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The Oratory Preparatory School is a Catholic day and boarding school for just over 400 boys and girls from 3 to 13 founded by Cardinal John Henry Newman. The school is in South Oxfordshire, England, although it has a Reading postcode, and is under the Oxfordshire LEA. ==History== The Oratory Preparatory School traces its lineage to its affiliated school, The Oratory School, located nearby. The original school was founded on 1 May 1859 "for the education of () boys not destined to ecclesiastical estate" in Edgbaston, a suburb in Birmingham. In 1922, it moved to Caversham Park near Reading. Three years later, The Oratory Preparatory School opened less than a mile away with just four boys at 'Rose Hill House', a Georgian-style mansion in Emmer Green. The first Headmaster was Father Sebastian Ritchie and by 1930 there were 30 boys.〔(History )〕 The Prep School is now a separate entity from its brother school, the all-boys The Oratory School. Both schools are part of The Oratory Schools Association and share a Chair of Governors. The 1960s and beyond saw much development in the school's history. The preparatory school moved to its current site in 1969 and is located in 60 acres of grounds, amidst open countryside and woodland overlooking the Thames Valley, close to Reading. In 1977, the Pre-Preparatory Department opened with 21 pupils and accepted girls for the first time. Under headmaster Michael Randell, who took over in 1981, the school developed further and became fully coeducational. The school accepts children of all faiths but maintains close ties with the Catholic church; Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster and Cardinal Baum both sit on the Board of Governors.〔(Staff & Governing Body )〕 Pupils are also expected to attend assemblies and weekly services.〔(Spiritual Life )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Oratory Preparatory School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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