New drone pictures have been released showing the scale of works to construct a huge new primary school.

The Lime Wood Primary School is being created as part of The Quarry new homes development in Erith.

The futuristic three-storey circular building is due to open its doors in September 2023 and will be run by Woodland Academy Trust, which runs several Bexley schools and Knockhall primary in Greenhithe, Dartford.

Once complete it will cater to up to 630 pupils from nursery up to year six with provision for children with special educational needs (SEND).

Outdoor facilities will include a forest school and allotment and an all-weather pitch alongside a multi-use games area.

Inside there will be a music/drama studio, an art/DT room, a science/food room and an IT and library suite were pupils will have access to a range of equipment including iPads.

A consultation on the school ran between August and October.

The overwhelming majority of survey respondents (82%) stated that they were in favour of the proposed building and the application process.

With regards to the question of whether the school should enter into a funding agreement with the Secretary of State to open and run the school, four in five were in favour.

When Lime Wood opens next year it will initially cater for a reception cohort before eventually becoming a three-form entry school.

The Trust is hosting open days on Thursday, November 24 and Saturday, November 26 for prospective parents and the community to visit the school site now that the admissions application window is open for reception place.

On those days, visitors will be able to tour the new building and find out more. Click here for more information.

A spokesman for the Trust said: "The school looks forward to being part of the community and working in partnership with parents, carers, residents and local businesses.

"We value our partnerships and by working with and listening to our community, will deliver an education to our children that will create life-long learners."

Alongside the school, there will be a housing development, led by L&Q housing association, which plans to provide up to 900 new homes.

Planners have already given the green light to hundreds of news homes on the disused quarry site where the school is being built.

The historic site near the Thames supplied ballast for ships and wartime building materials for the nearby armaments’ foundry for two centuries.

But when quarrying ended in the 1960s, it was filled-in with rubble and waste materials and, as a result, the site was neglected for 30 years with no-one prepared to accept the cost of remediation.