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The Group has continued its growth with its new shareholders, and acquired Farlington School in September 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.educationinvestor.co.uk/showarticle.aspx?ID=8127&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1|title=Bellevue acquires UK school|website=Education Investor}}{{Dead link|date=May 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
The Group has continued its growth with its new shareholders, and acquired Farlington School in September 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.educationinvestor.co.uk/showarticle.aspx?ID=8127&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1|title=Bellevue acquires UK school|website=Education Investor}}{{Dead link|date=May 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
== Safeguarding allegations ==
Bellevue owns Bruern Abbey, the school at the centre of serious safeguarding allegations against its founder and former headmaster, Sterling Stover, who has been accused of raping at least one of his pupils, as well as accusations that the current headmaster John Floyd helped to cover up Stover's crimes to protect the reputation of the school. The claims have been detailed on a whistleblowing website, first published in February 2023. In spite of the UK's famously stringent libel laws, the website has remained online since it was first published.<ref>www.bruernabbey.com</ref>
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Template:EngvarB Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox company Bellevue Education is an international private schools group founded in 2003 and based in London, UK.[1] By 2019 it has grown to consist of 19 schools in the UK and 1 each in France and Switzerland.[2][3] The Group also provides educational support to Bellevue Place Group,[4] a group of Free Schools to which Bellevue's CEO, Mark Malley, and its Group Schools Director, Steve Wade, are Trustees.[5] One of the group's previous investors is Tarek Obaid, the founder of the oil company PetroSaudi, which has been implicated in the 1MDB scandal.[6] Bellevue Education was acquired by GEMS Education in 2018, and is a UK and European subsidiary of the Group.[7] In 2019, CVC acquired a 30% stake in GEMS Education, which also includes its stake in Bellevue Education.[8]

History

Bellevue Education was founded under the name House Education by Mark Malley in 2003, when he bought Norfolk House preparatory school in London.[9][10] He also became the headteacher, and when the school was inspected in 2007 it was reported to be significantly improved from its previous inspection.[11]

In 2008 House Education was renamed The Really Great Education Company Limited (EDCO) and purchased Weston Green School in Surrey.[9][12] It also purchased Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory School in East Sussex in 2010.[13][14]

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.[9]

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.[2] 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.[15][16] The parent company completed the acquisition of a Swiss boarding school, Surval Mont-Fleuri, subsequently renamed as Surval Montreux.[17] The group's early growth was driven by funding derived largely from Tarek Obaid, the founder of the oil company PetroSaudi, which has been implicated in the 1MDB scandal.[6]

Bellevue Education formed a joint venture with Place Group, the Bellevue Place Education Trust (BPET), which operates seven, state funded, primary "Free Schools" across London and the South-East.[18][19] The Group's CEO, Mark Malley, and School Director, Steve Wade, form part of the Trustees of Bellevue Place.[20]

Bellevue Education was acquired by GEMS Education in 2018, and is a UK and European subsidiary of the Group.[7] In 2019, the private equity group CVC Capital Partners acquired a 30% stake in GEMS Education, which also includes its stake in Bellevue Education. Khazanah Nasional, Malaysia's sovereign fund, owns a 3% stake.[8]

The Group has continued its growth with its new shareholders, and acquired Farlington School in September 2019.[21]

Safeguarding allegations

Bellevue owns Bruern Abbey, the school at the centre of serious safeguarding allegations against its founder and former headmaster, Sterling Stover, who has been accused of raping at least one of his pupils, as well as accusations that the current headmaster John Floyd helped to cover up Stover's crimes to protect the reputation of the school. The claims have been detailed on a whistleblowing website, first published in February 2023. In spite of the UK's famously stringent libel laws, the website has remained online since it was first published.[22]

References

  1. ↑ "Company House". https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/04924426. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Bellevue Education continues empire building". Education Investor Website (Education Investor). 22 October 2012. http://www.educationinvestor.co.uk/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=3012. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  3. ↑ "Bellevue Schools". http://www.blvue.com/our-schools/. 
  4. ↑ "Bellevue Place Trust". https://www.bpet.co.uk/. 
  5. ↑ "Bellevue Place Trustees". https://www.bpet.co.uk/about-us/trustees/. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Jon Ungoed-Thomas and Josh Boswell for the Sunday Times 10 April 2016 Saudi oil tycoon revealed as investor in schools company
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "GEMS Global completes acquisition of a controlling stake in Bellevue Education". https://www.theassignmentreport.com/articles/20180831_27. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "CVC-led consortium to take 30% stake in Dubai's GEMS Education". https://www.ft.com/content/ab178020-a309-11e9-a282-2df48f366f7d. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "BELLEVUE EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED". http://www.dellam.com/04924426-BELLEVUE%20EDUCATION%20GROUP%20LIMITED.html. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  10. ↑ "Mark William Malley: Director Summary". http://companycheck.co.uk/director/913742040. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  11. ↑ "2007 Inspection Report on Norfolk House School". Independent Schools Inspectorate. http://isiservice.devprocess.com/HtmlReportViewer.aspx?r=1217_07.htm. Retrieved on 23 January 2016. 
  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". Adam Smith Institute. http://www.adamsmith.org/sites/default/files/resources/ASI_School_report_WEB.pdf. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  15. ↑ "Bellevue Education Limited – Annual Accounts". Bellevue Education Group Limited. https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/documentextract/56750437. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  16. ↑ "Bellevue Education International Limited: Shareholders". http://companycheck.co.uk/company/08028529/BELLEVUE-EDUCATION-INTERNATIONAL-LIMITED/group-structure. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  17. ↑ "Bellevue Education continues empire building". Education Investor Website (Education Investor). 22 October 2012. http://www.educationinvestor.co.uk/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=3012. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  18. ↑ "Bellevue Place Education Trust Free Schools: Master Funding Agreement". Department for Education. http://www.education.gov.uk/cgi-bin/schools/performance/school.pl?urn=139775&downloadfs=pdf&numfile=0. Retrieved on 10 November 2014. 
  19. ↑ "Bellevue Place Education Trust: Director's Report and Financial Statements for the year ending 31st August 2013". Department for Education. http://www.education.gov.uk/cgi-bin/schools/performance/school.pl?urn=139775&downloadar=pdf. Retrieved on 10 November 2014. 
  20. ↑ "Bellevue Place". https://www.bpet.co.uk/about-us/trustees/. 
  21. ↑ "Bellevue acquires UK school". http://www.educationinvestor.co.uk/showarticle.aspx?ID=8127&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1. 
  22. ↑ www.bruernabbey.com
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