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'''Bellevue Education International Limited''' is the parent company of '''Bellevue Education Group''', an education management company founded in 2003.<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>{{Cite web|title = About Bellevue Education {{!}} Bellevue Education Timeline|url = http://www.blvue.com/about-us/about-bellevue-education/|website = www.blvue.com|accessdate = 2016-01-03}}</ref> The group has{{Infobox company/sandbox|type = Education|founded = 2003|founder = Mark Malley|location_city = [[Surrey]]|location_country = [[United Kingdom]]|locations = 12 schools across the UK and in Switzerland|key_people = Mark Malley (CEO), Marwan Naja (Chairman), Steven Wade (Schools Director)|industry = Independent Schools and Colleges|logo = Logo-bellevue-education.png|homepage = www.blvue.com}} grown rapidly and now owns ten preparatory schools in the UK and two senior schools in the UK 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 Oct 2012}}</ref><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> Based in Hampton Court, [[Surrey]], Bellevue Education educates children and teenagers aged 3 to 19 through its nurseries, pre-preparatory, preparatory and senior schools and colleges.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Our Schools {{!}} Bellevue Education|url = http://www.blvue.com/our-schools/|website = www.blvue.com|accessdate = 2016-01-03}}</ref>
{{Infobox company/sandbox|type = Education|founded = 2003|founder = Mark Malley|location_city = [[Surrey]]|location_country = [[United Kingdom]]|locations = 12 schools across the UK and in Switzerland|key_people = Mark Malley (CEO), Marwan Naja (Chairman), Steven Wade (Schools Director)|industry = Independent Schools and Colleges|logo = Logo-bellevue-education.png|homepage = www.blvue.com}}'''Bellevue Education International Limited''' is the parent company of '''Bellevue Education Group''', an education management company founded in 2003.<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>{{Cite web|title = About Bellevue Education {{!}} Bellevue Education Timeline|url = http://www.blvue.com/about-us/about-bellevue-education/|website = www.blvue.com|accessdate = 2016-01-03}}</ref> The group has
 
<nowiki> </nowiki>grown rapidly and now owns ten preparatory schools in the UK and two senior schools in the UK 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 Oct 2012}}</ref><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> Based in Hampton Court, [[Surrey]], Bellevue Education educates children and teenagers aged 3 to 19 through its nurseries, pre-preparatory, preparatory and senior schools and colleges.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Our Schools {{!}} Bellevue Education|url = http://www.blvue.com/our-schools/|website = www.blvue.com|accessdate = 2016-01-03}}</ref>


The company's Chief Executive, and founder, Mark Malley, owns approximately 17% of the shares. The other major investor is Bellevue's Chairman, Marwan Naja, an entrepreneur focusing on the education sector, and owner of Hong Kong-based companies Plato One Ltd and Plato Two Ltd which together hold the other 83% of the shares.<ref name="EdInvestor2012" /><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><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}}</ref> He also owns the Geneva-based investment company Manixer,<ref name=MarwanNajaLinkedIn>{{cite web|title=Marwan Naja|url=http://www.linkedin.com/pub/marwan-naja/35/517/983|website=LinkedIn|accessdate=10 November 2014}}</ref> which describes itself as an investor in Bellevue Education.<ref name=Manixer>{{cite web|title=Manixer|url=http://www.manixer.com/|website=Manixer|accessdate=10 November 2014}}</ref> Manixer also provides services to Bellevue Education.<ref name="2011AnnualAccounts" /> Bellevue Education has significant financial backing from a small number of British and Swiss families who are passive investors in the group.<ref name=BellevueEdBackground>{{cite web|title=Background|url=http://www.blvue.com/about-us/background/|website=Bellevue Education|publisher=Bellevue Education|accessdate=10 November 2014}}</ref>
The company's Chief Executive, and founder, Mark Malley, owns approximately 17% of the shares. The other major investor is Bellevue's Chairman, Marwan Naja, an entrepreneur focusing on the education sector, and owner of Hong Kong-based companies Plato One Ltd and Plato Two Ltd which together hold the other 83% of the shares.<ref name="EdInvestor2012" /><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><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}}</ref> He also owns the Geneva-based investment company Manixer,<ref name=MarwanNajaLinkedIn>{{cite web|title=Marwan Naja|url=http://www.linkedin.com/pub/marwan-naja/35/517/983|website=LinkedIn|accessdate=10 November 2014}}</ref> which describes itself as an investor in Bellevue Education.<ref name=Manixer>{{cite web|title=Manixer|url=http://www.manixer.com/|website=Manixer|accessdate=10 November 2014}}</ref> Manixer also provides services to Bellevue Education.<ref name="2011AnnualAccounts" /> Bellevue Education has significant financial backing from a small number of British and Swiss families who are passive investors in the group.<ref name=BellevueEdBackground>{{cite web|title=Background|url=http://www.blvue.com/about-us/background/|website=Bellevue Education|publisher=Bellevue Education|accessdate=10 November 2014}}</ref>

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Template:Infobox company/sandboxBellevue Education International Limited is the parent company of Bellevue Education Group, an education management company founded in 2003.[1] [2] The group has

grown rapidly and now owns ten preparatory schools in the UK and two senior schools in the UK and Switzerland.[3][4][5] Based in Hampton Court, Surrey, Bellevue Education educates children and teenagers aged 3 to 19 through its nurseries, pre-preparatory, preparatory and senior schools and colleges.[6]

The company's Chief Executive, and founder, Mark Malley, owns approximately 17% of the shares. The other major investor is Bellevue's Chairman, Marwan Naja, an entrepreneur focusing on the education sector, and owner of Hong Kong-based companies Plato One Ltd and Plato Two Ltd which together hold the other 83% of the shares.[3][7][8][9] He also owns the Geneva-based investment company Manixer,[10] which describes itself as an investor in Bellevue Education.[11] Manixer also provides services to Bellevue Education.[7] Bellevue Education has significant financial backing from a small number of British and Swiss families who are passive investors in the group.[12]

Bellevue Education operates seven preparatory Free Schools across London and the South-East through a joint venture with Place Group[13][14]. The Bellevue Place Education Trust (BPET) is a multi-academy sponsor with a core purpose and responsibility to establish, maintain and manage state funded Free Schools.[15] The Free Schools are financed on a non-profit basis via a master funding agreement with the Department for Education.[16][17]

Company history

Bellevue Education Group Limited was founded under the name House Education by Mark Malley in 2003, when he bought Norfolk House preparatory school in London.[1][18][19] He also became the headteacher of the school.[20]

In 2008 House Education was renamed The Really Great Education Company Limited (EDCO) and purchased Weston Green School in Surrey.[1][18][21] It also purchased Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory School in East Sussex in 2010,[18][22] an expansion which contributed to its identification as an aspirant company in the proprietorial schools sector.[23]

The company adopted the name Bellevue Education Group in 2011, prior to acquiring three more independent schools: Edenhurst Prep School in Staffordshire, Brabyns Preparatory School in Cheshire, and Gateway School in Buckinghamshire.[1][18] These purchases, and the additional purchase of a share interest in Gstaad International School, were financed by investment from Plato Two Limited.[7]

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.[3] 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.[7][9] The parent company completed the acquisition of Gstaad International School, later re-opened as Surval Gstaad, and purchased a second Swiss boarding school, Surval Mont-Fleuri, subsequently renamed as Surval Montreux.[18][24]

Back in the UK, Bellevue Education Group opened a new independent school, Wandsworth Preparatory School.[18][25]

During 2013, Bellevue Education Group acquired two more UK independent schools: Montessori House Nursery in Muswell Hill and Elmhurst School in South Croydon.[18]

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, Greater Manchester.[18][26]

Bellevue Place Education Trust

In 2012, Bellevue Place Education Trust was formed, as a partnership between Bellevue Education Group and Place Group.[27][28]

The following year the trust opened its first state-funded free school, Rutherford House in Balham.[29] It was reported to be partnering with philosopher AC Grayling on another free school project,[30] but that bid was unsuccessful.[31]

The trust opened two more free schools in 2014; Braywick Court School in Maidenhead and Whitehall Park School in Islington.[32] The establishment of Whitehall Park on the former site of Ashmount School was controversial, being opposed by the local council and some local residents,[33][34][35] and criticised over the cost of refurbishing the school building.[36]

Later in 2014 the Bellevue Place Education Trust obtained Government "pre-approval" to open four more free schools in London in 2015: Richmond Bridge Primary,[37] Kilburn Grange,[38] Halley House,[39] and Watling Park.[40][41] However, the trust was unable to secure a site in the Richmond Bridge area, so the proposed Richmond Bridge Primary School was renamed to Deer Park School.[42]

The location of the 'Deer Park' school has also led to local controversy and opposition from some local residents who question the suitability of the chosen site. It is located on a busy junction of the A316 at Manor Circus, on a red route, an arterial road from the M3 into London. As a result, there are considerable issues with safety, access, traffic, pollution, noise and privacy. The building planning application is anticipated in Q3 2015 and these matters will be considered.[43]

An on line and paper based petition asking Bellevue, the Council and the Department of Education to find a better location gained over 1200 signatures from local community members and triggered a debate at Richmond Council in July 2015. No representative from Bellevue Education turned up to hear concerns of residents. This campaign is similar to that being run in Maidenhead by a group called 'Save Braywick Park'[44]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "BELLEVUE EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED". http://www.dellam.com/04924426-BELLEVUE%20EDUCATION%20GROUP%20LIMITED.html. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  2. ↑ "About Bellevue Education | Bellevue Education Timeline". http://www.blvue.com/about-us/about-bellevue-education/. Retrieved on 2016-01-03. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Bellevue Education continues empire building". Education Investor Website (Education Investor). 22 Oct 2012. http://www.educationinvestor.co.uk/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=3012. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  4. ↑ "Our UK Independent Schools". Bellevue Education. http://www.blvue.com/uk-independent-schools/schools/. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  5. ↑ "Swiss Boarding Schools". Bellevue Education Limited. http://www.blvue.com/swiss-boarding/schools/. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  6. ↑ "Our Schools | Bellevue Education". http://www.blvue.com/our-schools/. Retrieved on 2016-01-03. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "BELLEVUE EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED - Annual Accounts". Bellevue Education Group Limited. https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/documentextract/56750437. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  8. ↑ "Marwan Naja". https://www.nchum.org/marwan-naja. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Bellevue Education International Limited: Shareholders". http://companycheck.co.uk/company/08028529/BELLEVUE-EDUCATION-INTERNATIONAL-LIMITED/group-structure. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  10. ↑ "Marwan Naja". http://www.linkedin.com/pub/marwan-naja/35/517/983. Retrieved on 10 November 2014. 
  11. ↑ "Manixer". http://www.manixer.com/. Retrieved on 10 November 2014. 
  12. ↑ "Background". Bellevue Education. http://www.blvue.com/about-us/background/. Retrieved on 10 November 2014. 
  13. ↑ "Home | Place Group". http://www.place-group.com/. Retrieved on January 2016. 
  14. ↑ Place Group. "Place Group gains first Free School approval as part of a proposer group". Place Group. http://www.place-group.com/news121.html. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  15. ↑ "Welcome to BPET (Bellevue Place Education Trust)". http://www.bpet.co.uk/. Retrieved on January 2016. 
  16. ↑ "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. 
  17. ↑ "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. 
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.7 "About Us: Timeline". Bellevue Education Limited. http://www.blvue.com/about-us/timeline/. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  19. ↑ "Mark William Malley: Director Summary". http://companycheck.co.uk/director/913742040. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  20. ↑ "Norfolk". Independent Schools Inspectorate. http://www.norfolkhouseschool.org/images/uploads/documents/Norfolk_House_School_-Inspection-Report-2011-V1.0.pdf. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  21. ↑ "EDCO". http://www.theagencyforeducation.co.uk/work.php?item=edco&sub=2. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  22. ↑ "EMC brokers a bright new future for Skippers Hill Manor School". http://www.emcltd.co.uk/news/success-stories/emc-brokers-a-bright-new-future-for-skippers-hill-manor-school. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  23. ↑ Croft, James. "Profit-Making Free Schools: Unlocking the Potential of England's Proprietorial Schools Sector". http://www.adamsmith.org/sites/default/files/resources/ASI_School_report_WEB.pdf. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  24. ↑ fr:Surval Mont-Fleuri, Retrieved 10 November 2014Template:Better source
  25. ↑ "An introduction to Wandsworth Preparatory School by Mark Malley, CEO of Bellevue Education.". http://www.wandsworthprep.com/2012/01/introducing-wps/. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  26. ↑ "Bellevue buys two schools in Cheshire". Education Investor. 27 Feb 2014. http://www.educationinvestor.co.uk/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=3756. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  27. ↑ "About Bellevue Place Education Trust". http://www.datalog.co.uk/browse/detail.php/CompanyNumber/07956784/CompanyName/BELLEVUE+PLACE+EDUCATION+TRUST. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  28. ↑ "Support for Free Schools". http://www.place-group.com/freeschools/index.html. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  29. ↑ "About Us". http://www.rutherfordhouseschool.co.uk/aboutus.php?rt3k=. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  30. ↑ "AC Grayling seeks to open free school in north London". 19 Jan 2013. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-21080809. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  31. ↑ Osley, Richard (15 Aug 2013). "AC GRAYLING ADMITS FREE SCHOOL BID IN CAMDEN IS OVER". Camden New Journal. http://www.camdennewjournal.com/news/2013/aug/ac-grayling-admits-free-school-bid-camden-over. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  32. ↑ "Braywick Court School opens with first 28 pupils". Maidenhead Advertiser. 5 Sep 2014. http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/News/Areas/Bray-Holyport-Fifield/Braywick-Court-School-opens-with-first-28-pupils-05092014.htm. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  33. ↑ Roberts, Alison (24 Feb 2014). "The middle-class parent's dream school and a battle for an asbestos-riddled site". The Evening Standard. http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/the-middleclass-parents-dream-school-and-a-battle-for-an-asbestosriddled-site-9149092.html. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  34. ↑ Daventry, Michael (29 Oct 2013). "Free school protest: 'We don't want schools run to just make a profit'". Haringey Independent. http://m.haringeyindependent.co.uk/news/10766113._We_don_t_want_schools_run_to_just_make_a_profit_/. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  35. ↑ "New housing proposal for former Ashmount School site". http://www.islington.gov.uk/islington/news-events/news-releases/2014/01/Pages/PR5191.aspx. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  36. ↑ "Bill for Archway 'free' school set to top £10m". Islington Tribune. 16 May 2014. http://www.islingtontribune.com/news/2014/may/bill-archway-%E2%80%98free%E2%80%99-school-set-top-%C2%A310m. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  37. ↑ "Two free primary schools In Richmond get Department for Education approval". Richmond and Twickenham Times. 23 June 2014. http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/11290610.Two_free_primary_schools_get_Department_for_Education_approval/. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  38. ↑ Proctor, Ian (19 June 2014). "The 420-place Kilburn Free Primary School approved by education secretary Michael Gove". Get West London. http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/local-news/420-place-kilburn-free-primary-school-7294499. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  39. ↑ Winny, Annalies (4 July 2014). "Critics slam cash for free schools as education budget faces the axe". Hackney Citizen. http://hackneycitizen.co.uk/2014/07/04/critics-slam-funding-for-free-schools/. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  40. ↑ "Academies: Schools". Bellevue Education Limited. http://www.blvue.com/academies/schools/. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  41. ↑ Caven, James. "Watling Park School in Burnt Oak moves closer to opening". Barnet and Potters Bar Times. http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/11505050.New_free_school_moves_closer_to_opening/?ref=mr. Retrieved on 10 November 2014. 
  42. ↑ "Richmond Bridge School update". Bellevue Place Education trust. http://www.richmondbridgeprimary.co.uk/richmond-bridge-school-update/. Retrieved on 23 January 2015. 
  43. ↑ http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/11875319.Deer_Park_School_site_a__rotten_idea___meeting_hears/
  44. ↑ http://www.savebraywickpark.org
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