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The Oratory School

UK school established in Edgebaston in 1859 and relocated to Reading, Oxfordshire in 1922
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The Oratory School

Summary

The Oratory School is a boarding school[1].

Key Facts

  • The Oratory School's religion is recorded as Roman Catholic[2].
  • The Oratory School is located in Woodcote[3].
  • The Oratory School is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • The Oratory School's instance of is recorded as boarding school[5].
  • The Oratory School's instance of is recorded as Catholic school[6].
  • The Oratory School's instance of is recorded as independent school[7].
  • The Oratory School's instance of is recorded as boys' school[8].
  • The Oratory School's founder is recorded as John Henry Newman[9].
  • The Oratory School took place at Reading[10].
  • The Oratory School's postal code is recorded as RG8 0PJ[11].
  • The Oratory School's Commons category is recorded as The Oratory School[12].
  • 1859 marks the founding of The Oratory School[13].
  • January 1, 1951 marks the founding of The Oratory School[14].
  • The Oratory School's OS grid reference is recorded as SU6541081891[15].
  • The Oratory School's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 51.5326, 'longitude': -1.05842, 'precision': 0.0001}[16].
  • The Oratory School's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 51.5322, 'longitude': -1.05841, 'precision': 1e-06}[17].
  • The Oratory School's official website is recorded as http://www.oratory.co.uk/[18].
  • The Oratory School's phone number is recorded as +44-1491-683500[19].
  • The Oratory School's heritage designation is recorded as Grade II* listed building[20].
  • The Oratory School's category for alumni of educational institution is recorded as Category:People educated at The Oratory School[21].
  • The Oratory School's street address is recorded as The Oratory School, Woodcote, Nr Reading, Oxfordshire, RG8 0PJ[22].
  • The Oratory School's historic county is recorded as Oxfordshire[23].

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Founding

The Oratory School's founder is recorded as John Henry Newman[9]. Recorded inception include 1859[13] and January 1, 1951[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [2] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Peter James · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Religion or worldview → Roman Catholic
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