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  • Remembrance Services at Oratory School and Woodcote War Memorial

    Published 13/11/22
    A whole school Act of Remembrance Service took place at the school's War Memorial Garden on Armistice morning. This year, wreaths were laid on behalf of The Oratory School by Mr F. Gargent, a Governor at the school, the Head Master and Mr
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  • Annual Requiem Mass for Deceased Oratorians

    Published 11/11/22
    The annual Requiem Mass for deceased Old Oratorians of The Oratory School was held on Thursday 10 November at the Little Oratory, Brompton Road in west London. Many pupils, parents, staff, governors and Old Oratorians braved the London Underg
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  • Geography's Biogeography Fieldwork at Studland Bay

    Published 11/11/22
    Earlier this term, 4th Form Geographers had an exciting opportunity for practical fieldwork at the beginning of their GCSE course. They spent a memorable day studying at Studland Bay in Dorset. Travelling across from Sandbanks on the Poole Harbour fe
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  • 6th Form Loquitur Talk with Maj Georges Strachan-Heyes

    Published 09/11/22
    Old Oratorian Georges Strachan-Heyes (OS 1992-1999) delivered an excellent talk to 6th Form on Tuesday 8 November as part of our Loquitur series. Georges currently works at the Army Personnel Centre in Glasgow, where he manages the indiv
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  • The Oratory's Iceland Tour 2022

    Published 01/11/22
    A definite highlight of Michaelmas term so far has been The Oratory's Iceland Tour 2022. Mr Poynter, Head of Geography, writes: The Icelandic adventures began as we turned north flying out of Heathrow! As we approached Iceland, the volcanic la
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  • The Oratory U14 Hockey Team become Berkshire Plate Winners

    Published 31/10/22
    The Oratory U14 Hockey team were delighted to be crowned Berkshire Schools’ Plate Winners this month at The Berkshire Schools’ Hockey Tournament, which took place at Bradfield College. The team played 7 games against Downe House,
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  • The Oratory 1st XV's Rugby Tour, Dublin

    Published 27/10/22
    Over the half term break, the Oratory Rugby Club travelled to Dublin for its annual senior squad tour. On Friday evening they played against St. Gerard's in Bray. In a back and forth contest, they were eventually defeated by 27 points to
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  • Oratory Rugby's Centenary Fixtures v London Oratory

    Published 20/10/22
    The Oratory School marked its Rugby Centenary with matches against The London Oratory at Grasshoppers RFC in London on Wednesday 19 October. Matches were played throughout the day from U14 level to 1st XV and were live streamed on YouTube by
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  • 6th Form English Literature: Theatre Trip to The Woman in Black

    Published 19/10/22
    On Tuesday 18 October, L6th and U6th English Literature pupils went to London to see The Woman in Black. Susan Hill’s acclaimed gothic horror has been performed at the Fortune Theatre in Covent Garden since 1989 and the group were thrilled
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  • The Oratory Celebrates its Rugby Centenary

    Published 18/10/22
    On 18 October 1922, The Oratory School played against Sandhurst Old Soldiers. The Oratorian School Magazine published that year gave the following report: “Three weeks after first starting Rugger we played our opening match. The form
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  • L6th Form English Literature and Theology: Hamlet talk

    Published 17/10/22
    L6th Form English Literature and Theology pupils were treated to an excellent talk by Fr Elliott on the status of ghosts in Shakespeare and early modern England this weekend. Fr Elliott began by putting the pupils on the spot to develop a tim
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  • U6th Form Geography and Biology Fieldwork in The Gower, Wales

    Published 10/10/22
    The U6th Form Biologists and Geographers travelled to The Gower Peninsula last week to carry out their respective field work projects for A Level study. On arrival, the whole group went on an orientation walk in Port Eynon along the pathways neigh
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