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Welsh Guards parade at Woodcote school
10/05/13
About 100 members of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards joined pupils in a parade at the independent Oratory School in Woodcote.
Oratory choir visit Far East
22/05/17
A CHOIR from the Oratory School in Woodcote has returned from a tour of the Far East. The boys sang Matthew Martin’s Oratory Mass at St John’s Cathedral, the main cathedral in Hong Kong, for the Feast of the Annunciation and performed live on ...
Smart move
10/07/17
The Hopkins Society, which promotes the Arts at the Oratory School in Woodcote, donated £450 to Style Acre, an Oxfordshire charity which enhances the lives of people with learning disabilities and autism in creative and innovative ways. The ...
Force to be reckined with
26/06/17
The combined cadet force at the Oratory School in Woodcote held its biennial dinner on May 17. The guests of honour were Air Vice Marshal Andrew Turner and regimental adjutant Colonel Tom Bonas of the Welsh Guards, the school’s parent ...
Money talks
20/02/17
John Glen MP, parliamentary private secretary to the Chancellor Philip Hammond, attended assembly at the Oratory School in Woodcote on February 6 when he presenting “thought for the day” with particular reference to the fundamental ...
Williams's late try secures Oratory win on Emerald Isle
05/12/16
A LATE Charlie Williams try earned the Oratory School victory during their match with St Gerrard’s Bray on their tour of Ireland last week. The game was played under floodlights on a cold night with a strong wind coming in from ...
Sports centre opened by paralympic champion
13/05/15
PARALYMPIC swimming champion Graham Edmunds opened a new £5 million sports centre at the Oratory School in Woodcote. The 40-year-old, who won gold at Athens in 2004 and in Beijing four years later, unveiled a plaque in the ...
Pupils disciplined for "blacking up"
15/05/18
SIX students at the Oratory School in Woodcote have been disciplined after they were photographed in the school grounds wearing “blackface” make-up and dressed as slaves. Three of the group, who were white, wore the ...
Oratory students prove their skills in US racquets tour
02/09/24
MEMBERS of Oratory Racquets spent the first week of their summer holidays enjoying a tour to the USA. Students from across the school travelled to Philadelphia, Washington DC and Boston for an action-packed week of ...
Believers
Fifteen pupils at the Oratory School in Woodcote renewed their baptismal vows during a confirmation ceremony conducted by Bishop Robert Byrne, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Birmingham. He visited as part ...
New headmaster for the Oratory
30/08/15
THE new headmaster of the Oratory School in Woodcote says he can't wait to start. Adrian Wyles and his wife Dee will be moving to the independent Catholic boys' school before the new term starts on September 6. ...
Pupils’ flight home delayed after report of ‘smoke’ on plane
11/07/24
A GROUP of schoolchildren flying home from America was diverted after smoke was reported in the cabin of their plane. The 13 students from The Oratory School in Woodcote, aged 13 to 18, faced an unexpected ...
CBeebies' Mr Bloom visits school
06/02/14
CBeebies presenter Mr Bloom visited The Oratory Prep School to mark the opening of its new nursery block.
Henley Royal Regatta 2013 launches
03/07/13
Relive highlights from the first day of the 2013 Henley Royal Regatta, including footage of local winners.
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