Oratory Preparatory School

Goring Heath, Reading, RG8 7SF

Independent school for ages 2–13 in Reading. Mixed intake, Roman Catholic.

Oratory Preparatory School is a Roman Catholic independent prep school in Oxfordshire for boys and girls aged 2 to 13. It is registered as a boarding school and has nursery classes.

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

The school describes itself as a busy, happy school where children are central, with 65 acres of space and the phrase space to learn and room to grow. It says pupils are known as individuals and that trips, residentials, boarding and co-curricular activity are woven through school life.

Ages 2–13 · All-through

292 pupils · On roll

Independent school · Mixed

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