KCC's preferred site, in Seal Hollow Road, is currently used by Knole Academy, whose lease runs out in 2015.

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Michael Fallon, Tory MP for Sevenoaks, said Knole was a special case because the two sites were so far apart.

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Knole Academy in Sevenoaks, which opened in September, is currently operating from buildings formerly used by Bradbourne and Wildernesse schools.

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They are Dover Christ Church Academy, St Augustine Academy, The Duke of York's Royal Military School, John Wallis Academy, The Knole Academy and Wilmington Enterprise College.

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