Name
Thornleigh Salesian College
Address
Sharples Park, Bolton, BL1 6PQ
Location
Telephone
01204 301351
Fax
-
Email
contact@thornleigh.bolton.sch.uk
Head
Andrea O’Callaghan
Chair of Governors
Mr Phil McFarlane
Type
Secondary with 6th Form
Status
Voluntary Aided
DfES number
4612
DfES performance table
Ofsted number
105264
Ofsted report
School website
Gender
Co-Educational
Number on roll
1527
Age from
11
Age to
18
Admissions criteria
Places allocated
   2021   2022   2023   2024  2025
Number of places available 270 270 270 270 270
Number of applications received 727 714 742 741 780
           
How places were offered:          
Children with an EHCP 5 6 4 7 10
1. Baptised RC looked after/previously looked after children 3 2 2 1 3
2. Baptised RC in the parish attending a feeder school 137 134 135 88 95
3. Baptised RC in the parish 7 21 19 24 16
4. Baptised RC attending a feeder school 3 0 8 8 3
5. Baptised RC with a sibling at the school 0 2 6 2 3
6. Baptised RC children 19 16 7 6 8
7. Other looked after and previously looked after children 6 2 5 7 0
8. Children of staff members (2023 onwards only) n/a n/a 3 0 0
9. Children attending a feeder primary school 54 55 56 81 81
10. Children with a sibling at the school 13 10 16 15 23
11. Other children 23 22 19 31 29
last distance offered 2.522 miles 2.259 miles 0.866 miles 1.25 miles 0.91 miles
           
Total number of places offered 270 270 280 270 270
Number of appeals heard 3 (all refused) 21 (3 successful) 12 (all refused) 14 (3 successful) 11 (3 successful)

 

 

 

 

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