Multi-million-pound plans to erect a skybridge, classrooms and a new drama studio within the grounds of a grammar school have been revealed.

Bosses from Queen Elizabeth’s in Faversham are hoping to demolish and rebuild one of the site’s teaching blocks to keep pace with house-building in the town - which is earmarked for 1,700 homes by 2029.

The unveiling of the £3 million project comes after the school received the green light to extend its canteen and construct a brand-new sports hall last summer.

The work across the campus has been planned to help the school accommodate a 20% hike in pupil numbers this September.

Head teacher David Anderson told KentOnline: “The expansion in numbers is necessary because we’ve got lots of house-building in the area and there are also lots more students coming through of secondary age.

“It’s provided us with some capital funding from Kent County Council to do a number of projects.

“The sports hall and the canteen were phase one and phase two is the teaching block.”

The school will increase the number of children joining in Year 7 from 150 to 180 in September.

In all, Queen Elizabeth’s has received £5.4 million in county council funding.

Mr Anderson says work on the sports hall and canteen project is making good progress, with construction expected to be completed in May.

Papers show the latest phase of the school’s revamp will see it equipped with a larger teaching block containing nine classrooms, a drama studio and a lift.

“It will be the new base for the maths and languages faculties,” Mr Anderson added.

“It will give them a first-rate new home to teach from and will provide excellent learning environments and opportunities for the students.”

The new block will connect with existing school buildings through the construction of a skybridge.

A meeting room, an office, additional toilets and storage rooms are also included in the plans.

In documents lodged with Swale Borough Council, officials from the school stress “careful consideration has been taken to create a sustainable building that would respect the scale and character of existing buildings”.

Mr Anderson says the grammar is almost finished with its transformation.

He said: “Stage three?

“We’ll just kind of be sweeping up really, as there won’t be much in the way of new buildings, but we will re-purpose existing rooms, move things around and create some new science laboratory space.

“The new form of entry will arrive this September.

“We know the new block won’t be up in time but we’ll be able to manage for a year with our existing buildings.”