Campaign for new school wants to hear about pupils’ experiences

BURNHAM: The team behind Burnham’s ‘Secondary School for All’ campaign are asking parents in the village to write in with their children’s experiences of their first few weeks of the new school term.

They would like to hear from parents whose children have started at an out-of-area secondary school and whose children may be coming across issues to do with travel, settling-in and general acclimatisation.

They would also like to hear from parents of year six children who are now in the process of selecting a secondary school for 2023 and how they feel about the choices ahead of them.

The campaign for a non-selective secondary school for

Burnham was started in 2019 when The E-Act Burnham Park Academy was closed down due to alleged falling pupil numbers.

This left the village with just one option for secondary schoolaged children, Burnham Grammar School, which requires pupils to pass the 11+ exam to attend.

The campaign would like to see a new, non-selective secondary school in Burnham and believes there are sufficient numbers to make it viable, with demand due to grow because of recent housing developments and the opening of the Elizabeth Line bringing more people to the area.

Parents are being urged to visit www.aschoolforburnham.com and log their experiences.