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{{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|parent = Bellevue Education International Limited}}'''Bellevue Education''' is an international 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 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 [[Surrey]], United Kingdom, 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|parent = Bellevue Education International Limited}}'''Bellevue Education''' is an international 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 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 [[Surrey]], United Kingdom, 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> | ||
Through a joint venture with '''Place Group'''<ref>{{Cite web|title = Home {{!}} Place Group|url = http://www.place-group.com/|website = www.place-group.com|accessdate = January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.place-group.com/news121.html|title = Place Group gains first Free School approval as part of a proposer group|date = |accessdate = 9 November 2014|website = |publisher = Place Group|last = Place Group|first = }}</ref> | Through a joint venture with '''Place Group''',<ref>{{Cite web|title = Home {{!}} Place Group|url = http://www.place-group.com/|website = www.place-group.com|accessdate = January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.place-group.com/news121.html|title = Place Group gains first Free School approval as part of a proposer group|date = |accessdate = 9 November 2014|website = |publisher = Place Group|last = Place Group|first = }}</ref> [[Bellevue Place Education Trust|The Bellevue Place Education Trust]] (BPET), Bellevue Education operates seven preparatory [[Free school|Free Schools]] across London and the South-East. The trust is a multi-academy sponsor with a core purpose and responsibility to establish, maintain and manage state funded Free Schools.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Welcome to BPET (Bellevue Place Education Trust)|url = http://www.bpet.co.uk/|website = www.bpet.co.uk|accessdate = January 2016}}</ref> The Free Schools are financed on a non-profit basis via a master funding agreement with the [[Department for Education (United Kingdom)|Department for Education]].<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> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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In 2008 House Education was renamed '''The Really Great Education Company Limited (EDCO)''' and purchased [http://www.westongreenschool.org.uk/ Weston Green School] in Surrey.<ref name="DellamCompanyInfo" /><ref name="BellevueTimeline" /><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=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|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref> an expansion which contributed to its identification as an aspirant company in the proprietorial schools sector.<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|website=Adam Smith Institute|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref> | In 2008 House Education was renamed '''The Really Great Education Company Limited (EDCO)''' and purchased [http://www.westongreenschool.org.uk/ Weston Green School] in Surrey.<ref name="DellamCompanyInfo" /><ref name="BellevueTimeline" /><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=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|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref> an expansion which contributed to its identification as an aspirant company in the proprietorial schools sector.<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|website=Adam Smith Institute|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref> | ||
The company adopted the name '''Bellevue Education Group''' in 2011, prior to acquiring three more independent schools: [http://www.edenhurst.co.uk/ Edenhurst Preparatory School] in Staffordshire, [http://www.brabynsprepschool.co.uk/ Brabyns Preparatory School] in Cheshire, and [http://gatewayschool-bucks.co.uk/ Gateway School] in Buckinghamshire.<ref name="DellamCompanyInfo" /><ref name="BellevueTimeline" /> | The company adopted the name '''Bellevue Education Group''' in 2011, prior to acquiring three more independent schools: [http://www.edenhurst.co.uk/ Edenhurst Preparatory School] in Staffordshire, [http://www.brabynsprepschool.co.uk/ Brabyns Preparatory School] in Cheshire, and [http://gatewayschool-bucks.co.uk/ Gateway School] in Buckinghamshire.<ref name="DellamCompanyInfo" /><ref name="BellevueTimeline" /> | ||
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 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="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> The parent company completed the acquisition of a Swiss boarding school, Surval Mont-Fleuri, subsequently renamed as [[Surval Montreux]].<ref name="BellevueTimeline" /><ref name=SurvalMontreuxWiki>[[:fr:Surval Mont-Fleuri]], Retrieved 10 November 2014{{Better source|reason=per WP:CIRCULAR|date=August 2015}}</ref> | 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 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="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> The parent company completed the acquisition of a Swiss boarding school, Surval Mont-Fleuri, subsequently renamed as [[Surval Montreux]].<ref name="BellevueTimeline" /><ref name=SurvalMontreuxWiki>[[:fr:Surval Mont-Fleuri]], Retrieved 10 November 2014{{Better source|reason=per WP:CIRCULAR|date=August 2015}}</ref> | ||
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Bellevue acquired two more UK independent schools in 2014: [http://www.forestschool.co.uk/ Forest Preparatory School] in [[Altrincham]] and [http://www.forestparkprep.co.uk/ Forest Park Preparatory School] in [[Sale, Greater Manchester|Sale]], Greater Manchester.<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> | Bellevue acquired two more UK independent schools in 2014: [http://www.forestschool.co.uk/ Forest Preparatory School] in [[Altrincham]] and [http://www.forestparkprep.co.uk/ Forest Park Preparatory School] in [[Sale, Greater Manchester|Sale]], Greater Manchester.<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> | ||
The group's latest acquisition was in March 2015: [[Ealing Independent College]] in West London. | The group's latest acquisition was in March 2015: [[Ealing Independent College]] in West London. | ||
== List of Bellevue Schools == | == List of Bellevue Schools == | ||