Bellevue Education
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| Company type | Education |
|---|---|
| Industry | Independent Schools and Colleges |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Founder | Mark Malley |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 12 schools across the UK and in Switzerland |
Key people | Mark Malley (CEO), Marwan Naja (Chairman), Steven Wade (Schools Director) |
| Parent | Bellevue Education International Limited |
| Website | www.blvue.com |
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 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.
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
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- ^ "About Bellevue Education | Bellevue Education Timeline". www.blvue.com. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Our Schools | Bellevue Education". www.blvue.com. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Bellevue Education continues empire building". Education Investor Website. Education Investor. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ "Our UK Independent Schools". Bellevue Education. Bellevue Education. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ "Swiss Boarding Schools". Bellevue Education. Bellevue Education Limited. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "About Us: Timeline". Bellevue Education. Bellevue Education Limited. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ "Mark William Malley: Director Summary". Company Check. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ "2007 Inspection Report on Norfolk House School". Independent Schools Inspectorate. Independent Schools Inspectorate. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ "EDCO". The Agency for Education. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ "EMC brokers a bright new future for Skippers Hill Manor School". EMC. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ Croft, James. "Profit-Making Free Schools: Unlocking the Potential of England's Proprietorial Schools Sector" (PDF). Adam Smith Institute. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ "BELLEVUE EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED - Annual Accounts". Companies in the UK. Bellevue Education Group Limited. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ fr:Surval Mont-Fleuri, Retrieved 10 November 2014[better source needed]
- ^ "Bellevue Education continues empire building". Education Investor Website. Education Investor. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ Jon Ungoed-Thomas and Josh Boswell for the Sunday Times 10 April 2016 Saudi oil tycoon revealed as investor in schools company
- ^ "How 1MDB's Stolen Money Funded Top UK Private Schools". sarawakreport.org. Sarawak Report. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ "An introduction to Wandsworth Preparatory School by Mark Malley, CEO of Bellevue Education". Wandsworth Preparatory School. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ "Home | Place Group". www.place-group.com. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ Place Group. "Place Group gains first Free School approval as part of a proposer group". Place Group. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ "Welcome to BPET (Bellevue Place Education Trust)". www.bpet.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "BELLEVUE PLACE EDUCATION TRUST FREE SCHOOLS: Master Funding Agreement". Department for Education: School Performance Tables. Department for Education. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ "Bellevue Place Education Trust: Director's Report and Financial Statements for the year ending 31st August 2013". School Performance Tables. Department for Education. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ "Bellevue buys two schools in Cheshire". Education Investor. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.