A school set up as the Roman Catholic rival to Eton has appointed its first female captain in its 162-year history after agreeing to admit girls last September. Seventeen-year-old Olivia Smith will share the role with her male counterpart, Tolulope Awoniyi at £38,000-a-year The Oratory Catholic School where boarding fees range up to £12,600 a term. Olivia was one of the girls accepted into the Oratory, an independent Catholic school in Woodcote, near Henley-on-Thames, when it went co-educational in September 2020. The Oratory School in Woodcote started allowing female students last year'Mum was thrilled when she heard the news because she really likes the school and thought it was a great opportunity. Saint John Henry Newman founded the school with the intention of providing boys with a Roman Catholic alternative to Eton College.

Source: Daily Mail June 07, 2021 17:22 UTC