# Thornleigh Salesian College — Bolton, United Kingdom > School profile on SchoolBrowse, based on verified parent reviews. > HTML version: https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/bolton/thornleigh-salesian-college-2456 ## At a glance - **Type:** Secondary - **Parent rating:** 1.6/5 from 11 published reviews - **Students:** 1200 - **Founded:** 1964 ## Contact - **Address:** Sharples Park, Astley Bridge - **Phone:** 0137910 - **Website:** http://www.thornleigh.bolton.sch.uk - **SchoolBrowse profile:** https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/bolton/thornleigh-salesian-college-2456 ## About Thornleigh Salesian College is a secondary school located in Bolton, United Kingdom. Founded in 1964, the school has a rich history rooted in the Salesian educational philosophy, which emphasizes the importance of a caring and supportive environment for students. The college aims to provide a holistic education that nurtures both academic and personal growth, encouraging students to develop their talents and character. The curriculum at Thornleigh Salesian College is designed to meet the diverse needs of its students, offering a wide range of subjects and extracurricular activities. The school is known for its strong emphasis on community values, respect, and inclusivity. Facilities include modern classrooms, sports facilities, and spaces for creative arts, which support a well-rounded educational experience. The college has built a reputation for academic excellence and a commitment to fostering a positive school culture. ## Official rankings - **Ofsted (Leadership and Management):** Good — Sep 2011 - **Ofsted (Overall Effectiveness):** Good — Sep 2011 ## Recent parent reviews - **1/5** — Don't go here if u have extra learning needs: When I was there I was treated horribly and locked in a room against my will by a teacher.I suffer all sorts of discrimination and trauma because of there lack of understanding of what autism is or anything that is out of the norm. *(Apr 2025)* - **2/5** — Wasn't enjoyable as an autistic student.: I went to this college and finished this year, my experiences were okay but there were some major issues with both quality of teaching and the handling of bullying from other students. While I admit that there were some accomodations provided to me for my anxiety, I was still picked on consistently by the year 12's for sitting in the area for quiet students and studying. Students are often unfriendly and aren't afraid to pick on you for differences, such as gender expression, sexuality and disab… *(Nov 2024)* - **1/5** — very f**** angry.: school is absolutely vile, these teachers do not know any ways on how to communicate with there students my baby got sent to this school and the amount of things I was hearing back made me absolutely boil up with anger, he’s currently in sixth form and there still treating all these students like children and not adults, school seems very racist to certain ethnicities aswell I do not recommend any parent to let there child go to this school or even attended the sixth form very disappointed and a… *(Sep 2024)* - **1/5** — Can't deal with bullying: Shocking School through choice would never send my child there again. Trying to get my child moved. There is absolutely no anti bullying policy *(May 2024)* - **1/5** — bullying: terribel school do not recommend people gets bullied and when we tell the school nothing gets sorted out they ingore the person getting bulleid and treat the bully bad staff swearing at students whats not ok do not recommend to send ur child here *(Apr 2024)* - **2/5** — Horrible school!!!: Horrible school, horrible teachers, really affected my mental health badly to the point where i didn’t even feel like getting up in the morning do not care about students mental health or feeling and ridiculous rules. making children feel like absolute sh**!!! teachers do not care about bullying as they bully students themselves and seems like a prim and proper school but it is not the secrets instead of investigating into students behaviour and their mental health issues they shove them into th… *(Feb 2024)* - **3/5** — Not perfect but not terrible I guess: Could be better,teachers especially with the way the handle bullying and racist and homophobic accusation and accusations students file against other teachers etc .otherwise all good tbh . *(Apr 2022)* - **5/5** — Thornleigh experience: Brilliant school with helpful staff and teachers that care food could be better *(Jul 2021)* - **5/5** — Thornleigh experience: Brilliant staff and teachers you can rely on *(Jul 2021)* - **1/5** — don’t recommend going to Thornleigh at all.: i go to this school and have been bullied since my first step into the school. i highly don’t recommend at all. they don’t help you with anything until they finally see that it’s escalated a lot more. some of the teachers have no clue what they’re even doing as well, yet they expect “good” grades. *(Dec 2020)* ## Other schools in Bolton - [Harper Green School](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/bolton/harper-green-school-18118) — 1.6/5 (20 reviews) - [King's Leadership Academy Bolton](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/bolton/kings-leadership-academy-bolton-20740) — 2.4/5 (18 reviews) - [Bolton St Catherine's Academy](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/bolton/bolton-st-catherines-academy-19370) — 2.2/5 (18 reviews) - [Westhoughton High School](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/bolton/westhoughton-high-school-2453) — 1.9/5 (12 reviews) - [Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/bolton/mount-st-joseph-rc-high-school-a-voluntary-academy-24069) — 1.8/5 (12 reviews) - [Turton School](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/bolton/turton-school-2454) — 1.2/5 (11 reviews) --- Source: SchoolBrowse (https://schoolbrowse.com) — reviews and ratings are user-submitted by parents. 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