Two MPs have joined forces to push for further meetings about the need for another school in Burnham.

Young people in Burnham currently have the option to attend Burnham Grammar School if they pass the eleven-plus, or are forced to travel outside the village to non-selective schools.

This hasn't always been the case, with Burnham E-Act Academy having taught secondary school children until it closed in 2019. 

Situated on Opendale Road on the Bucks and Slough border, the school took in children from the two counties.

Since it closed the school buildings have stood empty but continue to be maintained by Buckinghamshire Council.

A local community group has since risen up with pleas to reopen the school.

The movement, known as 'Burnham Secondary School for all' has been growing louder after repeated film permits were permitted for TV crews to use the school grounds.

While school children travel out of the area to towns like Maidenhead and Slough for school, the council racked in £400,000 from filming.

In February, Beaconsfield MP Joy Morrissey shared: "I have been campaigning for a secondary school in Burnham since I was elected and have regularly raised the issue with Ministers and the local council. The case for the school is getting stronger.

"I am concerned about both the wellbeing and financial impact that this is having on young people and on parents.

"Putting a new school in place requires many stakeholders to come together and agree. That is why I have asked the local councils for a joint meeting with me and the MP for Slough to try and find a collective way forward."

The Observer approached Slough MP Tan Dhesi on these talks and he confirmed he has been looking into the issue.

Mr Dhesi said: “Ensuring adequate levels of school places in our local area is vital for securing the future of our children. 

"Regarding an additional school in Burnham, as this is not within the constituency I represent, I have met with neighbouring MP Joy Morrissey and others to look into the matter.

"Following this, I have accordingly requested Slough Borough Council that a further fuller discussion is needed to ascertain if a new school is feasible within Burnham, on the Slough and Bucks boundary.”

A Bucks Council official previously said there is not a need for another school.

A spokesperson said: “In addition to our own data, recent information from the Department for Education shows that there are currently only 100-130 pupils in each year group who are resident in the Burnham area and are on roll with either a Buckinghamshire non-grammar school or a school in another local authority.

“This is unfortunately not enough to sustain a viable school, even if it could be guaranteed that they would all choose to attend a school in Burnham over one in a neighbouring area.”