Introducing Our New Podcast: From the Headmaster’s Study We are thrilled to launch our brand new podcast, From the Headmaster’s Study, offering an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at life at The Oratory Prep School. This exciting new podcast series will bring you candid conversations with key members of our school community and we start with a…
At our Little Oaks Nursery we are proud to use the Supersonic Phonics program, a dynamic and engaging approach to teaching early literacy. This carefully structured system supports children as they take their first steps in recognising, reading, and writing letters and sounds. We begin by helping children identify the letters in their own names…
A huge congratulations to our U12 Girls Hockey team, who triumphed at the South Central Regional Hockey Qualifiers on Friday 31st January with an outstanding performance from start to finish! The OPS girls scored an incredible 19 goals and conceded just 2 all day, proving themselves to be a dominant force at this age group….
At The Oratory Prep School, we pride ourselves on fostering a warm, nurturing and inspiring environment for our pupils and it’s always affirming to hear others recognize the magic of what we do. In their recent review, Talk Education captured the essence of our school community, highlighting our values, opportunities and environment that make us…
Nourishing a Child’s Immune System & Brain: How Parents Can Help Their Kids Shine NatureDoc, Lucinda Miller, visits The OPS Raising children can be a rollercoaster ride at the best of times. Add this to a crazy work and parenting juggle, and this can mean that a child’s nutrition can drop right to the bottom…
Enriching Our Community At The Oratory Prep School, we pride ourselves on fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and diverse community that enriches the experiences of every pupil. One of our proudest traditions is our longstanding history of hosting Spanish pupils – a relationship that has flourished for decades and continues to thrive today. In September 2024,…
OPS Pupils Shine in Prestigious Prep School Lions Football Squads At The Oratory Prep School we are immensely proud of the strong sporting culture that thrives within our community. A shining example of this is the recent selection of six of our talented pupils to join the prestigious Prep School Lions Football Squads, highlighting our…
Why Start Your Child’s Educational Journey at The Oratory Prep School? The beginning of your child’s education at the right school is a key decision for any parent. At The Oratory Prep School, we believe in offering the best possible start in our Reception Year Group. Our upcoming Open Morning on Friday 29th November is…
This morning we held our Founder’s Day Mass. St John Henry Newman founded our school and every year on 9th October we celebrate the date that marks his conversion to Catholicism in 1845. Five years ago he was canonised as a saint by Pope Francis. Today Fr Macnab told our pupils about the difference of…
Year 4’s Exciting Exploration at the Earth Trust! What a day our Year 4 students had on Thursday 3rd October, during their trip to the Earth Trust in Little Wittenham! As part of their half-term theme, Power and Principles, they dove deep into a fascinating study of Rivers and the Romans. Their adventure began by…
