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In 2012, '''Bellevue Place Education Trust''' was formed, as a partnership between Bellevue Education Group and 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> | In 2012, '''Bellevue Place Education Trust''' was formed, as a partnership between Bellevue Education Group and 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> | ||
The following year the trust opened its 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> It 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 unsuccessful.<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> | |||
The trust opened two more free schools in 2014; Braywick Court School in Maidenhead and Whitehall Park School in Islington.<ref name=BraywickCourtOpens>{{cite news|title=Braywick Court School opens with first 28 pupils|url=http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/News/Areas/Bray-Holyport-Fifield/Braywick-Court-School-opens-with-first-28-pupils-05092014.htm|accessdate=9 November 2014|work=Maidenhead Advertiser|date=5 Sep 2014}}</ref> The establishment of Whitehall Park was controversial, being opposed by the local council and some local residents,<ref name=StandardWhitehallParkFeb14>{{cite news|last1=Roberts|first1=Alison|title=The middle-class parent’s dream school and a battle for an asbestos-riddled site|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/the-middleclass-parents-dream-school-and-a-battle-for-an-asbestosriddled-site-9149092.html|accessdate=9 November 2014|work=The Evening Standard|date=24 Feb 2014}}</ref><ref name=HaringeyIndependent2013>{{cite news|last1=Daventry|first1=Michael|title=Free school protest: 'We don't want schools run to just make a profit'|url=http://m.haringeyindependent.co.uk/news/10766113._We_don_t_want_schools_run_to_just_make_a_profit_/|accessdate=9 November 2014|work=Haringey Independent|date=29 Oct 2013}}</ref><ref name=IslingtonCouncilWhitehallPark>{{cite web|title=New housing proposal for former Ashmount School site|url=http://www.islington.gov.uk/islington/news-events/news-releases/2014/01/Pages/PR5191.aspx|website=Islington Council|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref> and criticised over the cost of refurbishing the school building.<ref name=IslingtonTribuneWhitehallPark>{{cite news|title=Bill for Archway ‘free’ school set to top £10m|url=http://www.islingtontribune.com/news/2014/may/bill-archway-%E2%80%98free%E2%80%99-school-set-top-%C2%A310m|accessdate=9 November 2014|work=Islington Tribune|date=16 May 2014}}</ref> | The trust opened two more free schools in 2014; Braywick Court School in Maidenhead and Whitehall Park School in Islington.<ref name=BraywickCourtOpens>{{cite news|title=Braywick Court School opens with first 28 pupils|url=http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/News/Areas/Bray-Holyport-Fifield/Braywick-Court-School-opens-with-first-28-pupils-05092014.htm|accessdate=9 November 2014|work=Maidenhead Advertiser|date=5 Sep 2014}}</ref> The establishment of Whitehall Park was controversial, being opposed by the local council and some local residents,<ref name=StandardWhitehallParkFeb14>{{cite news|last1=Roberts|first1=Alison|title=The middle-class parent’s dream school and a battle for an asbestos-riddled site|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/the-middleclass-parents-dream-school-and-a-battle-for-an-asbestosriddled-site-9149092.html|accessdate=9 November 2014|work=The Evening Standard|date=24 Feb 2014}}</ref><ref name=HaringeyIndependent2013>{{cite news|last1=Daventry|first1=Michael|title=Free school protest: 'We don't want schools run to just make a profit'|url=http://m.haringeyindependent.co.uk/news/10766113._We_don_t_want_schools_run_to_just_make_a_profit_/|accessdate=9 November 2014|work=Haringey Independent|date=29 Oct 2013}}</ref><ref name=IslingtonCouncilWhitehallPark>{{cite web|title=New housing proposal for former Ashmount School site|url=http://www.islington.gov.uk/islington/news-events/news-releases/2014/01/Pages/PR5191.aspx|website=Islington Council|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref> and criticised over the cost of refurbishing the school building.<ref name=IslingtonTribuneWhitehallPark>{{cite news|title=Bill for Archway ‘free’ school set to top £10m|url=http://www.islingtontribune.com/news/2014/may/bill-archway-%E2%80%98free%E2%80%99-school-set-top-%C2%A310m|accessdate=9 November 2014|work=Islington Tribune|date=16 May 2014}}</ref> | ||