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.
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...
Releasing the butterflies
To fit in with our themes of ‘changes’ and ‘patterns’, the children learnt about the life cycle of the butterfly. The children observed them grow from tiny caterpillars to large caterpillars and change into pupa (chrysallis). At this stage we transferred them to...
Bristol in Bloom Silver Gilt Award
We were delighted to hear that our garden was awarded a 'silver-gilt award' by Bristol in Bloom's School Garden Competition 2015, run in conjunction with Bristol City Council Allotment Section. The judge's comments were: "The Forest School is proving to be an...
Forest School 2015 success
The School has reported very successful visits to Forest School at Arnos Vale and expressed their delight at the opportunity to work with parents and children for the day in a wonderful outdoor learning environment. Luckily the weather stayed dry for us on all four...