Welcome to St Philip’s Marsh Nursery School
We are a lively, flourishing Local Authority Nursery School in Bristol, serving children from 2 to 5 years old and their families. Our school has become the heart of our community, welcoming families who travel from many areas across Bristol to join us. What makes us special is our deeply inclusive ethos – we celebrate the diverse cultures, languages and life experiences that every family brings, creating a vibrant community where everyone belongs.
Our experienced team includes a Headteacher, Deputy Head, qualified teachers, Early Years Practitioners and support staff who are passionate about early years education. Each child is supported by a dedicated key person who gets to know them and their family well. We place children firmly at the heart of everything we do, using their interests to guide our activities and helping them develop language, social skills, self-confidence and independence. Through our broad, balanced curriculum, creative indoor spaces and wonderful outdoor garden, we give children the security and freedom they need to explore, learn and thrive. Whether your child needs support through visuals, Makaton, or early intervention groups, our skilled team ensures every child makes progress from their own starting point, building a strong foundation for their future learning journey.
Children creating animation
Elle Dimond, a freelance animator and film maker, will be working with the children over the winter term. As well as working on her own work she delivers film making workshops to young people. She is currently working on behalf of Suited and Booted Studios who have...
Apple Day success
The School celebrated Apple Day on Wednesday 30 September which involved taking part in apple-related activities during the day and culminated in apple pressing in the afternoon. During the day the children tasted apple cake, printed with apples, made playdough...
African Caribbean Day – a roaring success
Luckily the weather stayed dry for our annual African Caribbean Day. The children enjoyed a day of workshops including making (and eating) fruit kebabs, necklaces, shakers, flags, clay models, palm trees, hats and collages, listening to music and stories from Africa...
Bristol in Bloom Silver Gilt Award
We were delighted to learn that our garden was awarded a ‘silver-gilt award’ by Bristol in Bloom’s School Garden Competition 2015 'Learning Through Gardening', run in conjunction with Bristol City Council Allotment Section. Chris Curry and Pat Fitton collected the...
Travelling Light Theatre story telling
The Travelling Light Theatre Company visited the Nursery on two occasions to run story telling sessions with the children. Firstly the children had to shout their names out and these were 'caught' in a paper bag. The children were then enthralled with the making of...
Harvesting our vegetables
We have been busy harvesting our vegetables this week. We planted the seeds and seed potatoes earlier in the year and have been tending and caring for our beans, peas, turnips, radishes and potatoes over the last few weeks. Finally our hard work has come to...