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    • The Oratory marks Red for Ruth Day 2023

      Published 29/06/23
      On Wednesday 28 June, The Oratory marked its inaugural Red for Ruth Day, in support of the Ruth Strauss Foundation, with a 1st XI cricket match vs The MCC, Marylebone Cricket Club. The event was a huge success with over £1k raised in funds.
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    • Oratory Rowing at Henley Royal Regatta & U16 GB Trials

      Published 28/06/23
      The final Oratory Rowing events for the season took place last week with qualifying races at Henley Royal Regatta and the U16 Great Britain Trials in Nottingham. On the evening of Friday 23 June, our Quad Scull (J. Gosling, W. Harpe
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    • The Oratory Celebrates BSA Boarding Week

      Published 26/06/23
      The Oratory was delighted to join BSA Boarding's 'National Boarding Week' initiative last week with a variety of fun-filled activities celebrating boarding school life. On Monday, Oratory Sport organised a 2k House Relay
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    • Oratory Rowing at Thames Valley Park Regatta

      Published 19/06/23
      Sunday 18 June saw a fantastic day’s racing at Thames Valley Park Regatta in Reading.  Oratory Rowing crews won several races and the early start was soon rewarded with W. Harper securing a 3 length win over Itchen Imperi
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    • Oratory Rowing at Marlow Town Regatta

      Published 13/06/23
      It has been a fantastic week of training and racing on the river in the sunshine which culminated at Marlow Town Regatta on Saturday 10 June. Marlow Town Regatta is always a highlight of the Oratory Rowing calendar and involves a race over 90
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    • School Prefects for the Academic Year 2023-2024

      Published 08/06/23
      Delighted to introduce our School Prefects for the academic year 2023-2024. Training and planning begins next week, when each prefect will be encouraged to think of areas of school life that they would like to enhance. The day will end with a
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    • Oratory L6th Form Pupils visit Oxford University

      Published 07/06/23
      Our great thanks go to Old Oratorian, Dr Max Lau (OS 2001-2006) of Worcester College, Oxford University for the most informative and stimulating morning for our Oratory L6th Formers. Dr Lau showed pupils around Oriel College, where he was a s
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    • Oratory Rowers take part in the National Schools Regatta

      Published 05/06/23
      During the first weekend of half term, Oratory Rowers from 3rd, 4th and 5th Form took part in the National Schools Regatta at Dorney Lake (Olympic Venue), which is the biggest Junior regatta and second biggest regatta at any
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    • School Captains for the Academic Year 2023-2024

      Published 26/05/23
      For the academic year 2023-2024, The Oratory is delighted to announce that the Captains of the School are G. Clark (St John) and A. Parry (Wootten). G. Clark says, “I have worked hard for this role throughout my time here at The Or
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    • CCF 110th Anniversary Year - Recent Highlights

      Published 26/05/23
      The last two weeks have been a busy time for the CCF. In the 110th anniversary year the term is ending on a high. Two weekends ago, 40 cadets from the army section spent 48 hours out in the field living under Basha’s and eating army rations.
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    • Oratory CCF: Gliding at RAF Little Rissington

      Published 22/05/23
      On Saturday 20 May, as the school celebrated the 110th anniversary of Oratory CCF, the RAF section had the opportunity to go gliding at RAF Little Rissington in what was a long, but glorious day! The weather conditions were perfect for gliding; a str
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    • The Oratory Celebrates the 110th Anniversary of Oratory CCF

      Published 22/05/23
      A special dinner was held this weekend in celebration of the 110th anniversary of The Oratory School Combined Cadet Force (CCF), from the Officers’ Training Corps (OTC) in 1913 to the CCF today, and its association with The Welsh Guar
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