Nurture, Grow, Flourish

Trust and Forgiveness

Kindness and Joy

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Peace and Hope

Wisdom and Honesty

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Courage and Perseverance

Respect and Friendship

Welcome to Marshwood Church of England Primary Academy

We are a small school in rural West Dorset. We nurture all members of our school family to be happy, self-confident and supportive of one another. We want each person to flourish in their lives within school, the local community and beyond.

Peter Beare Head of Marshwood CE Primary Academy

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Jan 19, 2026

In RE, Coneys are learning about Judaism. The class learned about and then made a mezuzah which is a small, decorative case put on doorframes, holding a scroll with the Shema prayer, reminding Jewish people of God's presence and commandments, often touched or kissed as they enter/leave a home.

Jan 16, 2026

Congratulations to our pupils of the week this week. Well done to you both!

Jan 16, 2026

Congratulations to our bi-weekly stars of the week. Well done for so working hard demonstrating our school values and excellent learning.

Jan 12, 2026

In Science, Coneys are starting their new topic on objects and materials. We talked about how an object is something that you can touch, and a material is what the object is made from. We explored a variety of objects in a tray on each table, writing down what material we thought each item was made from.

Jan 9, 2026

Congratulations to our pupils of the week this week, we will be celebrated during our celebration worship in the church at 9am. Well done to you both!

Jan 6, 2026

Is your child due to start primary school in September? The deadline for applying for your child's space through your local authority is 15th January. Please do get in touch if you would like to visit our primary school ahead of this deadline. We warmly welcome you to come and visit us here in Marshwood.

Dec 19, 2025

Congratulations to our pupils of the week this week. They will be celebrated during our celebration worship in the church today at 9am. Well done to you both!

Dec 19, 2025

Well done to our Marshwood Stars this week who have demonstrated excellent learning and values. Well done to you all.

Dec 19, 2025

We wish all our families a Christmas filled with joy and precious time spent with friends and family and we look forward with hope to the coming new year. Thank you for all of your support throughout this year.

Dec 17, 2025

We are incredibly grateful to @Marshwood Primary PFA @palmersbrewery Axminster Tesco in the Community @axminstertescocommunity Marshwood Community Land Trust for all of their hard work securing funding for phase 3 of our playground redevelopment. This additional apparatus is being hugely enjoyed by all of the children here in school. @playtimebyfawns have helped us to design and revamp the areas within our playground, working with the children to provide equipment that they wanted to play on. With artificial turf underneath, this makes for a fantastic all year round breakout space. Thank you to Becci Garner for her incredible hard work on this project. We are so very grateful for all that you have done for the children here at Marshwood.

Dec 16, 2025

Last week we were visited by Bethany Hunt who is part of the @stemlearninguk programme. Bethany spent the afternoon talking about weather linking to our learning in science. We spent time creating snow globes which aids with learning about density, states of water matter and also light reflection. The whole school enjoyed creating these and linking their to their level of learning so far on weather. This was a fantastic creative activity allowing the children to be hands on with their learning. Thank you Bethany for visiting us.

Dec 15, 2025

Thank you to Marshwood Primary PFA for organising the Santa Dash last week. This event is so much fun and enjoyed by all of the children. A fantastically festive obstacle course is set up by the PFA in the field for the children to complete as many laps as possible. The children are encouraged to be sponsored per lap raising vital funds for school to use. Hot chocolate and cakes were enjoyed by the children and spectators and we are extremely grateful for the money raised from this event. Thank you to our PFA team for all of the hard work that goes into the many events that you do for our school.

Dec 12, 2025

Congratulations to our pupils of the week this week. They will be celebrated during our celebration worship in the church this morning. Well done to you both.

Dec 10, 2025

Last week, Pilsdon class spent the day at @studyataxevalleyacademy taking part in 'Sing Your Heart Out'. The children enjoyed rehearsals and practice sessions with their cellos, which they have been learning this term in their music lessons, supported by @dorsetmusicservice. The children were fantastic, stepping out of their comfort zone performing in front of other local primary schools throughout the day and then performing in front of staff, family and friends in a concert in the late afternoon. Well done to our children, we represented our school well during the day. We also would like to thank Mr Jevons and Mrs Ashby who have supported the children in learning this new instrument. Well done Pilsdon.

Dec 8, 2025

We would like to extend a huge thank you to both @grovesnurseries and @dnacoaching2025 for donating to us a beautiful Christmas tree. The children were overjoyed to see the Christmas tree up in Coneys Class and created their own Christmas decorations to hang from the tree. Thank you for this kind donation to our school. We wish you a very Merry Christmas.

Dec 5, 2025

Well done to our pupils of the week this week. They will be celebrated during our celebration worship in the church this morning.

Dec 2, 2025

A huge thank you for your support during Remembrance Day. Together we raised a fantastic £102.22. @royalbritishlegion

Dec 1, 2025

Cutting activities are a great way to develop fine motor skills for reception-aged children by strengthening the hand, wrist and finger muscles needed for writing and other tasks. Our reception children enjoyed colouring in their snakes and then using their developed skills to cut along the curved dashed line, making their very own 'wiggle snakes'.

Nov 28, 2025

Congratulations to our Marshwood Stars. Well done to you all.

Nov 28, 2025

Congratulations to our pupils of the week this week. Well done to you both. Please do join us for our celebration worship in the church at 9am on Fridays where we celebrate the childrens achievements together.

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Welcome to Marshwood Church of England Primary Academy

Our Vision and Values

Term Dates

Extra-Curricular

School Newsletter

ConnectingOur Community

What's On

Celebration Worship

Year 6 SATs After School Clubs

Celebration Worship

Year 6 SATs After School Clubs

Celebration Worship

Year 6 SATs After School Clubs

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Year 6 SATs After School Clubs

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Celebration Worship

Year 6 SATs After School Clubs

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