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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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Apr 15, 2026

Our onsite woodland school session made the most of the beautiful season, with the children heading outdoors for a “Signs of Spring” walk through the churchyard, school grounds, and garden. From budding flowers and fresh green leaves to birdsong and busy insects, there was so much to discover and talk about. We are so lucky to have such a rich and natural environment right on our doorstep. We feel it helps spark curiosity and build confidence, learning about the natural world around us. It was wonderful to see the children so engaged, observant, and full of excitement as they noticed the small changes that make this time of year so special. #WoodlandSchool #LearningOutdoors #SignsOfSpring #NatureBasedLearning #RuralSchoolLife

Apr 13, 2026

Please see our class schedule for Pilsdon class when we return to school for summer term 1 on Monday 20th April.

Apr 13, 2026

Please see our class schedule for Coneys class when we return to school for summer term 1 on Monday 20th April.

Apr 10, 2026

Coneys class enjoyed a wonderful trip to @foxdownchildrensfarm where we explored the changes at the farm during Spring. The class enjoyed spotting a variety of flowers as we walked from school and, as always, were thrilled to be able to meet a variety of wonderful baby animals. Thank you to @foxdownchildrensfarm for supporting our learning with a visit to the farm.

Apr 7, 2026

In deign and technology, Coneys have been exploring wheel design. They were given some design criteria including: a wheel that spins around, a stable frame and pods of eight to 10 people. The explored new words including axle, wheel, pod and frame. After designing their own wheel design in their books, they then spent the afternoon bringing their designs to life!

Apr 5, 2026

Wishing you all a happy Easter filled with love, peace, hope and joy!

Apr 1, 2026

What a wonderfully mischievous morning we've had at school today, celebrating April Fools' Day! Pilsdon arrived full of excitement and laughter leading to a brilliant (and very good natured) exchange of tricks between the children and Mr Beare, reminding us all that laughter really is at the heart of a happy school. Days like today are a lovely reflection of the strong, family-feel community we are so proud of. The shared smiles, kindness and sense of togetherness we see between our children, staff and families make our school such a special place to be. Thank you, as always, for being such an important part of our school community. We hope that the children come home with stories to tell and smiles to share!

Mar 27, 2026

Well done to our pupils of the week! Please do come along and join us for our celebration worship in this church this morning at 9am if you can make it.

Mar 26, 2026

PFA EVENT Don't forget tomorrow is Pilsdon Class cake sale. We ask that Pilsdon Class bring in a baked treat to be sold after school tomorrow. Please do come and support this cake sale after school on Friday.

Mar 26, 2026

A huge thank you again to @littlegreenchange1 who joined us again this week. "We completed an insect hotel making session this morning. The children were really engaged and have successfully made a new habitat from wood pallets, logs, locally grown bamboo and reclaimed tiles that will attract a wide range of insects including beetles, woodlice, spiders and solitary bees. Another fabulous biodiversity enhancement task completed as part of Little Green Change's Biodiversity in Schools Project." Clare - Little Green Change Thank you to @bradfords_building_supplies of Axminster and Tash M for sourcing, supplying and delivering the pallets for this insect hotel which is a fantastic new addition to the school garden.

Mar 20, 2026

Well done to our Marshwood Stars. Well do for working hard in your learning and following our school values.

Mar 20, 2026

Congratulations to our pupils of the week this week. Well done for all of your hard work!

Mar 18, 2026

In Science we looked at how John McAdam designed roads, he said a mixture of large rocks, small rocks and gravel was the best way to make the road strong. We put this to the test and made 3 different roads by combining chocolate, biscuit, raisins and marshmallows. After the roads had set, we placed cars on each road testing their strength and working out which road was the strongest. Coneys had a fantastic time learning and creating in science.

Mar 13, 2026

Well done to our pupils of the week this week. During our celebration worship, which takes place on Fridays in the church at 9am, we come together as a community to celebrate the children's achievements, both in school and outside of school and also share some of our work from the week. Please do come along and join us at 9am each Friday for our celebration worship.

Mar 12, 2026

We are very pleased and grateful to be working with Little Green Change taking part in their climate resilient schools project. This week our Environment Council were joined by Clare from Little Green Change as we start the first of several sessions undertaking environmental improvements on our school site. This week the team planted conference pear trees amongst our orchard. Thank you to Clare for working with our school on this fantastic extra curricular activity.

Mar 11, 2026

We currently have a wraparound care vacancy here at Marshwood CE Primary Academy. Please follow the link for further details: https://recruit.sampeople.co.uk/Jobboard/Vacancy/Search?PreviouslySearchedLocation=&Longitude=-2.88617&Latitude=50.793266&SearchTerm=&Distance=10&SortBy=closing

Mar 9, 2026

A huge round of applause for the fantastic World Book Day costumes last week. It was wonderful to see the children share their favourite stories with their classes throughout the day. Thank you to @archwaybookshop for helping secure each child their book of choice for World Book Day, allowing the children to take home a special book to enjoy. Thank you to our parents also for all of the hard work that went into the costumes for this day.

Mar 6, 2026

Well done to our Marshwood Stars! Please do come and join us for our Celebration Worship in the church today at 9am.

Mar 6, 2026

Well done to our pupils of the week who will be awarded during our Celebration Worship in the church today at 9am. Please do come along and join us for this worship if you can make it, all welcome.

Mar 5, 2026

Woodland School is a highlight here at Marshwood. We are very lucky to have a bespoke site just a short walk from our school where the children enjoy an afternoon filled with a variety of different activities, exploring the outdoors and learning many skills outside of the classroom. Last week we looked for signs of Spring in and around the woodland, explored the boundaries of the site and enjoyed playing on the rope swing and also in the mud! The children created a pathway using fallen branches across some of the mud.

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