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Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox company/sandbox Bellevue Education is an international education management company, founded in 2003 and based in Surrey.[1][2][3] It now owns ten preparatory schools in the UK and two senior schools, in the UK and in Switzerland.[4][5][6]

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][7][8] 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.[9]

In 2008 House Education was renamed The Really Great Education Company Limited (EDCO) and purchased Weston Green School in Surrey.[1][7][10] It also purchased Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory School in East Sussex in 2010,[7][11] an expansion which contributed to its identification as an aspirant company in the proprietorial schools sector.[12]

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][7]

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.[4] 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.[13][14] The parent company completed the acquisition of a Swiss boarding school, Surval Mont-Fleuri, subsequently renamed as Surval Montreux.[7][15] [16] 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.[17][18]

Back in the UK, Bellevue Education Group opened a new independent school, Wandsworth Preparatory School.[7][19]

Bellevue Education has formed a joint venture with Place Group,[20][21] the Bellevue Place Education Trust (BPET), which operates seven, state funded, primary "Free Schools" across London and the South-East.[22][23][24]

During 2013, Bellevue Education Group acquired two more UK independent schools: Montessori House Nursery in Muswell Hill and Elmhurst School in South Croydon.[7]

Bellevue acquired two more UK independent schools in 2014: Forest Preparatory School in Altrincham and Forest Park Preparatory School in Sale, Greater Manchester.[7][25]

The group's latest acquisition was in March 2015: Ealing Independent College in West London.

In 2017, Bellevue Education is set to open the Swiss international School of Qatar in Al Luqta, Doha.[26]

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. ↑ "About Bellevue Education | Bellevue Education Timeline". http://www.blvue.com/about-us/about-bellevue-education/. Retrieved on 2016-01-03. 
  3. ↑ "Our Schools | Bellevue Education". http://www.blvue.com/our-schools/. Retrieved on 2016-01-03. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "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. 
  5. ↑ "Our UK Independent Schools". Bellevue Education. http://www.blvue.com/uk-independent-schools/schools/. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  6. ↑ "Swiss Boarding Schools". Bellevue Education Limited. http://www.blvue.com/swiss-boarding/schools/. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 "About Us: Timeline". Bellevue Education Limited. http://www.blvue.com/about-us/timeline/. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  8. ↑ "Mark William Malley: Director Summary". http://companycheck.co.uk/director/913742040. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  9. ↑ "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. 
  10. ↑ "EDCO". http://www.theagencyforeducation.co.uk/work.php?item=edco&sub=2. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  11. ↑ "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. 
  12. ↑ 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. 
  13. ↑ "BELLEVUE EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED - Annual Accounts". Bellevue Education Group Limited. https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/documentextract/56750437. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  14. ↑ "Bellevue Education International Limited: Shareholders". http://companycheck.co.uk/company/08028529/BELLEVUE-EDUCATION-INTERNATIONAL-LIMITED/group-structure. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  15. ↑ fr:Surval Mont-Fleuri, Retrieved 10 November 2014Template:Better source
  16. ↑ "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. 
  17. ↑ Jon Ungoed-Thomas and Josh Boswell for the Sunday Times 10 April 2016 Saudi oil tycoon revealed as investor in schools company
  18. ↑ "How 1MDB's Stolen Money Funded Top UK Private Schools". Sarawak Report. http://www.sarawakreport.org/2016/04/how-1mdbs-stolen-money-funded-top-uk-private-schools/. Retrieved on 12 April 2016. 
  19. ↑ "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. 
  20. ↑ "Home | Place Group". http://www.place-group.com/. Retrieved on 3 January 2016. 
  21. ↑ 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. 
  22. ↑ "Welcome to BPET (Bellevue Place Education Trust)". http://www.bpet.co.uk/. Retrieved on 3 January 2016. 
  23. ↑ "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. 
  24. ↑ "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. 
  25. ↑ "Bellevue buys two schools in Cheshire". Education Investor. 27 February 2014. http://www.educationinvestor.co.uk/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=3756. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  26. ↑ "Bellevue to open international school in Qatar". The Pie News. 30 August 2016. https://thepienews.com/news/bellevue-to-open-international-school-in-qatar/. 
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