A Kent school will add scores of new pupils to its ranks in a bid to combat increased demand and population growth in the area.

Bosses at Dartford Borough Council (DBC) say a multimillion-pound project is now underway to extend the Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy.

The move will allow the school, in Green Street Green Road, to create a new standalone sixth form block and additional teaching accommodation.

DBC says the investment will allow an 300 extra pupils to join the school by enabling it to grow from eight forms of entry per year to 10.

It currently has about 1,350 pupils on its books aged 11 to 19.

Work on the school, which is part of the Leigh Academies Trust, will cost about £10.7 million.

While DBC has approved £4.5 million from its Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) fund, Kent

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