 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 61 |
Admissions
Thornleigh Salesian College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 274
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 278
- 2nd preference
- 246
- 3rd preference
- 182
- From another Local Authority
- 15
Offers
- 1st preference
- 243
- 2nd preference
- 22
- 3rd preference
- 9
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 272 127 145 |
| Year 8 | 269 132 137 |
| Year 9 | 268 136 132 |
| Year 10 | 271 134 137 |
| Year 11 | 268 137 131 |
| Year 12 | 103 55 48 |
| Year 13 | 119 57 62 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 84.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 28.0% 44.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 52.0% 16.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 5.0% 22.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 4.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 6.4% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.0% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 77.0% 66.7% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 23.0% 13.5% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 20.0% 10.8% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 1.0% 0.4% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 2.0% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.6% 1.7% |