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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> It has grown rapidly and now owns eleven independent schools in the UK and two Swiss boarding schools.<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>

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" /> The Bellevue Education website says it 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" /> The Bellevue Education website says it 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>

Through the '''Bellevue Place Education Trust''', set up in partnership with Place Group, Bellevue Education also runs, or has been pre-approved to run, six 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> These 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 fo 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>

Through the '''Bellevue Place Education Trust''', set up in partnership with Place Group, Bellevue Education also runs, or has been pre-approved to run, six 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> These 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>

==Company history==

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Back in the UK, Bellevue Education Group opened a new 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>

During 2013, Bellevue Education Group 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" />

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>

===Bellevue Place Education Trust===

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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,<ref name=RichmondBridgePrimaryNews>{{cite news|title=Two free primary schools In Richmond get Department for Education approval|url=http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/11290610.Two_free_primary_schools_get_Department_for_Education_approval/|accessdate=9 November 2014|work=Richmond and Twickenham Times|date=23 June 2014}}</ref> Kilburn Grange,<ref name=KilburnGrangeNews>{{cite news|last1=Proctor|first1=Ian|title=The 420-place Kilburn Free Primary School approved by education secretary Michael Gove|url=http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/local-news/420-place-kilburn-free-primary-school-7294499|accessdate=9 November 2014|work=Get West London|date=19 June 2014}}</ref> Halley House,<ref name=HalleyHouseApprovalNews>{{cite news|last1=Winny|first1=Annalies|title=Critics slam cash for free schools as education budget faces the axe|url=http://hackneycitizen.co.uk/2014/07/04/critics-slam-funding-for-free-schools/|accessdate=9 November 2014|work=Hackney Citizen|date=4 July 2014}}</ref> and Watling Park.<ref name="BvuAcademies" /><ref name=BurntOak>{{cite news|last1=Caven|first1=James|title=Watling Park School in Burnt Oak moves closer to opening|url=http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/11505050.New_free_school_moves_closer_to_opening/?ref=mr|accessdate=10 November 2014|work=Barnet and Potters Bar Times}}</ref> 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.<ref name=RBPrename>{{cite web|title=Richmond Bridge School update|url=http://www.richmondbridgeprimary.co.uk/richmond-bridge-school-update/|website=Richmond Bridge Primary|publisher=Bellevue Place Education trust|accessdate=23 January 2015}}</ref>

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 June and these matters will be considered. <ref>http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/11875319.Deer_Park_School_site_a__rotten_idea___meeting_hears/</ref>

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 June and these matters will be considered.<ref>http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/11875319.Deer_Park_School_site_a__rotten_idea___meeting_hears/</ref>

An on line and paper based petition has been created on Change.org asking Bellevue, the Council and the Department of Education to find a better location. The petition on line has nearly 100 signatures (April 2015), with paper versions attracting similar numbers. <ref>https://www.change.org/p/richmond-upon-thames-council-bellevue-place-educational-trust-uk-department-for-education-find-a-different-location-for-the-new-deer-park-primary-school-in-richmond-the-proposed-site-on-the-busy-a316-at-manor-circus-is-unsuitable-due-to-heavy-traffic?just_created=true</ref>

An on line and paper based petition has been created on Change.org asking Bellevue, the Council and the Department of Education to find a better location. The petition on line has nearly 100 signatures (April 2015), with paper versions attracting similar numbers.<ref>https://www.change.org/p/richmond-upon-thames-council-bellevue-place-educational-trust-uk-department-for-education-find-a-different-location-for-the-new-deer-park-primary-school-in-richmond-the-proposed-site-on-the-busy-a316-at-manor-circus-is-unsuitable-due-to-heavy-traffic?just_created=true</ref>

Local residents have been supported in having their views heard by local MP Zac Goldsmith, and a campaign by the local green party.<ref>http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/12873141.Green_Party_attacks_plans_for_free_school_on_A316/?ref=mr</ref>

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+{{Orphan|date=June 2015}}
 '''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> It has grown rapidly and now owns eleven independent schools in the UK and two Swiss boarding schools.<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>
-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" />  The Bellevue Education website says it 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" />  The Bellevue Education website says it 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>
-Through the '''Bellevue Place Education Trust''', set up in partnership with Place Group, Bellevue Education also runs, or has been pre-approved to run, six 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> These 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 fo 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>
+Through the '''Bellevue Place Education Trust''', set up in partnership with Place Group, Bellevue Education also runs, or has been pre-approved to run, six 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> These 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>
 ==Company history==
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 Back in the UK, Bellevue Education Group opened a new 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>
 During 2013, Bellevue Education Group 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" />
 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>
 ===Bellevue Place Education Trust===
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 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,<ref name=RichmondBridgePrimaryNews>{{cite news|title=Two free primary schools In Richmond get Department for Education approval|url=http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/11290610.Two_free_primary_schools_get_Department_for_Education_approval/|accessdate=9 November 2014|work=Richmond and Twickenham Times|date=23 June 2014}}</ref> Kilburn Grange,<ref name=KilburnGrangeNews>{{cite news|last1=Proctor|first1=Ian|title=The 420-place Kilburn Free Primary School approved by education secretary Michael Gove|url=http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/local-news/420-place-kilburn-free-primary-school-7294499|accessdate=9 November 2014|work=Get West London|date=19 June 2014}}</ref> Halley House,<ref name=HalleyHouseApprovalNews>{{cite news|last1=Winny|first1=Annalies|title=Critics slam cash for free schools as education budget faces the axe|url=http://hackneycitizen.co.uk/2014/07/04/critics-slam-funding-for-free-schools/|accessdate=9 November 2014|work=Hackney Citizen|date=4 July 2014}}</ref> and Watling Park.<ref name="BvuAcademies" /><ref name=BurntOak>{{cite news|last1=Caven|first1=James|title=Watling Park School in Burnt Oak moves closer to opening|url=http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/11505050.New_free_school_moves_closer_to_opening/?ref=mr|accessdate=10 November 2014|work=Barnet and Potters Bar Times}}</ref> 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.<ref name=RBPrename>{{cite web|title=Richmond Bridge School update|url=http://www.richmondbridgeprimary.co.uk/richmond-bridge-school-update/|website=Richmond Bridge Primary|publisher=Bellevue Place Education trust|accessdate=23 January 2015}}</ref>
-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 June and these matters will be considered. <ref>http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/11875319.Deer_Park_School_site_a__rotten_idea___meeting_hears/</ref>
+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 June and these matters will be considered.<ref>http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/11875319.Deer_Park_School_site_a__rotten_idea___meeting_hears/</ref>
-An on line and paper based petition has been created on Change.org asking Bellevue, the Council and the Department of Education to find a better location.   The petition on line has nearly 100 signatures (April 2015), with paper versions attracting similar numbers.  <ref>https://www.change.org/p/richmond-upon-thames-council-bellevue-place-educational-trust-uk-department-for-education-find-a-different-location-for-the-new-deer-park-primary-school-in-richmond-the-proposed-site-on-the-busy-a316-at-manor-circus-is-unsuitable-due-to-heavy-traffic?just_created=true</ref>
+An on line and paper based petition has been created on Change.org asking Bellevue, the Council and the Department of Education to find a better location.   The petition on line has nearly 100 signatures (April 2015), with paper versions attracting similar numbers.<ref>https://www.change.org/p/richmond-upon-thames-council-bellevue-place-educational-trust-uk-department-for-education-find-a-different-location-for-the-new-deer-park-primary-school-in-richmond-the-proposed-site-on-the-busy-a316-at-manor-circus-is-unsuitable-due-to-heavy-traffic?just_created=true</ref>
 Local residents have been supported in having their views heard  by local MP Zac Goldsmith, and a campaign by the local green party.<ref>http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/12873141.Green_Party_attacks_plans_for_free_school_on_A316/?ref=mr</ref>

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