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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> In April 2016, the true source of much of the investment funding behind Bellevue was exposed via the release of the [[Panama Papers]], as covered by the [[Sarawak Report]]<ref name="sarawakReport">{{cite web|title=How 1MDB's Stolen Money Funded Top UK Private Schools|url=http://www.sarawakreport.org/2016/04/how-1mdbs-stolen-money-funded-top-uk-private-schools/|website=sarawakreport.org|publisher=Sarawak Report|accessdate=12 April 2016}}</ref> | ||
Back in the UK, Bellevue Education Group opened a new independent school, [http://www.wandsworthprep.com/ 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> | Back in the UK, Bellevue Education Group opened a new independent school, [http://www.wandsworthprep.com/ 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> | ||
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 primary [[Free school (England)|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> | |||
During 2013, Bellevue Education Group acquired two more UK independent schools: [http://www.montessori-house.org/ Montessori House Nursery] in Muswell Hill and [[Elmhurst School for Boys|Elmhurst School]] in South Croydon.<ref name="BellevueTimeline" /> | During 2013, Bellevue Education Group acquired two more UK independent schools: [http://www.montessori-house.org/ Montessori House Nursery] in Muswell Hill and [[Elmhurst School for Boys|Elmhurst School]] in South Croydon.<ref name="BellevueTimeline" /> | ||