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St Philips Marsh Nursery School and Barton Hill Childrens Centre/Cashmore Early Years Centre

Nursery · ages 2-5MixedLocal authority nursery school141 pupilsNurseryBristolBristol, City of
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedGoodConfirmed by Ofsted, May 2023
Pupils from low-income families21%A bit fewer than most schools
Pupils per teacher31.8School workforce census
Pupils on roll141Census January 2026

St Philips Marsh Nursery School and Barton Hill Childrens Centre/Cashmore Early Years Centre is a local authority nursery school in Bristol for boys and girls aged 2 to 5. It has 141 pupils. About 21 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.

Albert Crescent, St Philip's Marsh, Bristol, BS2 0SU0117 977 6171stphilipsmarshnursery.co.ukMiss Charlotte Carter headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

A shorter visit on 25 May 2023 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Bristol, City of council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll141Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families21%21% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English34%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support22%31 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan1%1 pupil with a plan
Boys and girls66 / 75
White British pupils37%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (26), Physical disability (3), emotional and mental health (3).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll141130150158139119
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals21%19%18%23%22%29%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language34%32%32%36%35%33%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support17%19%29%19%13%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans2%5%0%1%3%

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers4.4full-time equivalent, 5 people
Pupils per teacher31.8Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants7.5full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£48,362
Teachers who left in the year4%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher1.22024/25

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£14,523England £7,738. Total £1.3m
Income per pupil£13,421England £7,697. Total £1.2m
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,046England £3,480
Money in reserve-92%In the red: -£1.1m, -£12k per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£99kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£14,523spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m16612 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate221 per 1,000 people143% higher than the England average
Nearest bus stop350 mFeeder Road Footbridge, 2 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
E-Act Barton Hill AcademyAcademy780 m275Requires improvement 20245Compare
Hillcrest Primary SchoolCouncil830 m410Report card 202657Compare
Snowdon VillageFree schools alternative provision0.6 miles42Good 2023Compare
Hannah More Primary SchoolCouncil0.6 miles206No overall grade 20253Compare
Prospect Education TrustMiscellaneous0.7 milesNot inspectedCompare
Cleve House SchoolIndependent0.7 miles74Not inspectedCompare
Oasis Academy Temple QuarterFree school0.7 miles391Report card 202547Compare
St Anne's Infant SchoolFoundation0.8 miles187Good 202363Compare

Questions parents ask

Is St Philips Marsh Nursery School and Barton Hill Childrens Centre/Cashmore Early Years Centre a good school?

St Philips Marsh Nursery School and Barton Hill Childrens Centre/Cashmore Early Years Centre doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in May 2023.

What is St Philips Marsh Nursery School and Barton Hill Childrens Centre/Cashmore Early Years Centre's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated St Philips Marsh Nursery School and Barton Hill Childrens Centre/Cashmore Early Years Centre good at its last full inspection on 25 May 2023.

How many pupils does St Philips Marsh Nursery School and Barton Hill Childrens Centre/Cashmore Early Years Centre have?

141 pupils aged 2 to 5 were on the roll in January 2026.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Albert Crescent, St Philip's Marsh, Bristol, BS2 0SU
Telephone
0117 977 6171
Website
www.stphilipsmarshnursery.co.uk
Headteacher
Miss Charlotte Carter
Type of school
Local authority nursery school (Local authority nursery school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Nursery school, ages 2-5, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Bristol, City of
Ward
Lawrence Hill
Constituency
Bristol East
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
108893 · LAESTAB 8011002

Where these figures come from