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'''Bellevue Education''' is an international private schools group founded in 2003 and based in London, UK.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/04924426|title=Company House|date=|website=Company House}}</ref> By 2019 it has grown to consist of 19 schools in the UK and 1 each in France and Switzerland.<ref name="EdInvestor2012">{{cite news|title=Bellevue Education continues empire building|url=http://www.educationinvestor.co.uk/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=3012|accessdate=9 November 2014|work=Education Investor Website|publisher=Education Investor|date=22 October 2012|archive-date=10 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110002450/http://www.educationinvestor.co.uk/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=3012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.blvue.com/our-schools/|title=Bellevue Schools|website=Our Schools|url-status=dead|access-date=3 January 2016|archive-date=23 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123011334/http://www.blvue.com/our-schools}}</ref> The Group also provides educational support to Bellevue Place Group,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bpet.co.uk/|title=Bellevue Place Trust|website=Bellevue Place Trust}}</ref> a group of [[Free school (England)|Free Schools]] to which Bellevue's CEO, Mark Malley, and its Group Schools Director, Steve Wade, are Trustees.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bpet.co.uk/about-us/trustees/|title=Bellevue Place Trustees|website=Our Trustees|access-date=8 September 2019|archive-date=15 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115181156/https://www.bpet.co.uk/about-us/trustees/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Bellevue Education was acquired by [[GEMS Education]] in 2018, and is a UK and European subsidiary of the Group.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theassignmentreport.com/articles/20180831_27|title=GEMS Global completes acquisition of a controlling stake in Bellevue Education|website=Assignment Report}}{{Dead link|date=May 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 2019, CVC acquired a 30% stake in GEMS Education, which also includes its stake in Bellevue Education.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/ab178020-a309-11e9-a282-2df48f366f7d|title=CVC-led consortium to take 30% stake in Dubai's GEMS Education|website=Financial Times}}</ref>


'''Bellevue Education Group Limited''' is an education management company which owns eleven independent schools in the UK and two Swiss boarding schools.<ref name=UKIndependents>{{cite web|title=Our UK Independent Schools|url=http://www.blvue.com/uk-independent-schools/schools/|website=Bellevue Education|publisher=Bellevue Education|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref> <ref name=SwissSchools>{{cite web|title=Swiss Boarding Schools|url=http://www.blvue.com/swiss-boarding/schools/|website=Bellevue Education|publisher=Bellevue Education Limited|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref>
== History ==
Bellevue Education was founded under the name House Education by Mark Malley in 2003, when he bought Norfolk House [[Preparatory school (United Kingdom)|preparatory school]] in London.<ref name="DellamCompanyInfo">{{cite web|url=http://www.dellam.com/04924426-BELLEVUE%20EDUCATION%20GROUP%20LIMITED.html|title=BELLEVUE EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED|website=Dellam Corporate Information Limited|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref><ref name=MarkMalleyCompanyCheck>{{cite web|title=Mark William Malley: Director Summary|url=http://companycheck.co.uk/director/913742040|website=Company Check|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref> He also became the headteacher, and when the school was inspected in 2007 it was reported to be significantly improved from its previous inspection.<ref name=2007NorfolkHouseReport>{{cite web|title=2007 Inspection Report on Norfolk House School|url=http://isiservice.devprocess.com/HtmlReportViewer.aspx?r=1217_07.htm|website=Independent Schools Inspectorate|accessdate=23 January 2016}}{{Dead link|date=October 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>


Through the '''Bellevue Place Education Trust''', set up in partnership with Place Group, Bellevue Education also runs, or has been pre-approved to run, a number of UK state-funded [[Academy (English school)|academies]], under the [[Free school (England)|Free School]] programme.<ref name=BvuAcademies>{{cite web|title=Academies: Schools|url=http://www.blvue.com/academies/schools/|website=Bellevue Education|publisher=Bellevue Education Limited|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref> <ref name=PlaceGroupPartnership>{{cite web|title=Place Group gains first Free School approval as part of a proposer group|url=http://www.place-group.com/news121.html|website=Place Group|publisher=Place Group|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref>
In 2008 House Education was renamed The Really Great Education Company Limited (EDCO) and purchased Weston Green School in Surrey.<ref name="DellamCompanyInfo" /><ref name=AdAgency>{{cite web|title=EDCO|url=http://www.theagencyforeducation.co.uk/work.php?item=edco&sub=2|website=The Agency for Education|accessdate=9 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109213100/http://www.theagencyforeducation.co.uk/work.php?item=edco&sub=2|archive-date=9 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> It also purchased [[Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory School]] in East Sussex in 2010.<ref name=EMCSkippersHill>{{cite web|title=EMC brokers a bright new future for Skippers Hill Manor School|url=http://www.emcltd.co.uk/news/success-stories/emc-brokers-a-bright-new-future-for-skippers-hill-manor-school|website=EMC|date=16 August 2011 |accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref><ref name=AdamSmithInstReport2010>{{cite web|last1=Croft|first1=James|title=Profit-Making Free Schools: Unlocking the Potential of England's Proprietorial Schools Sector|url=http://www.adamsmith.org/sites/default/files/resources/ASI_School_report_WEB.pdf|publisher=Adam Smith Institute|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref>


35% of Bellevue Education is owned by its Chief Executive, and founder, Mark Malley, and the other major shareholder is Plato One Ltd, a Hong Kong listed company controlled by Bellevue's chairman Marwan Naja, an entrepreneur and investor focusing on the education sector.<ref name=EdInvestor2012>{{cite news|title=Bellevue Education continues empire building|url=http://www.educationinvestor.co.uk/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=3012|accessdate=9 November 2014|work=Education Investor Website|publisher=Education Investor|date=22 Oct 2012}}</ref> <ref name=2011AnnualAccounts>{{cite web|title=BELLEVUE EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED - Annual Accounts|url=https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/documentextract/56750437|website=Companies in the UK|publisher=Bellevue Education Group Limited|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref> <ref name=NCHMarwanNaja>{{cite web|title=Marwan Naja|url=https://www.nchum.org/marwan-naja|website=New College of the Humanities|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref>
The company adopted the name Bellevue Education Group in 2011, prior to acquiring three more independent schools: Edenhurst Preparatory School in Staffordshire, Brabyns Preparatory School in Cheshire, and Gateway School in Buckinghamshire.<ref name="DellamCompanyInfo" />


===Company history===
In 2012, Bellevue Education Group was reported to be jointly owned by Mark Malley, with a 35% stake, and its chairman Marwan Naja, owner of Plato One Ltd and Plato Two Ltd.<ref name="EdInvestor2012" /> Further investment in that year by Plato Two Ltd coincided with the establishment of Bellevue Education International Limited, of which Bellevue Education Group became a wholly owned subsidiary.<ref name="2011AnnualAccounts">{{cite web|title = Bellevue Education Limited – Annual Accounts|url = https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/documentextract/56750437|website = Companies in the UK|publisher = Bellevue Education Group Limited|accessdate = 9 November 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141110003623/https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/documentextract/56750437|archive-date = 10 November 2014|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref name="Shareholders">{{cite web|title = Bellevue Education International Limited: Shareholders|url = http://companycheck.co.uk/company/08028529/BELLEVUE-EDUCATION-INTERNATIONAL-LIMITED/group-structure|website = Company Check|accessdate = 9 November 2014|archive-date = 11 June 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160611051108/https://companycheck.co.uk/company/08028529/BELLEVUE-EDUCATION-INTERNATIONAL-LIMITED/group-structure|url-status = dead}}</ref> The parent company completed the acquisition of a Swiss boarding school, Surval Mont-Fleuri, subsequently renamed as [[Surval Montreux]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.educationinvestor.co.uk/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=3012|title=Bellevue Education continues empire building|date=22 October 2012|work=Education Investor Website|publisher=Education Investor|accessdate=9 November 2014|archive-date=10 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110002450/http://www.educationinvestor.co.uk/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=3012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Bellevue Education Group Limited was founded under the name '''House Education''' by Mark Malley in 2003, when he took over the Norfolk House [[Preparatory school (United Kingdom)|preparatory school]] in London.<ref name=DellamCompanyInfo>{{cite web|title=BELLEVUE EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED|url=http://www.dellam.com/04924426-BELLEVUE%20EDUCATION%20GROUP%20LIMITED.html|website=Dellam Corporate Information Limited|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref><ref name=BellevueTimeline>{{cite web|title=About Us: Timeline|url=http://www.blvue.com/about-us/timeline/|website=Bellevue Education|publisher=Bellevue Education Limited|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref> <ref name=NorfolkHouse>{{cite web|title=Part of Bellevue Education|url=http://www.norfolkhouseschool.org/about-norfolk-house/part-of-bellevue-education/|website=Norfolk House School|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref>


In 2008 House Education was renamed '''The Really Great Education Company Limited (EDCO)''' and purchased Weston Green School in Surrey.<ref name="DellamCompanyInfo" /> <ref name="BellevueTimeline" /> <ref name=WestonGreen>{{cite web|title=Part of Bellevue Education|url=http://www.westongreenschool.org.uk/about-us/part-of-bellevue-education/|website=Weston Green School|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref> <ref name=AdAgency>{{cite web|title=EDCO|url=http://www.theagencyforeducation.co.uk/work.php?item=edco&sub=2|website=The Agency for Education|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref> It also purchased [[Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory School]] in  East Sussex in 2010.<ref name="BellevueTimeline" /> <ref name=SkippersHill>{{cite web|title=Part of Bellevue Education|url=http://www.skippershill.com/about-us/part-of-bellvue-education/|website=Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory School|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref>
Bellevue Education formed a joint venture with Place Group, [[Bellevue Place Education Trust|the Bellevue Place Education Trust]] (BPET), which operates seven, state funded, primary "[[Free school (England)|Free Schools]]" across London and the South-East.<ref name=MasterFundingAgreement2013>{{cite web|title=Bellevue Place Education Trust Free Schools: Master Funding Agreement|url=http://www.education.gov.uk/cgi-bin/schools/performance/school.pl?urn=139775&downloadfs=pdf&numfile=0|website=Department for Education: School Performance Tables|publisher=Department for Education|accessdate=10 November 2014}}</ref><ref name=TrustDirectorsReport2013>{{cite web|title=Bellevue Place Education Trust: Director's Report and Financial Statements for the year ending 31st August 2013|url=http://www.education.gov.uk/cgi-bin/schools/performance/school.pl?urn=139775&downloadar=pdf|website=School Performance Tables|publisher=Department for Education|accessdate=10 November 2014}}</ref> The Group's CEO, Mark Malley, and School Director, Steve Wade, form part of the Trustees of Bellevue Place.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bpet.co.uk/about-us/trustees/|title=Bellevue Place|website=Our Trustees|access-date=8 September 2019|archive-date=15 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115181156/https://www.bpet.co.uk/about-us/trustees/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


The company adopted the name '''Bellevue Education''' in 2011, prior to acquiring three more independent schools: Edenhurst Prep School in Staffordshire, Brabyns Preparatory School in Cheshire, and Gateway School in Buckinghamshire.<ref name="DellamCompanyInfo" /> <ref name="BellevueTimeline" /> <ref name=Edenhurst>{{cite web|title=Bellevue Education|url=http://www.edenhurst.co.uk/content/bellevue-education|website=Edenhurst Preparatory School|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref> <ref name=Brabyns>{{cite web|title=Bellevue Education|url=http://www.brabynsprepschool.co.uk/bellevue-education/|website=Brabyns Preparatory School|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref> <ref name=GatewaySchool>{{cite web|title=Part of Bellevue Education|url=http://gatewayschool-bucks.co.uk/?s=bellevue|website=Gateway School|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref>
Bellevue Education was acquired by GEMS Education in 2018, and is a UK and European subsidiary of the Group.<ref name=":0" /> In 2019, the private equity group [[CVC Capital Partners]] acquired a 30% stake in GEMS Education, which also includes its stake in Bellevue Education. [[Khazanah Nasional]], Malaysia's sovereign fund, owns a 3% stake.<ref name=":1" />


Bellevue acquired its two international Swiss boarding schools in 2012,<ref name="BellevueTimeline" /> <ref name=SurvalGstaad>{{cite web|title=Part of Bellevue Education|url=http://www.survalgstaad.ch/about-surval-gstaad/why-choose-surval-gstaad/part-of-bellevue-education|website=Surval Gstaad International Boarding School|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref> <ref name=SurvalMontreaux>{{cite web|title=Bellevue Education|url=http://www.surval.ch/about-us/whos-who/part-of-bellevue-education|website=Surval Montreaux International Boarding School for Girls|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref> and its sixth UK independent school, Wandsworth Preparatory School.<ref name="BellevueTimeline" /> <ref name=WandsworthPrep>{{cite web|title=Bellevue Education|url=http://www.wandsworthprep.com/about/bellevue-education-group/|website=Wandsworth Preparatory School|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref>
The Group has continued its growth with its new shareholders, and acquired [[Farlington School]] in September 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.educationinvestor.co.uk/showarticle.aspx?ID=8127&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1|title=Bellevue acquires UK school|website=Education Investor}}{{Dead link|date=May 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


During 2013, Bellevue acquired two more UK independent schools: Montessori House Nursery in Muswell Hill and [[Elmhurst School for Boys|Elmhurst School]] in South Croydon.<ref name="BellevueTimeline" /> <ref name=MontessoriHouse>{{cite web|title=Part of Bellevue Education|url=http://www.montessori-house.org/about-montessori-house/part-of-bellevue-education/|website=Montessori House Nursery|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref> <ref name=Elmhurst>{{cite web|title=School History|url=http://www.elmhurstschool.net/school-history/|website=Elmhurst School for Boys|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref>  In the same year they formed '''Bellevue Place Education Trust''', in partnership with Place Group, and opened their first state-funded [[Free school (England)|free school]], Rutherford House in Balham.<ref name=RutherfordHouse>{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://www.rutherfordhouseschool.co.uk/aboutus.php?rt3k=|website=Rutherford House School|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref>
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Bellevue acquired two more UK independent schools in 2014, making a total of 11: Forest Preparatory School in [[Altrincham]] and Forest Park Preparatory School in [[Sale, Cheshire|Sale]], Cheshire.<ref name="BellevueTimeline" /> <ref name=CheshireSchools2014>{{cite news|title=Bellevue buys two schools in Cheshire|url=http://www.educationinvestor.co.uk/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=3756|accessdate=9 November 2014|work=Education Investor|date=27 Feb 2014}}</ref>  Through the Bellevue Place Education Trust it also opened two more free schools, Braywick Court School in Maidenhead and Whitehall Park School in Islington, <ref name=BraywickCourt>{{cite web|title=The Trust’s Commitment|url=http://www.braywickcourtschool.co.uk/the-trusts-commitment/|website=Braywick Court School|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref> <ref name=WhitehallPark>{{cite web|title=Partners|url=http://www.whitehallparkschool.co.uk/partners/|website=Whitehall Park School|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref> and obtained Government "pre-approval" to open three more free schools in 2015 and 2016.<ref name="BvuAcademies" />
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Bellevue Education is an international private schools group founded in 2003 and based in London, UK.[1] By 2019 it has grown to consist of 19 schools in the UK and 1 each in France and Switzerland.[2][3] The Group also provides educational support to Bellevue Place Group,[4] a group of Free Schools to which Bellevue's CEO, Mark Malley, and its Group Schools Director, Steve Wade, are Trustees.[5] Bellevue Education was acquired by GEMS Education in 2018, and is a UK and European subsidiary of the Group.[6] In 2019, CVC acquired a 30% stake in GEMS Education, which also includes its stake in Bellevue Education.[7]

History

Bellevue Education was founded under the name House Education by Mark Malley in 2003, when he bought Norfolk House preparatory school in London.[8][9] He also became the headteacher, and when the school was inspected in 2007 it was reported to be significantly improved from its previous inspection.[10]

In 2008 House Education was renamed The Really Great Education Company Limited (EDCO) and purchased Weston Green School in Surrey.[8][11] It also purchased Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory School in East Sussex in 2010.[12][13]

The company adopted the name Bellevue Education Group in 2011, prior to acquiring three more independent schools: Edenhurst Preparatory School in Staffordshire, Brabyns Preparatory School in Cheshire, and Gateway School in Buckinghamshire.[8]

In 2012, Bellevue Education Group was reported to be jointly owned by Mark Malley, with a 35% stake, and its chairman Marwan Naja, owner of Plato One Ltd and Plato Two Ltd.[2] Further investment in that year by Plato Two Ltd coincided with the establishment of Bellevue Education International Limited, of which Bellevue Education Group became a wholly owned subsidiary.[14][15] The parent company completed the acquisition of a Swiss boarding school, Surval Mont-Fleuri, subsequently renamed as Surval Montreux.[16]

Bellevue Education formed a joint venture with Place Group, the Bellevue Place Education Trust (BPET), which operates seven, state funded, primary "Free Schools" across London and the South-East.[17][18] The Group's CEO, Mark Malley, and School Director, Steve Wade, form part of the Trustees of Bellevue Place.[19]

Bellevue Education was acquired by GEMS Education in 2018, and is a UK and European subsidiary of the Group.[6] In 2019, the private equity group CVC Capital Partners acquired a 30% stake in GEMS Education, which also includes its stake in Bellevue Education. Khazanah Nasional, Malaysia's sovereign fund, owns a 3% stake.[7]

The Group has continued its growth with its new shareholders, and acquired Farlington School in September 2019.[20]

References

  1. ↑ "Company House". https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/04924426. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Bellevue Education continues empire building". Education Investor Website (Education Investor). 22 October 2012. http://www.educationinvestor.co.uk/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=3012. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  3. ↑ "Bellevue Schools". http://www.blvue.com/our-schools/. 
  4. ↑ "Bellevue Place Trust". https://www.bpet.co.uk/. 
  5. ↑ "Bellevue Place Trustees". https://www.bpet.co.uk/about-us/trustees/. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "GEMS Global completes acquisition of a controlling stake in Bellevue Education". https://www.theassignmentreport.com/articles/20180831_27. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "CVC-led consortium to take 30% stake in Dubai's GEMS Education". https://www.ft.com/content/ab178020-a309-11e9-a282-2df48f366f7d. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "BELLEVUE EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED". http://www.dellam.com/04924426-BELLEVUE%20EDUCATION%20GROUP%20LIMITED.html. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  9. ↑ "Mark William Malley: Director Summary". http://companycheck.co.uk/director/913742040. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  10. ↑ "2007 Inspection Report on Norfolk House School". http://isiservice.devprocess.com/HtmlReportViewer.aspx?r=1217_07.htm. Retrieved on 23 January 2016. 
  11. ↑ "EDCO". http://www.theagencyforeducation.co.uk/work.php?item=edco&sub=2. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  12. ↑ "EMC brokers a bright new future for Skippers Hill Manor School". 16 August 2011. http://www.emcltd.co.uk/news/success-stories/emc-brokers-a-bright-new-future-for-skippers-hill-manor-school. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  13. ↑ Croft, James. "Profit-Making Free Schools: Unlocking the Potential of England's Proprietorial Schools Sector". Adam Smith Institute. http://www.adamsmith.org/sites/default/files/resources/ASI_School_report_WEB.pdf. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  14. ↑ "Bellevue Education Limited – Annual Accounts". Bellevue Education Group Limited. https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/documentextract/56750437. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  15. ↑ "Bellevue Education International Limited: Shareholders". http://companycheck.co.uk/company/08028529/BELLEVUE-EDUCATION-INTERNATIONAL-LIMITED/group-structure. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  16. ↑ "Bellevue Education continues empire building". Education Investor Website (Education Investor). 22 October 2012. http://www.educationinvestor.co.uk/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=3012. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  17. ↑ "Bellevue Place Education Trust Free Schools: Master Funding Agreement". Department for Education. http://www.education.gov.uk/cgi-bin/schools/performance/school.pl?urn=139775&downloadfs=pdf&numfile=0. Retrieved on 10 November 2014. 
  18. ↑ "Bellevue Place Education Trust: Director's Report and Financial Statements for the year ending 31st August 2013". Department for Education. http://www.education.gov.uk/cgi-bin/schools/performance/school.pl?urn=139775&downloadar=pdf. Retrieved on 10 November 2014. 
  19. ↑ "Bellevue Place". https://www.bpet.co.uk/about-us/trustees/. 
  20. ↑ "Bellevue acquires UK school". http://www.educationinvestor.co.uk/showarticle.aspx?ID=8127&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1. 
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