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title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">51.51507°N 1.07944°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">51.51507; -1.07944</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Private_schools_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Private schools in the United Kingdom">Private</a> <a href="/wiki/Preparatory_school_(UK)" class="mw-redirect" title="Preparatory school (UK)">preparatory</a><br />Day and boarding</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Motto</th><td class="infobox-data">cor ad cor loquitor</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Religious affiliation(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholic">Roman Catholic</a> (<a href="/wiki/Oratory_of_Saint_Philip_Neri" title="Oratory of Saint Philip Neri">Oratorian</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1925 (prep school)<br />1977 (pre-prep school)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/The_Oratory_School" title="The Oratory School">The Oratory School</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Local authority</th><td class="infobox-data">Oxfordshire</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">President</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Igor_Judge,_Baron_Judge" title="Igor Judge, Baron Judge">Lord Judge</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headmaster</th><td class="infobox-data">Andrew De Silva</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Gender</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mixed-sex_education" title="Mixed-sex education">Co-educational</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Age</th><td class="infobox-data">2 to 13</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Enrollment</th><td class="infobox-data">330~</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.oratoryprep.co.uk/">http://www.oratoryprep.co.uk/</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>The Oratory Prep School</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church" title="Catholic Church">Catholic</a> day and boarding school for some 330 boys and girls aged from two to thirteen, founded in 1925. </p><p>The school is co-educational and is separate from the nearby <a href="/wiki/The_Oratory_School" title="The Oratory School">Oratory School</a>, although they share a similar history. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Oratory_Preparatory_School&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Oratory School was founded on 1 May 1859 in <a href="/wiki/Edgbaston" title="Edgbaston">Edgbaston</a>, a suburb in <a href="/wiki/Birmingham" title="Birmingham">Birmingham</a>, "for the education of [Roman Catholic] boys not destined to ecclesiastical estate", meaning not aiming to become priests. In 1922, the original school moved to Caversham Park near Reading, which offered better accommodation. </p><p>In 1925, The Oratory Prep School was established with just four boys, at Rose Hill House, a Georgian-style <a href="/wiki/English_country_house" title="English country house">country house</a> in Emmer Green, less than a mile away from the main school. Its first Headmaster was Father Sebastian Ritchie, and by 1930 its numbers were up to thirty boys.<sup id="cite_ref-OH_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OH-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By 1941, the school, based at Caversham Park, was taking boys only between the ages of six and thirteen.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1941 Caversham Park was sold, and the prep school merged temporarily with <a href="/wiki/Worth_School" title="Worth School">Worth School</a>, which was at <a href="/wiki/Downside_Abbey" title="Downside Abbey">Downside Abbey</a> for the duration of the war. Two terms later, the Oratory School re-established itself for senior boys at Woodcote House, and three cottages in Exlade Street were used for classes for a few boys aged about 10 to 13, pending the re-establishment of a prep school.<sup id="cite_ref-OH_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OH-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1946, The Oratory Prep School re-opened at the Old Ryde, a fine house at Branksome Park, Poole, with 35 boys.<sup id="cite_ref-OH_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OH-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The school moved to its current site in 1969, with sixty acres of grounds, amid open countryside and woodland overlooking the Thames Valley, close to Reading. In 1977, a new Pre-Preparatory Department opened, with 21 children, who included girls for the first time. Under a new headmaster, Michael Randell, who took over in 1981, the school developed further and became fully coeducational.<sup id="cite_ref-OH_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OH-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2019, the school became part of <a href="/wiki/Bellevue_Education" title="Bellevue Education">Bellevue Education</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Present_day">Present day</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Oratory_Preparatory_School&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Present day"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The school accepts children of all faiths, but still has close ties with the Roman Catholic church; <a href="/wiki/Vincent_Nichols" title="Vincent Nichols">Vincent Nichols</a>, <a href="/wiki/Archbishop_of_Westminster" title="Archbishop of Westminster">Archbishop of Westminster</a>, sits on the Board of Governors, and <a href="/wiki/William_Wakefield_Baum" title="William Wakefield Baum">Cardinal Baum</a> was a member until his death in 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Children at the school are also expected to attend assemblies and weekly services.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The school is in <a href="/wiki/South_Oxfordshire" title="South Oxfordshire">South Oxfordshire</a>, England, although it has a <a href="/wiki/RG_postcode_area" title="RG postcode area">Reading postcode</a>, and is within the area of the <a href="/wiki/Oxfordshire_County_Council" title="Oxfordshire County Council">Oxfordshire County Council</a> <a href="/wiki/Local_Education_Authority" class="mw-redirect" title="Local Education Authority">Local Education Authority</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Curriculum">Curriculum</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Oratory_Preparatory_School&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Curriculum"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A majority of pupils sit the <a href="/wiki/Common_Entrance_Examination" title="Common Entrance Examination">Common Entrance Examination</a> and are accepted by nearby <a href="/wiki/Public_school_(UK)" class="mw-redirect" title="Public school (UK)">public schools</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Abingdon_School" title="Abingdon School">Abingdon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eton_College" title="Eton College">Eton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Harrow_School" title="Harrow School">Harrow</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marlborough_College" title="Marlborough College">Marlborough</a>, <a href="/wiki/St_Edward%27s_School,_Oxford" title="St Edward's School, Oxford">St Edward's School, Oxford</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wellington_College,_Berkshire" title="Wellington College, Berkshire">Wellington</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Boarding">Boarding</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Oratory_Preparatory_School&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Boarding"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Most children are day pupils, but the school makes provisions for up to sixty boarders from <a href="/wiki/Year_Three" class="mw-redirect" title="Year Three">Year 3</a> upwards<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Each room caters for up to five children with full-time, weekly and flexi boarders living and mixing together. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Headmasters">Headmasters</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Oratory_Preparatory_School&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Headmasters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1925–1938: Father Sebastian Ritchie<sup id="cite_ref-OH_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OH-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1938–1941: Ronald Richings<sup id="cite_ref-OH_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OH-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The school merged with Worth during the Second World War<sup id="cite_ref-OH_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OH-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1946: Antony Patton<sup id="cite_ref-OH_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OH-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1952: Cyril Bull<sup id="cite_ref-OH_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OH-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1958: Christopher Maude<sup id="cite_ref-OH_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OH-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1969: P. J. G. Stow. M.A.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1977: <a href="/wiki/George_Andr%C3%A9_Robertson" title="George André Robertson">George André Robertson</a></li> <li>1981: Michael Randell<sup id="cite_ref-OH_1-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OH-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1991 - 2006: David Sexon<sup id="cite_ref-OH_1-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OH-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2006 - 2010: Richard Hillier, layer head of the <a href="/wiki/Yehudi_Menuhin_School" title="Yehudi Menuhin School">Yehudi Menuhin School</a><sup id="cite_ref-OH_1-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OH-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2010 - 2017: Joseph Smith<sup id="cite_ref-OH_1-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OH-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2017 - 2022: Rob Stewart<sup id="cite_ref-OH_1-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OH-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2022: Andrew De Silva</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_former_pupils">Notable former pupils</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Oratory_Preparatory_School&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Notable former pupils"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jamie_Salmon" title="Jamie Salmon">Jamie Salmon</a> (b. 1959) - rugby player, <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand national rugby union team</a> and <a href="/wiki/England_national_rugby_union_team" title="England national rugby union team">England national rugby union team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamara_Taylor_(rugby_union)" title="Tamara Taylor (rugby union)">Tamara Taylor</a> (b. 1981) - rugby player, <a href="/wiki/England_women%27s_national_rugby_union_team" title="England women's national rugby union team">England women's national rugby union team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Atkins" title="Tim Atkins">Tim Atkins</a> - hockey player, <a href="/wiki/Scotland_men%27s_national_field_hockey_team" title="Scotland men's national field hockey team">Scotland men's national field hockey team</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Oratory_Preparatory_School&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-OH-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-OH_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-OH_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-OH_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-OH_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-OH_1-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-OH_1-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-OH_1-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-OH_1-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-OH_1-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-OH_1-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-OH_1-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-OH_1-11"><sup><i><b>l</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-OH_1-12"><sup><i><b>m</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-OH_1-13"><sup><i><b>n</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-OH_1-14"><sup><i><b>o</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.oratoryprep.co.uk/Our-History">Our History</a> at oratoryprep.co.uk, accessed 10 May 2020</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>The Catholic Who's Who & Yearbook</i>, Vol. 34 (1941), p. 3: “There is a separate Preparatory Department where boys are received between the ages of 6 and 13. For particulars apply to:—THE HEADMASTER, The Oratory Preparatory School, Caversham Park, Reading.”</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.oratoryprep.co.uk/information/staff-and-governing-body/">Staff & Governing Body</a> at oratoryprep.co.uk</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.oratoryprep.co.uk/life-at-the-ops/spiritual-life-and-catholicism-at-the-ops/">Spiritual Life</a> at oratoryprep.co.uk</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.oratoryprep.co.uk/information/leavers-destinations/">Leavers' Destinations</a></span> </li> <li 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title="Chipping Norton School">Chipping Norton School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cooper_School,_Bicester" title="Cooper School, Bicester">Cooper School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Didcot_Girls%27_School" title="Didcot Girls' School">Didcot Girls' School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Europa_School_UK" title="Europa School UK">Europa School UK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Faringdon_Community_College" title="Faringdon Community College">Faringdon Community College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fitzharrys_School" title="Fitzharrys School">Fitzharrys School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gillotts_School" title="Gillotts School">Gillotts School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gosford_Hill_School" title="Gosford Hill School">Gosford Hill School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greyfriars_Catholic_School" title="Greyfriars Catholic School">Greyfriars Catholic School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Box_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry Box School">Henry Box School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Icknield_Community_College" title="Icknield Community College">Icknield Community College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Mason_School" title="John Mason School">John Mason School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_Alfred%27s_Academy" title="King Alfred's Academy">King Alfred's Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Langtree_School" title="Langtree School">Langtree School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larkmead_School" title="Larkmead School">Larkmead School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lord_Williams%27s_School" title="Lord Williams's School">Lord Williams's School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maiden_Erlegh_Chiltern_Edge" title="Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge">Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marlborough_School,_Woodstock" title="Marlborough School, Woodstock">Marlborough School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Arnold_School,_Oxford" title="Matthew Arnold School, Oxford">Matthew Arnold School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Oxfordshire_Academy" title="North Oxfordshire Academy">North Oxfordshire Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxford_Academy,_Oxfordshire" title="Oxford Academy, Oxfordshire">The Oxford Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxford_Spires_Academy" title="Oxford Spires Academy">Oxford Spires Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Birinus_School" title="St Birinus School">St Birinus School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swan_School" title="Swan School">Swan School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UTC_Oxfordshire" title="UTC Oxfordshire">UTC Oxfordshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wallingford_School" title="Wallingford School">Wallingford School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Warriner_School" title="The Warriner School">The Warriner School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheatley_Park_School" title="Wheatley Park School">Wheatley Park School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wood_Green_School" title="Wood Green School">Wood Green School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wykham_Park_Academy" title="Wykham Park Academy">Wykham Park Academy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Independent (preparatory)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abingdon_Preparatory_School" title="Abingdon Preparatory School">Abingdon Preparatory School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christ_Church_Cathedral_School" title="Christ Church Cathedral School">Christ Church Cathedral School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandlings" title="Chandlings">Chandlings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cothill_House" title="Cothill House">Cothill House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dragon_School" title="Dragon School">Dragon School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_College_School" title="New College School">New College School</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">The Oratory Preparatory School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rupert_House_School" title="Rupert House School">Rupert House School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Hugh%27s_School,_Faringdon" title="St Hugh's School, Faringdon">St Hugh's School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Summer_Fields_School" title="Summer Fields School">Summer Fields School</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Independent</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abingdon_School" title="Abingdon School">Abingdon School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bloxham_School" title="Bloxham School">Bloxham School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carfax_College" title="Carfax College">Carfax College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cokethorpe_School" title="Cokethorpe School">Cokethorpe School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cranford_House_School" title="Cranford House School">Cranford House School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D%27Overbroeck%27s_College" class="mw-redirect" title="D'Overbroeck's College">D'Overbroeck's College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/EF_Education_First" title="EF Education First">EF Education First</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greene%27s_Tutorial_College" class="mw-redirect" title="Greene's Tutorial College">Greene's Tutorial College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Headington_School" title="Headington School">Headington School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingham_Hill_School" title="Kingham Hill School">Kingham Hill School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King%27s_School,_Witney" title="King's School, Witney">King's School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magdalen_College_School,_Oxford" title="Magdalen College School, Oxford">Magdalen College School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Oratory_School" title="The Oratory School">The Oratory School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Our_Lady%27s_Abingdon" title="Our Lady's Abingdon">Our Lady's Abingdon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxford_High_School,_England" title="Oxford High School, England">Oxford High School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxford_International_College" title="Oxford International College">Oxford International College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxford_Montessori_Schools" title="Oxford Montessori Schools">Oxford Montessori Schools</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radley_College" title="Radley College">Radley College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rye_St_Antony_School" title="Rye St Antony School">Rye St Antony School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Clare%27s,_Oxford" title="St Clare's, Oxford">St Clare's School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Edward%27s_School,_Oxford" title="St Edward's School, Oxford">St Edward's School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Helen_and_St_Katharine" title="St Helen and St Katharine">St Helen and St Katharine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shiplake_College" title="Shiplake College">Shiplake College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sibford_School" title="Sibford School">Sibford School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tudor_Hall_School,_Banbury" title="Tudor Hall School, Banbury">Tudor Hall School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wychwood_School" title="Wychwood School">Wychwood School</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Special</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bishopswood_School" title="Bishopswood School">Bishopswood School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mulberry_Bush_School" title="Mulberry Bush School">Mulberry Bush School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swalcliffe_Park_School" title="Swalcliffe Park School">Swalcliffe Park School</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Further education</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abingdon_and_Witney_College" title="Abingdon and Witney College">Abingdon and Witney College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banbury_and_Bicester_College" title="Banbury and Bicester College">Banbury and Bicester College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/City_of_Oxford_College" title="City of Oxford College">City of Oxford College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denman_College" title="Denman College">Denman College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Henley_College_(Henley-on-Thames)" title="The Henley College (Henley-on-Thames)">The Henley College</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Carmel_College,_Oxfordshire" title="Carmel College, Oxfordshire">Carmel College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/City_of_Oxford_High_School_for_Boys" title="City of Oxford High School for Boys">City of Oxford High School for Boys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drayton_School" title="Drayton School">Drayton School</a></li> <li><a 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aria-labelledby="Archdiocese_of_Birmingham" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="3" style="background-color:gold"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Archdiocese_of_Birmingham" title="Template:Archdiocese of Birmingham"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Archdiocese_of_Birmingham" title="Template talk:Archdiocese of Birmingham"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Archdiocese_of_Birmingham" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Archdiocese of Birmingham"><abbr 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McIntyre</a></li> <li>IV: <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Leighton_Williams" title="Thomas Leighton Williams">Thomas Leighton Williams</a></li> <li>V: <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Masterson" title="Joseph Masterson">Joseph Masterson</a></li> <li>VI: <a href="/wiki/Francis_Grimshaw" title="Francis Grimshaw">Francis Grimshaw</a></li> <li>VII: <a href="/wiki/George_Dwyer" title="George Dwyer">George Dwyer</a></li> <li>VIII: <a href="/wiki/Maurice_Couve_de_Murville_(bishop)" title="Maurice Couve de Murville (bishop)">Maurice Couve de Murville</a></li> <li>IX: <a href="/wiki/Vincent_Nichols" title="Vincent Nichols">Vincent Nichols</a></li> <li>X: <a href="/wiki/Bernard_Longley" title="Bernard Longley">Bernard Longley</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_Arms_of_the_Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Birmingham.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Coat of Arms of the Archdiocese of Birmingham"><img alt="Coat of Arms of the Archdiocese of Birmingham" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Coat_of_Arms_of_the_Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Birmingham.svg/100px-Coat_of_Arms_of_the_Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Birmingham.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="194" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Coat_of_Arms_of_the_Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Birmingham.svg/150px-Coat_of_Arms_of_the_Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Birmingham.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Coat_of_Arms_of_the_Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Birmingham.svg/200px-Coat_of_Arms_of_the_Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Birmingham.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="856" data-file-height="1664" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Churches</b><br /></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Chad%27s_Cathedral,_Birmingham" title="St Chad's Cathedral, Birmingham">St Chad's Cathedral</a> - Metropolitan Cathedral Church and Basilica of St Chad<br /></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_John_the_Evangelist_Church,_Banbury" title="St John the Evangelist Church, Banbury">St John the Evangelist Church, Banbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Francis_of_Assisi,_Bedworth" title="St Francis of Assisi, Bedworth">St Francis of Assisi Church, Bedworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Oratory" title="Birmingham Oratory">Birmingham Oratory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erdington_Abbey" title="Erdington Abbey">Erdington Abbey, Birmingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Our_Lady_Help_of_Christians_Church,_Tile_Cross" title="Our Lady Help of Christians Church, Tile Cross">Our Lady Help of Christians, Tile Cross, Birmingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Our_Lady_and_St_Brigid%27s_Church,_Northfield" title="Our Lady and St Brigid's Church, Northfield">Our Lady and St Brigid, Northfield, Birmingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Our_Lady_and_St_Rose_of_Lima,_Weoley_Castle" title="Church of Our Lady and St Rose of Lima, Weoley Castle">Our Lady and St Rose of Lima, Weoley Castle, Birmingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Anne%27s_Church,_Birmingham" title="St Anne's Church, Birmingham">St Anne's Church, Birmingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Catherine_of_Siena_Church,_Birmingham" title="St Catherine of Siena Church, Birmingham">St Catherine of Siena Church, Birmingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Edward%27s_Church,_Selly_Park,_Birmingham" title="St Edward's Church, Selly Park, Birmingham">St Edward's Church, Selly Park, Birmingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Francis_of_Assisi_Church,_Handsworth" title="St Francis of Assisi Church, Handsworth">St Francis of Assisi Church, Handsworth, Birmingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Mary%27s_Church,_Harborne" title="St Mary's Church, Harborne">St Mary's Church, Harborne, Birmingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Michael%27s_Catholic_Church,_Moor_Street" title="St Michael's Catholic Church, Moor Street">St Michael's Church, Birmingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Mary_and_St_Modwen_Church,_Burton-on-Trent" title="St Mary and St Modwen Church, Burton-on-Trent">St Mary and St Modwen Church, Burton-on-Trent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Giles%27_Catholic_Church,_Cheadle" title="St Giles' Catholic Church, Cheadle">St Giles' Church, Cheadle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holy_Trinity_Church,_Chipping_Norton" title="Holy Trinity Church, Chipping Norton">Holy Trinity Church, Chipping Norton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Osburg%27s_Church,_Coventry" title="St Osburg's Church, Coventry">St Osburg's Church, Coventry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Peter_and_St_Paul_and_St_Elizabeth_Catholic_Church,_Coughton" title="St Peter and St Paul and St Elizabeth Catholic Church, Coughton">St Peter and St Paul and St Elizabeth Church, Coughton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_the_Sacred_Heart_and_St_Catherine_of_Alexandria" title="Church of the Sacred Heart and St Catherine of Alexandria">Church of the Sacred Heart and St Catherine, Droitwich Spa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Peter%27s_Church,_Leamington_Spa" title="St Peter's Church, Leamington Spa">St Peter's Church, Leamington Spa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holy_Trinity_Church,_Newcastle-under-Lyme" title="Holy Trinity Church, Newcastle-under-Lyme">Holy Trinity Church, Newcastle-under-Lyme</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Our_Lady_of_the_Angels,_Nuneaton" title="Our Lady of the Angels, Nuneaton">Our Lady of the Angels Church, Nuneaton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Anne%27s,_Chapel_End,_Nuneaton" title="St Anne's, Chapel End, Nuneaton">St Anne's Church, Nuneaton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxford_Oratory" title="Oxford Oratory">Oxford Oratory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greyfriars,_Oxford" title="Greyfriars, Oxford">St Edmund and St Frideswide Church, Oxford‎</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Mount_Carmel_Church,_Redditch" title="Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Redditch">Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Redditch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Marie%27s_Church,_Rugby" title="St Marie's Church, Rugby">St Marie's Church, Rugby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Austin%27s_Church,_Stafford" title="St Austin's Church, Stafford">St Austin's Church, Stafford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Our_Lady_of_the_Angels_and_St_Peter_in_Chains_Church,_Stoke-on-Trent" title="Our Lady of the Angels and St Peter in Chains Church, Stoke-on-Trent">Our Lady of the Angels and St Peter in Chains Church, Stoke-on-Trent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Mary%27s_Catholic_Church,_Uttoxeter" title="St Mary's Catholic Church, Uttoxeter">St Mary's Church, Uttoxeter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Mary%27s_Church,_Walsall" title="St Mary's Church, Walsall">St Mary's Church, Walsall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Our_Lady_and_St_Hubert,_Warley" title="Church of Our Lady and St Hubert, Warley">Church of Our Lady and St Hubert, Warley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Mary_Immaculate_Roman_Catholic_Church,_Warwick" title="St Mary Immaculate Roman Catholic Church, Warwick">St Mary Immaculate Church, Warwick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Mary_and_St_John_Church,_Wolverhampton" title="St Mary and St John Church, Wolverhampton">St Mary and St John Church, Wolverhampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Peter_and_St_Paul%27s_Church,_Wolverhampton" title="St Peter and St Paul's Church, Wolverhampton">St Peter and St Paul's Church, Wolverhampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_George%27s_Church,_Worcester" title="St George's Church, Worcester">St George's Church, Worcester</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Patronal Feasts of the Diocese</b><br /></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Chad" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Chad">Saint Chad</a> (2 March)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Our_Lady_of_the_Immaculate_Conception" class="mw-redirect" title="Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception">Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception</a> (8 December)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Schools</b><br /></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Archbishop_Ilsley_Catholic_School" title="Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School">Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bishop_Challoner_Catholic_College" title="Bishop Challoner Catholic College">Bishop Challoner Catholic College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bishop_Milner_Catholic_College" title="Bishop Milner Catholic College">Bishop Milner Catholic College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bishop_Ullathorne_Roman_Catholic_School" title="Bishop Ullathorne Roman Catholic School">Bishop Ullathorne Roman Catholic School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bishop_Walsh_Catholic_School" title="Bishop Walsh Catholic School">Bishop Walsh Catholic School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blessed_Edward_Oldcorne_Catholic_College" title="Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College">Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blessed_George_Napier_Roman_Catholic_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Blessed George Napier Roman Catholic School">Blessed George Napier Roman Catholic School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blessed_William_Howard_Catholic_School" title="Blessed William Howard Catholic School">Blessed William Howard Catholic School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cardinal_Griffin_Catholic_College" title="Cardinal Griffin Catholic College">Cardinal Griffin Catholic College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cardinal_Newman_Catholic_School_and_Community_College" title="Cardinal Newman Catholic School and Community College">Cardinal Newman Catholic School and Community College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cardinal_Wiseman_Catholic_School,_Coventry" title="Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School, 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Joseph's College, Stoke-on-Trent">St Joseph's College, Stoke-on-Trent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Margaret_Ward_Catholic_Academy" title="St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy">St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Mary_Immaculate_Catholic_Primary_School" title="St Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School">St Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Paul%27s_School_for_Girls,_Birmingham" title="St Paul's School for Girls, Birmingham">St Paul's School for Girls, Birmingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Peter%27s_Catholic_School,_Solihull" title="St Peter's Catholic School, Solihull">St Peter's Catholic School, Solihull</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Thomas_Aquinas_Catholic_School,_Birmingham" title="St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School, Birmingham">St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School, Birmingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Thomas_More_Catholic_Academy" title="St Thomas More Catholic Academy">St Thomas More Catholic Academy</a></li> 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