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Bellevue Education International Limited is an education management company founded in 2003.[1] It has grown rapidly and now owns eleven independent schools in the UK and two Swiss boarding schools.[2] [3] [4]

Through the Bellevue Place Education Trust, set up in partnership with Place Group, Bellevue Education also runs, or has been pre-approved to run, five UK state-funded academies, under the Free School programme.[5] [6]

Bellevue Education's Chief Executive, and founder, Mark Malley, owns 17% of the shares and the remainder are owned by Plato One Ltd and Plato Two Ltd, Hong Kong listed companies controlled by Bellevue Education's chairman Marwan Naja, an entrepreneur and investor focusing on the education sector.[2] [7] [8] [9]

Company history

Bellevue Education Group Limited was founded under the name House Education by Mark Malley in 2003, when he bought Norfolk House preparatory school in London.[1] [10] [11] He also became the headteacher of the school.[12]

In 2008 House Education was renamed The Really Great Education Company Limited (EDCO) and purchased Weston Green School in Surrey.[1] [10] [13] It also purchased Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory School in East Sussex in 2010,[10] [14] an expansion which contributed to its identification as an aspirant company in the proprietorial schools sector.[15]

The company adopted the name Bellevue Education in 2011, prior to acquiring three more independent schools: Edenhurst Prep School in Staffordshire, Brabyns Preparatory School in Cheshire, and Gateway School in Buckinghamshire.[1] [10]

In 2012 the owners of Bellevue Education established parent company Bellevue Education International Limited of which Bellevue Education became a wholly owned subsidiary.[9] The company subsequently acquired two international Swiss boarding schools,[10] In the UK, Bellevue Education opened a new independent school, Wandsworth Preparatory School.[10] [16]

Also in 2012, Bellevue Place Education Trust was formed, in partnership with Place Group.[17] [18]

During 2013, Bellevue Education acquired two more UK independent schools: Montessori House Nursery in Muswell Hill and Elmhurst School in South Croydon,[10] and the Bellevue Place Education Trust opened their first state-funded free school, Rutherford House in Balham. [19] The company was reported to be partnering with philosopher AC Grayling on another free school project,[20] but that bid was unsuccesful.[21]

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.[10] [22] Through the Bellevue Place Education Trust it also opened two more free schools, Braywick Court School in Maidenhead and Whitehall Park School in Islington.[23] The establishment of Whitehall Park was controversial, being opposed by the local council and some local residents,[24] [25] [26] and criticised over the cost of refurbishing the school building.[27]

Later in 2014 the Bellevue Place Education Trust obtained Government "pre-approval" to open three more free schools in London in 2015: Richmond Bridge Primary,[28] Kilburn Grange,[29] and Halley House.[30] [5]

References

  1. ↑ 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. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "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. 
  3. ↑ "Our UK Independent Schools". Bellevue Education. http://www.blvue.com/uk-independent-schools/schools/. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  4. ↑ "Swiss Boarding Schools". Bellevue Education Limited. http://www.blvue.com/swiss-boarding/schools/. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Academies: Schools". Bellevue Education Limited. http://www.blvue.com/academies/schools/. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  6. ↑ "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. 
  7. ↑ "BELLEVUE EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED - Annual Accounts". Bellevue Education Group Limited. https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/documentextract/56750437. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  8. ↑ "Marwan Naja". https://www.nchum.org/marwan-naja. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Bellevue Education International Limited: Shareholders". http://companycheck.co.uk/company/08028529/BELLEVUE-EDUCATION-INTERNATIONAL-LIMITED/group-structure. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 "About Us: Timeline". Bellevue Education Limited. http://www.blvue.com/about-us/timeline/. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  11. ↑ "Mark William Malley: Director Summary". http://companycheck.co.uk/director/913742040. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  12. ↑ "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. 
  13. ↑ "EDCO". http://www.theagencyforeducation.co.uk/work.php?item=edco&sub=2. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  14. ↑ "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. 
  15. ↑ 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. 
  16. ↑ "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. 
  17. ↑ "About Bellevue Place Education Trust". http://www.datalog.co.uk/browse/detail.php/CompanyNumber/07956784/CompanyName/BELLEVUE+PLACE+EDUCATION+TRUST. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  18. ↑ "Support for Free Schools". http://www.place-group.com/freeschools/index.html. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  19. ↑ "About Us". http://www.rutherfordhouseschool.co.uk/aboutus.php?rt3k=. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  20. ↑ "AC Grayling seeks to open free school in north London". 19 Jan 2013. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-21080809. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  21. ↑ Osley, Richard (15 Aug 2013). "AC GRAYLING ADMITS FREE SCHOOL BID IN CAMDEN IS OVER". Camden New Journal. http://www.camdennewjournal.com/news/2013/aug/ac-grayling-admits-free-school-bid-camden-over. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  22. ↑ "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. 
  23. ↑ "Braywick Court School opens with first 28 pupils". Maidenhead Advertiser. 5 Sep 2014. http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/News/Areas/Bray-Holyport-Fifield/Braywick-Court-School-opens-with-first-28-pupils-05092014.htm. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  24. ↑ Roberts, Alison (24 Feb 2014). "The middle-class parent’s dream school and a battle for an asbestos-riddled site". The Evening Standard. http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/the-middleclass-parents-dream-school-and-a-battle-for-an-asbestosriddled-site-9149092.html. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  25. ↑ Daventry, Michael (29 Oct 2013). "Free school protest: 'We don't want schools run to just make a profit'". Haringey Independent. http://m.haringeyindependent.co.uk/news/10766113._We_don_t_want_schools_run_to_just_make_a_profit_/. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  26. ↑ "New housing proposal for former Ashmount School site". http://www.islington.gov.uk/islington/news-events/news-releases/2014/01/Pages/PR5191.aspx. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  27. ↑ "Bill for Archway ‘free’ school set to top £10m". Islington Tribune. 16 May 2014. http://www.islingtontribune.com/news/2014/may/bill-archway-%E2%80%98free%E2%80%99-school-set-top-%C2%A310m. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  28. ↑ "Two free primary schools In Richmond get Department for Education approval". Richmond and Twickenham Times. 23 June 2014. http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/11290610.Two_free_primary_schools_get_Department_for_Education_approval/. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  29. ↑ Proctor, Ian (19 June 2014). "The 420-place Kilburn Free Primary School approved by education secretary Michael Gove". Get West London. http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/local-news/420-place-kilburn-free-primary-school-7294499. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  30. ↑ Winny, Annalies (4 July 2014). "Critics slam cash for free schools as education budget faces the axe". Hackney Citizen. http://hackneycitizen.co.uk/2014/07/04/critics-slam-funding-for-free-schools/. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
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