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.
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...
Lord Mayor of Bristol unveils photo competition
We are very proud to have welcomed the Lord Mayor of Bristol to unveil our photography competition images. We had a wonderful selection of pictures submitted and 12 have been chosen by our judge to be blown up to A1 size and they will be hung in the reception area of...
Nursery’s 4th photo competition
Thank you to the pupils, staff and parents who have submitted their photos for our 4th photo competition here at St Philip's. This year's themes are 'changes', 'play' and 'my family'. The photos will be judged by Arran Hodgson who is a photography teacher at City of...
Children using iPads in School
At St Philip’s Marsh Nursery we use a lot of ICT with the children, not only to introduce ICT use to children, but also as a tool to develop language and creative play. ICT is embedded throughout the School, not just part of a separate ICT lesson. We recently wanted...

