Oratory Preparatory School
Oratory Preparatory School is an independent school in for boys and girls aged 2 to 13. It has 263 pupils and room for 500.
Goring Heath, Reading, RG8 7SF0118 984 4511oratoryprep.co.ukMr William May headmasterAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published. As a Roman Catholic school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Oxfordshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 263 | 292 | 293 | 317 | 353 | 361 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 16% | 17% | 8% | 17% | 17% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langtree School | Academy | 1.3 miles | 626 | Good 2023 | 85 | Compare |
| Woodcote Primary School | Council | 1.4 miles | 168 | Good 2024 | 45 | Compare |
| The Oratory School | Independent | 1.5 miles | 287 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Whitchurch Primary School | Council | 1.7 miles | 136 | Good 2023 | 92 | Compare |
| Pangbourne Primary School | Council | 2.3 miles | 107 | Good 2023 | 26 | Compare |
| Goring Church of England Aided Primary School | Church of England | 2.4 miles | 170 | Not inspected | 91 | Compare |
| Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School | Church of England | 2.4 miles | 86 | Report card 2025 | 8 | Compare |
| Purley CofE Primary School | Church of England | 2.7 miles | 85 | Report card 2026 | 25 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Oratory Preparatory School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Oratory Preparatory School yet.
How many pupils does Oratory Preparatory School have?
263 pupils aged 2 to 13 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 500 places, so it is 53% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Goring Heath, Reading, RG8 7SF
- Telephone
- 0118 984 4511
- Website
- www.oratoryprep.co.uk
- Headmaster
- Mr William May
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-13, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Ward
- Kidmore End & Whitchurch
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 9 June 1958
- URN
- 123286 · LAESTAB 9316055 · UKPRN 10018462
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.