Oratory Preparatory School
Goring Heath, Reading, RG8 7SF
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headmaster
- Mr Andrew De Silva
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 500
- Pupils on roll
- 263
- URN
- 123286
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189844511
About this school
Oratory Preparatory School is a Roman Catholic independent school in Oxfordshire. It teaches children aged 2 to 13 and has 263 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Oratory Preparatory School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Oratory Preparatory School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in June 1958, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Oratory Preparatory School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 317 |
| 2023/24 | 293 |
| 2024/25 | 292 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 44
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Oratory School1.5 miles
Independent schools
-
Pangbourne College3.0 miles
Independent schools · Reading
-
Brookfields School3.2 miles
Academies · Reading
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Moulsford Preparatory School4.0 miles
Independent schools · Wallingford
-
Cranford School4.1 miles
Independent schools · Wallingford
Common questions
- What ages does Oratory Preparatory School teach?
- Oratory Preparatory School teaches children aged 2 to 13. It is an independent school in Oxfordshire.
- Who is the headmaster of Oratory Preparatory School?
- The headmaster of Oratory Preparatory School is Mr Andrew De Silva, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oratory Preparatory School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Oratory Preparatory School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Oratory Preparatory School?
- Oratory Preparatory School has 263 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 13.
- Is Oratory Preparatory School full?
- Oratory Preparatory School has capacity for 500 pupils and 263 on roll (53%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Oratory Preparatory School a faith school?
- Yes. Oratory Preparatory School is designated Roman Catholic.
- Does Oratory Preparatory School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Oratory Preparatory School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.