Thornleigh Salesian College
Voluntary aided secondary school in Bolton (Bolton).
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Nearby schools
nearest first50 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School, 0.3 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 0.3 mi | Primary | 188 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| Smithills SchoolAcademy converter | 0.5 mi | Secondary | 1,203 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 4 |
| Youth Challenge PruAcademy alternative provision converter | 0.5 mi | Alternative provision | 72 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Outstanding (Feb 2019) |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley BridgeAcademy converter | 0.5 mi | Primary | 251 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| High Lawn Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.7 mi | Primary | 492 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Eden Boys' School, BoltonFree schools | 0.7 mi | Secondary | 621 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Outstanding (May 2017) |
| St Thomas C of E Primary School, HalliwellVoluntary aided | 0.7 mi | Primary | 366 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 6 areas, Expected standard in 1 |
| St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 215 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2022Last graded Good (Oct 2011, previous school) |
| Al-Huda Primary SchoolOther independent | 0.8 mi | Independent | 181 | - |
| Madrasatul Imam Muhammad ZakariyaOther independent | 0.8 mi | Independent | 122 | - |
| Brownlow Fold Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.8 mi | Primary | 232 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| The Olive School, BoltonFree schools | 0.8 mi | Primary | 422 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Outstanding (Jul 2019) |
| Raise Education and Wellbeing SchoolOther independent special | 0.9 mi | Special | 50 | - |
| Oxford Grove Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.9 mi | Primary | 449 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, BoltonVoluntary aided | 0.9 mi | Primary | 220 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Nov 2024, no grade given |
| Sharples SchoolAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Secondary | 1,214 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Sep 2013, previous school) |
| The Valley Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.9 mi | Primary | 538 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| The Oaks Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.9 mi | Primary | 218 | Good, 2023 |
| Sharples Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.9 mi | Primary | 245 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (May 2019) |
| Church Road Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.0 mi | Primary | 445 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Mar 2025, no grade given |
| St Matthew's CofE Primary School, BoltonVoluntary controlled | 1.1 mi | Primary | 424 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2017) |
| LifeBridge ASENDSpecial post 16 institution | 1.1 mi | Special | - | - |
| Gaskell Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 472 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Johnson Fold Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | - | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| EdStart Schools BoltonOther independent special | 1.3 mi | Special | 62 | - |
| Birtenshaw School BoltonNon-maintained special | 1.3 mi | Special | 137 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Feb 2013) |
| St Columba's RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.3 mi | Primary | 235 | Good, 2024 |
| St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, BoltonVoluntary aided | 1.3 mi | Primary | 162 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2014) |
| Park School Teaching ServiceAcademy alternative provision converter | 1.3 mi | Alternative provision | 12 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2013, previous school) |
| Castle Hill Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 220 | Good, 2023 |
| St Thomas of Canterbury RC SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.4 mi | Primary | 410 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Jul 2014) |
| Canon Slade SchoolAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Secondary | 1,724 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
| Devonshire Road Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 415 | Good, 2022 |
| Turton SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Secondary | 1,596 | Good, 2024 |
| Bolton School Boys' DivisionOther independent | 1.6 mi | Independent | 1,131 | - |
| Bolton School Girls' DivisionOther independent | 1.6 mi | Independent | 1,057 | - |
| Bolton School Infant & Nursery SchoolOther independent | 1.6 mi | Independent | 300 | - |
| Eagley Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 203 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2012) |
| Eagley Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 224 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements |
| Walmsley CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 303 | Requires improvement, 2024This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Tonge Moor Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.7 mi | Primary | 472 | Good, 2023 |
| Markland Hill Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.8 mi | Primary | 315 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Gilnow Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.8 mi | Primary | 221 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Moorgate Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.8 mi | Primary | 325 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023Last graded Outstanding (Jan 2016) |
| Bolton Sixth Form CollegeFurther education | 1.9 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Bolton CollegeFurther education | 1.9 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Pikes Lane Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.9 mi | Primary | 512 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Requires improvement |
| St Maxentius CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 185 | Good, 2023 |
| University Collegiate SchoolUniversity technical college | 1.9 mi | Secondary | 683 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
| University of Greater ManchesterHigher education institutions | 2.0 mi | Higher education institutions | - | - |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 30% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 3 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 215
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