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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 = [http://www.blvue.com www.blvue.com] |parent = Bellevue Education International Limited}}
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| '''Bellevue Education''' is an international education management company, founded in 2003 and based in [[Surrey]].<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><ref>{{Cite web|title = Our Schools {{!}} Bellevue Education|url = http://www.blvue.com/our-schools/|website = www.blvue.com|accessdate = 2016-01-03}}</ref> It now owns ten preparatory schools in the UK and two senior schools, in the UK and in 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>
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| ==History==
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| Bellevue Education was founded under the name House Education by Mark Malley in 2003, when he bought Norfolk House [[Preparatory school (United Kingdom)|preparatory school]] in London.<ref name="DellamCompanyInfo" /><ref name=BellevueTimeline>{{cite web|title=About Us: Timeline|url=http://www.blvue.com/about-us/timeline/|website=Bellevue Education|publisher=Bellevue Education Limited|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref><ref name=MarkMalleyCompanyCheck>{{cite web|title=Mark William Malley: Director Summary|url=http://companycheck.co.uk/director/913742040|website=Company Check|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref> He also became the headteacher, and when the school was inspected in 2007 it was reported to be significantly improved from its previous inspection, with outstanding leadership.<ref name=2007NorfolkHouseReport>{{cite web|title=2007 Inspection Report on Norfolk House School|url=http://isiservice.devprocess.com/HtmlReportViewer.aspx?r=1217_07.htm|website=Independent Schools Inspectorate|publisher=Independent Schools Inspectorate|accessdate=23 January 2016}}</ref>
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| In 2008 House Education was renamed The Really Great Education Company Limited (EDCO) and purchased 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>
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| The company adopted the name Bellevue Education Group in 2011, prior to acquiring three more independent schools: Edenhurst Preparatory School in Staffordshire, Brabyns Preparatory School in Cheshire, and Gateway School in Buckinghamshire.<ref name="DellamCompanyInfo" /><ref name="BellevueTimeline" />
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| 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> <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.educationinvestor.co.uk/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=3012|title=Bellevue Education continues empire building|date=22 October 2012|work=Education Investor Website|publisher=Education Investor|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref> The group's growth was driven by funding derived largely from Tarek Obaid, the founder of the oil company PetroSaudi, which has been implicated in the [[1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal]].<ref>Jon Ungoed-Thomas and Josh Boswell for the Sunday Times 10 April 2016 [http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/National/article1686389.ece Saudi oil tycoon revealed as investor in schools company] </ref><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>
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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>
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| Bellevue Education has formed 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 = 3 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), which operates seven primary [[Free school (England)|Free Schools]] across London and the South-East.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Welcome to BPET (Bellevue Place Education Trust)|url = http://www.bpet.co.uk/|website = www.bpet.co.uk|accessdate = 3 January 2016}}</ref><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>
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| 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" />
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| Bellevue acquired two more UK independent schools in 2014: Forest Preparatory School in [[Altrincham]] and 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 February 2014}}</ref>
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| The group's latest acquisition was in March 2015: [[Ealing Independent College]] in West London.
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| == List of Bellevue Schools ==
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| === Preparatory Schools ===
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| * Brabyns Preparatory School, Cheshire, UK
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| * Edenhurst Preparatory School, Staffordshire, UK
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| * [[Elmhurst School for Boys]], London, UK
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| * Forest Park Preparatory School, Greater Manchester, UK
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| * Forest Preparatory School, Greater Manchester, UK
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| * Gateway School, Buckinghamshire, UK
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| * Norfolk House School, Muswell Hill, London, UK
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| * Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory School, East Sussex, UK
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| * Wandsworth Preparatory School, London, UK
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| * Weston Green School, Surrey, UK
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| === Senior Schools ===
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| * [[Surval Montreux]], Montreux, Switzerland
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| * [[Ealing Independent College]], London, UK
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| ==References==
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| [[Category:Education companies of the United Kingdom]]
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| [[Category:Founders of English schools and colleges]]
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