Thornleigh Salesian College

Sharples Park, Astley Bridge, BL1 6PQ

Voluntary aided school for ages 11–18 in Astley Bridge. Mixed intake, Roman Catholic.

Thornleigh Salesian College is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided secondary school in Bolton, teaching around 1,575 boys and girls aged 11 to 18, with a sixth form. It is non-selective and linked to the Diocese of Salford.

The school describes itself as a community rooted in faith in Jesus, where pupils are valued, loved and cherished, with wellbeing, structure and kindness central to school life.

Its November 2024 Ofsted inspection did not give an overall effectiveness grade.

Ages 11–18 · Secondary

1,576 pupils · On roll

Voluntary aided school · Mixed

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