Our next
#OpenMorning
is on Saturday 28 September.
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🟡 Rated "Excellent" by Independent Schools Inspectorate
⚫️ New Ex Umbris Learning Culture
🟡 Strong Pastoral Care
⚫️ Outstanding Sporting Tradition
#OratoryCuriosity
Army Veteran, Capt Tom Moore raises over £15M for the NHS.
Tom Teixiera (OO) & his family would like to share how immensely proud and delighted they are of Tom Moore, grandfather to Tom and Max (both OOs)), a WWII veteran in his 100th year.
#Stayhomesavelives
#walkwithtom
Congratulations to Harry who has gained 3 A*s and an A at A Level and is off to study Industrial Design at Loughborough University!👏
#ALevelResults
#ResultsDay
#alevels2020
Meet
@BethRBryan
, our new Games Coach, Head of
#Swimming
and Resident Tutor of our new girls' boarding house, Wootten House (from September). Beth was a GB Rower, retiring last month. She's also a L2 swim teacher and rowing coach. Read more about Beth 👉👈
Delighted to announce that for the academic year 2020-2021 our new Captain of the School will be A J Vile
@OratoryNorris
and our Deputy Captain of the School will be D Hobley
@fitzalan_house
Congratulations both! 👏
We're delighted to have appointed Mr Tom Gibbon as the new Housemaster of Norris House from September. Tom was educated at Monmouth School before reading Modern & Medieval Languages at University of Cambridge. He joins us from Marlborough College Malaysia:
This weekend the whole school gathered for Speech Day and Prize Giving and said goodbye to our
@OratoryHM
of the last 7 years, Joe Smith. Goodbye Sir, thank you for everything. You will be missed! 💛🖤
#TheOratoryFamily
#CoradCorLoquitur
Happy 100th Birthday COLONEL Tom! Colonel Tom’s grandchildren, Tom Jnr (OO 2011-16) and Max (OO 2012-17) are both very proud of his current achievements. Look out for them on BBC and ITV breakfast shows this morning!
#HappyBirthdayCaptainTom
@oratoryschoolsO
@captaintommoore
Congratulations to our 1st XV who have been ranked at number 2 in the Schools Rugby Performance League. 👏🏉 The side are on an impressive 9 match winning streak and have qualified for the Regional Final of the NatWest Vase.
@SchoolsSports
@OratorySport
Helping our Local Community. Mr Mills has constructed protective screens for three local GP surgeries. Job done - now on to the production of face shields.
Stunning grounds, a newly refurbished
#OratoryCricket
pavilion and our Speech Day & Prize Giving marquee just in sight! What a fabulous
#CricketWeek
and
#EndofTerm
. We’re hope you’re all enjoying a well earned summer break! ☀️
The Oratory's move to
#Coeducation
this month has been overwhelmingly successful, with 46 “pioneer girls” joining the school. Applications for places at every entry point are at their highest levels in years. Read more here👉👈
@GoodSchoolsUK
@CISCSchools
Just 1 hour from London, situated in a 100-acre Oxfordshire countryside estate, The Oratory offers a
#safe
and
#spacious
environment in which pupils thrive. Full, flexi, weekly
#boarding
and
#day
#coeducational
school, ages 11-18. Find out more:
Delighted to welcome Abi Gibbon as our new Registrar! Many of you will already know Abi as she was previously Housemother of St John House. Wishing her all the best in her new role 😊
Yes, it's official... The
@OratoryHockey
1st XI team has secured the Berkshire
#Hockey
League title for 2022, having previously won the title in 2021 during their first ever competitive season! Go girls! 🤩🏑🏆
Read more:
@OratorySport
#OratoryEndeavour
Delighted to have received the highest grade of 'Excellent' for both Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) categories: pupils’ academic & other achievements and pupils’ personal development. Full ISI report here:
@GoodSchoolsUK
@HMC_Org
@CISCSchools
A very warm welcome to all of the new boys starting their journey as an Oratorian today. There were wise words from the Head Master, who said "work hard, get involved and be kind" and you will go far at The Oratory.
#oratoryfamily
@OratoryHM
@HMC_Org
@BSAboarding
The Oratory School is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Julian Murphy as its new Head Master. Dr Murphy, Head of Loughborough Amherst School in Leicestershire, will take over the running of the school from Joe Smith in September 2023. Read more:
Today is an exciting day for The Oratory School as it is exactly 160 years since the school was founded by Blessed John Henry Newman! 🎉👏🙏🥂
#OratorySchools160
Very sad news that Fr Antony Conlon, our greatly loved former school Chaplain and friend, died yesterday evening. We are creating an online Book of Condolence. If you would like to contribute, please leave your message, memories and photos in the comments below. Thank you.🙏
Delighted to be hosting the Ladies
#RealTennis
World Championships from Easter Monday - Sun 16 April!
Claire Fahey, Head of
@OratoryRacquets
will be defending her titles and OS pupils & their families are welcome to watch across finals weekend - see SchoolPost for details.
“We are delighted to be making this announcement and excited to be able to offer families of girls and boys alike our unique Oratory education. By extending our vibrant provision ....” Joe Smith, Head Master.
Read More:
On Sunday 8 May, we celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation, which was presided over by Bishop Robert Byrne of Hexham & Newcastle
@dioceseHN
. Congratulations to all pupils who were confirmed, surrounded by their friends & families!
#OratoryJoy
@Oratorychaplain
@CISCSchools
Congratulations to current 6th form pupils Morgan Macrae, Dalton Byrnes, Ollie Monye and William Bruce Vanderpuye. All four pupils have been involved in representative rugby over the holiday period and early this term. 🏉👏🥇
Read More:
On Friday we said goodbye to Stan in our Catering Team (pictured centre). After more than a decade of working with us, Stan is heading back to Poland. We wish him safe travels and all the very best!”
#OratoryRespect
#TheOratoryFamily
Situated in a stunning 100-acre estate in 'An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty' in South Oxfordshire, The Oratory School offers a wonderful environment for pupils to be
#inspired
and to
#study
...
Our Christmas Fair really saw the
#OratoryFamily
at its best, coming together to raise a lot of money for charity and have fun in the process. 🎅🎄
We are all very grateful to everyone who took part! 👏
Read More Here:
We've now broken up for the festive period! From all at The Oratory, have a very Merry Christmas and best wishes for the New Year (when it comes) 🎄
#Christmas
Congratulations to our 5th Form pupils on their
#GCSEresults
this morning! Joe Smith, Head Master says "
#Year11
pupils have coped magnificently with the demands of remote learning and the other pressures caused by the pandemic..." Read more:
#GCSEs2021
Just 5 weeks ago we welcomed the
#PioneerGirls
into The Oratory family, and what a lot has been happening since then! Read our
#coeducation
update here 👉
Fantastic to welcome our new pupils to
#TheOratoryFamily
on this glorious, sunny Sunday. The day is being celebrated with Holy Mass with our new
@Oratorychaplain
, Fr Rocks, an address from
@OratoryHM
and will be followed by a BBQ lunch on our main lawn.
#CoradCorLoquitur
The Oratory School has celebrated a year of substantial improvement in A Level results with grades at A*-A (53%), A*-B (72%) and A*-C (90%); the vast majority of pupils have gained entry to their first choice universities. Read more here:
Welcome to Hobbiton, from where you will journey in search of the precious ‘onion’ rings of Isengard. Things are getting “Curiouser and curiouser” at The Oratory! Happy
#WorldBookDay
🎩 🐇 🧁
@stevejarman7
#OratoryJoy
Our mass Covid testing station opened to staff and pupils this afternoon ahead of Lent Term tomorrow. We will be using lateral flow tests, designed to give a result within 30 mins. Thanks to our wonderful Health Centre team &
@DH_Oratory
for making this happen.
#TheOratoryFamily
Joe Smith, Head Master: “I want to pay tribute to this group of young men – our last cohort as a boys-only school – both for these excellent results but more importantly for the incredible character they have shown over their 6th Form years…” Read more:
"A creative oasis – the words art department simply don’t do justice"
@GoodSchoolsUK
. The Oratory has top accolades for
#Art
&
#Design
, confirming our place as one of the top schools for art in the country. Find out more at our Virtual
#OpenMorning
👉
Meet Ollie and Audrey, our new School Captains! Both will be giving talks at our next Open Morning on Saturday 8 October, which we will share in due course. They're looking forward to giving their all to the school and we wish them well in their new roles!
#OratoryEndeavour
Congratulations to our
#OratoryMusic
Singing Teacher, Esther Mallett who has been given a year's contract with the
@RoyalOperaHouse
! Esther will be taking a sabbatical from her teaching for this exciting opportunity - good luck Esther!
@Oratory_Music