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1st XV rugby match against Pangbourne College will be held at Henley Rugby Club on Wednesday 16th October.
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![Saint John Henry Newman and His Perception of His Life]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1571129213/oratorycouk/wcgmnytck89inrf1ybza/NewmanOfficialImage.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1571129213/oratorycouk/wcgmnytck89inrf1ybza/NewmanOfficialImage.jpg","width":348}])
Yesterday marked the canonisation of the founder of the school – Saint John Henry Newman. Here we think about his own perception of his life.
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Pupils were inspired by Dr Matt McFrederick’s seminar last night on Beckett and ‘Waiting for Godot’.
![‘Some Definite Service’: A personal reflection on Blessed John Henry Newman]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1570614058/oratorycouk/n9yooskwhnzrerl9ttdi/Newman3_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1570614058/oratorycouk/n9yooskwhnzrerl9ttdi/Newman3_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1570614058/oratorycouk/n9yooskwhnzrerl9ttdi/Newman3_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1570614058/oratorycouk/n9yooskwhnzrerl9ttdi/Newman3_1.jpg","width":1140}])
"My journey with Blessed John Henry Newman began before I even knew him..." by Fr David Elliott.
![John Henry Newman, Friendship, and the Small Steps to Heaven]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1570523825/oratorycouk/tywom9rw3metyth5ltjm/JHNFriendship2_2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1570523825/oratorycouk/tywom9rw3metyth5ltjm/JHNFriendship2_2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1570523825/oratorycouk/tywom9rw3metyth5ltjm/JHNFriendship2_2.jpg","width":613}])
Newman had a deep affection for friendship, and for his friends, of whom he had many.
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"Today is the feast day of St Francis and it is worth reflecting a little on what relevance he has for us..."
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Young designers set off to explore the UCAS ‘Create your future’ Exhibition at the Excel Centre in London.
![6th Form historians visit the Houses of Parliament]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1569939945/oratorycouk/iwgmp4bqocjvbllski2f/HoP2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1569939945/oratorycouk/iwgmp4bqocjvbllski2f/HoP2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1569939945/oratorycouk/iwgmp4bqocjvbllski2f/HoP2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1569939945/oratorycouk/iwgmp4bqocjvbllski2f/HoP2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1569939945/oratorycouk/iwgmp4bqocjvbllski2f/HoP2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1569939945/oratorycouk/iwgmp4bqocjvbllski2f/HoP2.jpg","width":2200}])
On Monday 30th September, 6th Form historians travelled to London to visit the Houses of Parliament.
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Highlights from The Oratory School Society Annual Dinner and our female Old Oratorians reunion lunch.
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Community Service is a crucial activity where our pupils quickly learn the value of volunteering...
![The Oratory celebrates The European Day of Languages]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1569940108/oratorycouk/z85uh23rnpp9crfskhda/DayofLanguages.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1569940108/oratorycouk/z85uh23rnpp9crfskhda/DayofLanguages.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1569940108/oratorycouk/z85uh23rnpp9crfskhda/DayofLanguages.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1569940108/oratorycouk/z85uh23rnpp9crfskhda/DayofLanguages.jpg","width":870}])
This year, pupils at The Oratory had the opportunity to learn a range of different languages...
![A Compass for Life]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1548769960/oratorycouk/rlspdpzeiggo82knk0qe/2590RSORATORY355.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1548769960/oratorycouk/rlspdpzeiggo82knk0qe/2590RSORATORY355.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1548769960/oratorycouk/rlspdpzeiggo82knk0qe/2590RSORATORY355.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1548769960/oratorycouk/rlspdpzeiggo82knk0qe/2590RSORATORY355.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1548769960/oratorycouk/rlspdpzeiggo82knk0qe/2590RSORATORY355.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1548769960/oratorycouk/rlspdpzeiggo82knk0qe/2590RSORATORY355.jpg","width":2200}])
The basic point I want to make is that how we should be treated isn’t necessarily the same as how we deserve to be treated.
![Lower 6th visit BMW Mini Plant, Oxford]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1569421130/oratorycouk/hwlkozxordbmuksit0l5/BMWMiniVisit5.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1569421130/oratorycouk/hwlkozxordbmuksit0l5/BMWMiniVisit5.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1569421130/oratorycouk/hwlkozxordbmuksit0l5/BMWMiniVisit5.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1569421130/oratorycouk/hwlkozxordbmuksit0l5/BMWMiniVisit5.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1569421130/oratorycouk/hwlkozxordbmuksit0l5/BMWMiniVisit5.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1569421130/oratorycouk/hwlkozxordbmuksit0l5/BMWMiniVisit5.jpg","width":2200}])
L6th Business & Economics A level pupils enjoyed a fascinating visit to the BMW Mini Plant in Oxford.
![Coeducational move shapes the future]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1568987400/oratorycouk/f9x9s5fkkdsr3cxewybz/VickyFoggNewsPhotoLandscape.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1568987400/oratorycouk/f9x9s5fkkdsr3cxewybz/VickyFoggNewsPhotoLandscape.jpg","width":400}])
The Oratory School will become a coeducational school from September 2020.
![The Oratory Annual U10s Rugby Festival]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1568973793/oratorycouk/yszjzyu8dmhpoeujkzru/U10sRugby5.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1568973793/oratorycouk/yszjzyu8dmhpoeujkzru/U10sRugby5.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1568973793/oratorycouk/yszjzyu8dmhpoeujkzru/U10sRugby5.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1568973793/oratorycouk/yszjzyu8dmhpoeujkzru/U10sRugby5.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1568973793/oratorycouk/yszjzyu8dmhpoeujkzru/U10sRugby5.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1568973793/oratorycouk/yszjzyu8dmhpoeujkzru/U10sRugby5.jpg","width":2048}])
On Wednesday 18th September, The Oratory hosted it’s annual U10 Rugby Festival.
![Old Oratorian Rugby Lunch]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1568710304/oratorycouk/ig4vqvi3jqutgzoolvtj/RugbyLunch1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1568710304/oratorycouk/ig4vqvi3jqutgzoolvtj/RugbyLunch1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1568710304/oratorycouk/ig4vqvi3jqutgzoolvtj/RugbyLunch1.jpg","width":640}])
Old Oratorians lunch before the opening home game of the 1st XV Rugby Season.
![Former School Captain Celebratory Lunch]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1568709217/oratorycouk/bh9e8euhi9tib3f1blrn/SCLunchThumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1568709217/oratorycouk/bh9e8euhi9tib3f1blrn/SCLunchThumbnail.jpg","width":460}])
On Sunday 15 September we welcomed back twenty former Oratory School Captains.
![Choosing A Senior School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1548769757/oratorycouk/lwcpi02vorynpzhxwsmz/2590RSORATORY127.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1548769757/oratorycouk/lwcpi02vorynpzhxwsmz/2590RSORATORY127.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1548769757/oratorycouk/lwcpi02vorynpzhxwsmz/2590RSORATORY127.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1548769757/oratorycouk/lwcpi02vorynpzhxwsmz/2590RSORATORY127.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1548769757/oratorycouk/lwcpi02vorynpzhxwsmz/2590RSORATORY127.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1548769757/oratorycouk/lwcpi02vorynpzhxwsmz/2590RSORATORY127.jpg","width":2200}])
Read Head Master Joe Smith's article published in the Henley Standard on Friday September 6, 2019.
![The Oratory GCSE results: a record 8% grade 9s]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1567759449/oratorycouk/azl1krqy7mycv1j1fv2s/GCSEThumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1567759449/oratorycouk/azl1krqy7mycv1j1fv2s/GCSEThumbnail.jpg","width":393}])
The Oratory School is celebrating successes in GCSE results: a record 8% Grade 9s.
![Oratory pupils celebrate A Level exam success]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1567759650/oratorycouk/wqemwyrqhut5awzpjmxj/ALevelThumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1567759650/oratorycouk/wqemwyrqhut5awzpjmxj/ALevelThumbnail.jpg","width":389}])
The majority of Oratory pupils have again gained entry to their first choice universities.