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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" />   
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" />   


Bellevue acquired its two international Swiss boarding schools in 2012,<ref name="BellevueTimeline" /> and opened a new UK independent school, Wandsworth Preparatory School.<ref name="BellevueTimeline" /> <ref name=WandsworthIntro>{{cite web|title=An introduction to Wandsworth Preparatory School by Mark Malley, CEO of Bellevue Education.|url=http://www.wandsworthprep.com/2012/01/introducing-wps/|website=Wandsworth Preparatory School|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref> In the same year they formed '''Bellevue Place Education Trust''', in partnership with Place Group.<ref name=BellPlaceCompanyInfo>{{cite web|title=About Bellevue Place Education Trust|url=http://www.datalog.co.uk/browse/detail.php/CompanyNumber/07956784/CompanyName/BELLEVUE+PLACE+EDUCATION+TRUST|website=Data Log|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref> <ref name=PlaceGroup>{{cite web|title=Support for Free Schools|url=http://www.place-group.com/freeschools/index.html|website=Place Group|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref>
Bellevue acquired its two international Swiss boarding schools in 2012,<ref name="BellevueTimeline" /> and opened a new UK independent school, Wandsworth Preparatory School.<ref name="BellevueTimeline" /> <ref name=WandsworthIntro>{{cite web|title=An introduction to Wandsworth Preparatory School by Mark Malley, CEO of Bellevue Education.|url=http://www.wandsworthprep.com/2012/01/introducing-wps/|website=Wandsworth Preparatory School|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref> In the same year they formed '''Bellevue Place Education Trust''', in partnership with Place Group.<ref name=BellPlaceCompanyInfo>{{cite web|title=About Bellevue Place Education Trust|url=http://www.datalog.co.uk/browse/detail.php/CompanyNumber/07956784/CompanyName/BELLEVUE+PLACE+EDUCATION+TRUST|website=Data Log|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref> <ref name=PlaceGroup>{{cite web|title=Support for Free Schools|url=http://www.place-group.com/freeschools/index.html|website=Place Group|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref> They also established parent company '''Bellevue Education International Limited''' of which Bellevue Education became a wholly owned subsidiary.


During 2013, Bellevue Education 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" /> and the Bellevue Place Education Trust 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> The company was reported to be partnering with philosopher [[AC Grayling]] on another free school project,<ref name=ACGraylingProjectBBC>{{cite news|title=AC Grayling seeks to open free school in north London|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-21080809|accessdate=9 November 2014|date=19 Jan 2013}}</ref> but that bid was unsuccesful.<ref name=GraylingBidEnds>{{cite news|last1=Osley|first1=Richard|title=AC GRAYLING ADMITS FREE SCHOOL BID IN CAMDEN IS OVER|url=http://www.camdennewjournal.com/news/2013/aug/ac-grayling-admits-free-school-bid-camden-over|accessdate=9 November 2014|work=Camden New Journal|date=15 Aug 2013}}</ref>
During 2013, Bellevue Education 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" /> and the Bellevue Place Education Trust 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> The company was reported to be partnering with philosopher [[AC Grayling]] on another free school project,<ref name=ACGraylingProjectBBC>{{cite news|title=AC Grayling seeks to open free school in north London|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-21080809|accessdate=9 November 2014|date=19 Jan 2013}}</ref> but that bid was unsuccesful.<ref name=GraylingBidEnds>{{cite news|last1=Osley|first1=Richard|title=AC GRAYLING ADMITS FREE SCHOOL BID IN CAMDEN IS OVER|url=http://www.camdennewjournal.com/news/2013/aug/ac-grayling-admits-free-school-bid-camden-over|accessdate=9 November 2014|work=Camden New Journal|date=15 Aug 2013}}</ref>

Revision as of 23:29, 9 November 2014

Bellevue Education Group Limited is an education management company established in 2003,[1] which has grown rapidly and now owns eleven independent schools in the UK and two Swiss boarding schools.[2] [3] [4]

Through the Bellevue Place Education Trust, set up in partnership with Place Group, Bellevue Education also runs, or has been pre-approved to run, five UK state-funded academies, under the Free School programme.[5] [6]

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.[2] [7] [8]

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] [9] [10] He also became the headteacher of the school.[11]

In 2008 House Education was renamed The Really Great Education Company Limited (EDCO) and purchased Weston Green School in Surrey.[1] [9] [12] It also purchased Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory School in East Sussex in 2010,[9] [13] an expansion which contributed to its identification as an aspirant company in the proprietorial schools sector.[14]

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.[1] [9]

Bellevue acquired its two international Swiss boarding schools in 2012,[9] and opened a new UK independent school, Wandsworth Preparatory School.[9] [15] In the same year they formed Bellevue Place Education Trust, in partnership with Place Group.[16] [17] They also established parent company Bellevue Education International Limited of which Bellevue Education became a wholly owned subsidiary.

During 2013, Bellevue Education acquired two more UK independent schools: Montessori House Nursery in Muswell Hill and Elmhurst School in South Croydon,[9] and the Bellevue Place Education Trust opened their first state-funded free school, Rutherford House in Balham. [18] The company was reported to be partnering with philosopher AC Grayling on another free school project,[19] but that bid was unsuccesful.[20]

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.[9] [21] Through the Bellevue Place Education Trust it also opened two more free schools, Braywick Court School in Maidenhead and Whitehall Park School in Islington.[22] The establishment of Whitehall Park was controversial, being opposed by the local council and some local residents,[23] [24] [25] and criticised over the cost of refurbishing the school building.[26]

Later in 2014 the Bellevue Place Education Trust obtained Government "pre-approval" to open three more free schools in London in 2015: Richmond Bridge Primary,[27] Kilburn Grange,[28] and Halley House.[29] [5]

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. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "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. 
  3. ↑ "Our UK Independent Schools". Bellevue Education. http://www.blvue.com/uk-independent-schools/schools/. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  4. ↑ "Swiss Boarding Schools". Bellevue Education Limited. http://www.blvue.com/swiss-boarding/schools/. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Academies: Schools". Bellevue Education Limited. http://www.blvue.com/academies/schools/. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  6. ↑ "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. 
  7. ↑ "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 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 "About Us: Timeline". Bellevue Education Limited. http://www.blvue.com/about-us/timeline/. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  10. ↑ "Mark William Malley: Director Summary". http://companycheck.co.uk/director/913742040. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  11. ↑ "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. 
  12. ↑ "EDCO". http://www.theagencyforeducation.co.uk/work.php?item=edco&sub=2. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  13. ↑ "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. 
  14. ↑ 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. 
  15. ↑ "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. 
  16. ↑ "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. 
  17. ↑ "Support for Free Schools". http://www.place-group.com/freeschools/index.html. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  18. ↑ "About Us". http://www.rutherfordhouseschool.co.uk/aboutus.php?rt3k=. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  19. ↑ "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. 
  20. ↑ 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. 
  21. ↑ "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. 
  22. ↑ "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. 
  23. ↑ 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. 
  24. ↑ 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. 
  25. ↑ "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. 
  26. ↑ "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. 
  27. ↑ "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. 
  28. ↑ 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. 
  29. ↑ 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. 
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