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.
Sing-a-longs enjoyed all by
Thank you to the parents/carers and visitors who joined us for our sing-a-longs last week. The children and staff had been working hard to learn them over the last few weeks and I think you will agree we were all in fine voice! We hold sing-a-longs termly and the...
Gromit transformation
As the School is taking part in ‘Gromit Unleashed’ , we asked the children to come up with ideas how we could decorate our very own Gromit. The overwhelming theme was 'rainbows'. Over the last few weeks, every child in the School (including the children from Stay...
Our new enchanted jungle walk
The children have been patiently waiting and watching whilst our new enchanted jungle walk was being built by the Garden Doctor (www.landscapingbristol.com). The exciting new wooden area in the garden gives the children an opportunity to explore, have adventures...
Mounted Police visit Nursery
There was great excitement as two Police Officers and their horses ('Redland' and 'Thomas') from the Mounted Police Section visited us this week. The children were able to stroke the horses and feed them apples. The children asked lots of questions and we found out...
Releasing our 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 caterpillars and, in our special butterfly nets, we saw them change into pupa. We waited patiently until they were...
mmmBOPP visit Nursery as part of our ‘opposites’ theme
As part of our 'opposites' theme we were lucky enough to have Kelly and Becky from 'mmmBOPP' visit the Nursery this week and spend time in each class. The children thoroughly enjoyed singing, playing instruments, moving to music and extending their knowledge of...


