Bellevue Education
Template:Infobox company/sandboxBellevue Education is an international education management company founded in 2003.[1] [2] The group has grown rapidly and now owns ten preparatory schools in the UK and two senior schools in the UK and Switzerland.[3][4][5] Based in Hampton Court, Surrey, Bellevue Education educates children and teenagers aged 3 to 19 through its nurseries, pre-preparatory, preparatory and senior schools and colleges.[6]
Through a joint venture with Place Group[7][8], Bellevue Education operates seven preparatory Free Schools across London and the South-East: The Bellevue Place Education Trust (BPET). The trust is a multi-academy sponsor with a core purpose and responsibility to establish, maintain and manage state funded Free Schools.[9] The Free Schools are financed on a non-profit basis via a master funding agreement with the Department for Education.[10][11]
History
Bellevue Education was founded under the name House Education by Mark Malley in 2003, when he bought Norfolk House preparatory school in London.[1][12][13] He also became the headteacher, and within a year he had turned it around from being a failing school to receiving an Outstanding inspection report.[14]
In 2008 House Education was renamed The Really Great Education Company Limited (EDCO) and purchased Weston Green School in Surrey.[1][12][15] It also purchased Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory School in East Sussex in 2010,[12][16] an expansion which contributed to its identification as an aspirant company in the proprietorial schools sector.[17]
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.[1][12]
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.[3] 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.[18][19] The parent company completed the acquisition of a Swiss boarding school, Surval Mont-Fleuri, subsequently renamed as Surval Montreux.[12][20]
Back in the UK, Bellevue Education Group opened a new independent school, Wandsworth Preparatory School.[12][21]
During 2013, Bellevue Education Group acquired two more UK independent schools: Montessori House Nursery in Muswell Hill and Elmhurst School in South Croydon.[12]
Bellevue acquired two more UK independent schools in 2014: Forest Preparatory School in Altrincham and Forest Park Preparatory School in Sale, Greater Manchester.[12][22]
The group's latest acquisition was in March 2015: Ealing Independent College in West London.
List of Bellevue Schools
Preparatory Schools
- Brabyns Preparatory School, Cheshire, UK
- Edenhurst Preparatory School, Staffordshire, UK
- Elmhurst School for boys, London, UK
- Forest Park Preparatory School, Greater Manchester, UK
- Forest Preparatory School, Greater Manchester, UK
- Gateway School, Buckinghamshire, UK
- Norfolk House School, Muswell Hill, London, UK
- Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory School, East Sussex, UK
- Wandsworth Preparatory School, London, UK
- Weston Green School, Surrey, UK
Senior Schools
- Surval Montreux, Montreux, Switzerland
- Ealing Independent College, London, UK
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "BELLEVUE EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED". http://www.dellam.com/04924426-BELLEVUE%20EDUCATION%20GROUP%20LIMITED.html. Retrieved on 9 November 2014.
- ↑ "About Bellevue Education | Bellevue Education Timeline". http://www.blvue.com/about-us/about-bellevue-education/. Retrieved on 2016-01-03.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Bellevue Education continues empire building". Education Investor Website (Education Investor). 22 Oct 2012. http://www.educationinvestor.co.uk/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=3012. Retrieved on 9 November 2014.
- ↑ "Our UK Independent Schools". Bellevue Education. http://www.blvue.com/uk-independent-schools/schools/. Retrieved on 9 November 2014.
- ↑ "Swiss Boarding Schools". Bellevue Education Limited. http://www.blvue.com/swiss-boarding/schools/. Retrieved on 9 November 2014.
- ↑ "Our Schools | Bellevue Education". http://www.blvue.com/our-schools/. Retrieved on 2016-01-03.
- ↑ "Home | Place Group". http://www.place-group.com/. Retrieved on January 2016.
- ↑ Place Group. "Place Group gains first Free School approval as part of a proposer group". Place Group. http://www.place-group.com/news121.html. Retrieved on 9 November 2014.
- ↑ "Welcome to BPET (Bellevue Place Education Trust)". http://www.bpet.co.uk/. Retrieved on January 2016.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 "About Us: Timeline". Bellevue Education Limited. http://www.blvue.com/about-us/timeline/. Retrieved on 9 November 2014.
- ↑ "Mark William Malley: Director Summary". http://companycheck.co.uk/director/913742040. Retrieved on 9 November 2014.
- ↑ "Norfolk". Independent Schools Inspectorate. http://www.norfolkhouseschool.org/images/uploads/documents/Norfolk_House_School_-Inspection-Report-2011-V1.0.pdf. Retrieved on 9 November 2014.
- ↑ "EDCO". http://www.theagencyforeducation.co.uk/work.php?item=edco&sub=2. Retrieved on 9 November 2014.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Croft, James. "Profit-Making Free Schools: Unlocking the Potential of England's Proprietorial Schools Sector". http://www.adamsmith.org/sites/default/files/resources/ASI_School_report_WEB.pdf. Retrieved on 9 November 2014.
- ↑ "BELLEVUE EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED - Annual Accounts". Bellevue Education Group Limited. https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/documentextract/56750437. Retrieved on 9 November 2014.
- ↑ fr:Surval Mont-Fleuri, Retrieved 10 November 2014Template:Better source
- ↑ "An introduction to Wandsworth Preparatory School by Mark Malley, CEO of Bellevue Education.". http://www.wandsworthprep.com/2012/01/introducing-wps/. Retrieved on 9 November 2014.
- ↑ "Bellevue buys two schools in Cheshire". Education Investor. 27 Feb 2014. http://www.educationinvestor.co.uk/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=3756. Retrieved on 9 November 2014.