A group of parents is due to meet the new Education Secretary Michael Gove at Westminster next week to formally submit their proposals for a high school in Birkenshaw.

Members and supporters of the Birstall, Birkenshaw and Gomersal Parents’ Alliance have been buoyed by the changes at the top brought about by the inception of Britain’s new coalition government.

Mr Gove and new Prime Minister David Cameron led a rally from the proposed site of the school, the closing Birkenshaw Middle, prior to the General Election.

Speaking to hundreds of assembled parents, Mr Cameron said: “I promise you if we get elected I will help your dreams come true.”

Lesley Surman, of the Parents’ Alliance, said supporters had been lifted by the rally and Mr Cameron’s subsequent election, and plans had already been made to take their bid further.

“We have heard how impressed Mr Gove and Mr Cameron were with their visit, they thought it was a fantastic event and a great community of people, and we have made an appointment to go to London to see Mr Gove next Wednesday to formally present our proposals,” she said.

“It’s really exciting but at the same time, because of all the knock backs we have had over the years, we are still cautious.”

The parents’ campaign started after Kirklees Council’s plans for an education reshuffle from a three-tier to a two-tier schools system omitted any secondary provision in Birkenshaw, meaning children travelling out of the area to continue their education. A spokesman for Kirklees Council, which is reorganising its schools as part of its Building Schools for Future programme, said: “Like all authorities we are awaiting developments on how existing policies may change under the new government.”

The Parents’ Alliance intend for the 900-pupil school, run in conjunction with private firm Serco, to open in time for the 2012/13 academic year, however the middle school is not due to shut until a year later.

The proposals were rejected by Mr Gove’s predecessor Ed Balls. The former Secretary of State said the proposals could only be paid for by cutting the budgets of the other schools in the area.