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.
Our exciting first adventure to Forest School
On Wednesday 25th June we had our first adventure to Forest School. On arrival the children were able to do butterfly drawings as registration took place. We then had a 'welcome time' of songs and a game, followed by the important head count and 'buddy allocation'....
Photo competition draws high standard of entries
Thank you to all the children, parent/carers and staff who entered this year's photo competition. This year's categories were patterns, colour and light and celebration. We had some amazing entries. This year's photography competition was judged by Dr Shawn...
Forest School at Arnos Vale Cemetery
We are offering children the chance to attend Forest School at Arnos Vale Cemetery on Wednesday 25th June (from 9.00 am to 12.00 noon). Dropping off and collection will be at The Spielman Centre (café building) at Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bath Road. Members of staff...
Children play real instruments with Bill, the ‘Music Man’
Bill Roberts ('the Music Man'), from Bristol Early Years Music Project, is running regular music sessions at school over the coming weeks. The children have already experimented with real instruments and learnt new songs. Bill has various CDs on sale here (which...
Children work with clay with Louise Block
The children recently worked with artist/designer Louise Block to create faces out of clay. The children experienced rolling, patting, moulding, cutting and 'gluing' the clay using their hands and various utensils. Louise then took their masterpieces away to fire...
Exciting Forest School opportunity
We have an exciting opportunity for some children to attend 'Forest School' at Arnos Vale. As this will be a trial, we can only offer places to children who attend Nursery on a Wednesday morning or afternoon session. If the trial works well we will offer further...