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The Oratory School

Woodcote, Reading, RG8 0PJ

Independent school for ages 11–18 in Reading. Mixed intake, Roman Catholic.

The Oratory School is a Roman Catholic independent school in Oxfordshire for boys and girls aged 11 to 18. It is registered as a boarding school and has a sixth form.

Its ISI inspection in February 2025 found the relevant standards and safeguarding standards met.

The school uses the phrase be you, become more, and describes an education shaped by wholeness and kindness as well as academic study. It presents itself as a community concerned with becoming fully human as well as fully qualified.

Ages 11–18 · Secondary age
337 pupils · On roll
Independent school · Mixed

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Primary applications close on 15 January 2027; secondary applications close on 31 October 2026. Sign in and create a planner to keep the deadline and school visits together. See Oxfordshire’s deadlines and how to apply →