Bellevue Education

Bellevue Education
Education
Industry Independent Schools and Colleges
Founded 2003
Founder Mark Malley
Headquarters Surrey, United Kingdom
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.[1][2] The group has grown rapidly, with funding derived largely from the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal.[3] It now owns ten preparatory schools in the UK and two senior schools in the UK and Switzerland.[4][5][6] Based in Surrey, United Kingdom, Bellevue Education educates children and teenagers aged 3 to 19 through its nurseries, pre-preparatory, preparatory and senior schools and colleges.[7]

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][8][9] 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.[10]

In 2008 House Education was renamed The Really Great Education Company Limited (EDCO) and purchased Weston Green School in Surrey.[1][8][11] It also purchased Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory School in East Sussex in 2010,[8][12] an expansion which contributed to its identification as an aspirant company in the proprietorial schools sector.[13]

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][8]

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.[14][15] The parent company completed the acquisition of a Swiss boarding school, Surval Mont-Fleuri, subsequently renamed as Surval Montreux.[8][16] In April 2016, the true source of much of the investment funding behind Bellevue was exposed via the release of the Panama Papers, as covered by the Sarawak Report[3]

Back in the UK, Bellevue Education Group opened a new independent school, Wandsworth Preparatory School.[8][17]

Through a joint venture with Place Group,[18][19] The Bellevue Place Education Trust (BPET), Bellevue Education operates seven primary Free Schools across London and the South-East. The trust is a multi-academy sponsor with a core purpose and responsibility to establish, maintain and manage state funded Free Schools.[20] The Free Schools are financed on a non-profit basis via a master funding agreement with the Department for Education.[21][22]

During 2013, Bellevue Education Group acquired two more UK independent schools: Montessori House Nursery in Muswell Hill and Elmhurst School in South Croydon.[8]

Bellevue acquired two more UK independent schools in 2014: Forest Preparatory School in Altrincham and Forest Park Preparatory School in Sale, Greater Manchester.[8][23]

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

List of Bellevue Schools

Preparatory Schools

Senior Schools

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "BELLEVUE EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED". Dellam Corporate Information Limited. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "About Bellevue Education | Bellevue Education Timeline". www.blvue.com. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  3. 1 2 "How 1MDB's Stolen Money Funded Top UK Private Schools". sarawakreport.org. Sarawak Report. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Bellevue Education continues empire building". Education Investor Website (Education Investor). 22 Oct 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Our UK Independent Schools". Bellevue Education. Bellevue Education. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Swiss Boarding Schools". Bellevue Education. Bellevue Education Limited. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Our Schools | Bellevue Education". www.blvue.com. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "About Us: Timeline". Bellevue Education. Bellevue Education Limited. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "Mark William Malley: Director Summary". Company Check. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "2007 Inspection Report on Norfolk House School". Independent Schools Inspectorate. Independent Schools Inspectorate. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "EDCO". The Agency for Education. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  12. ↑ "EMC brokers a bright new future for Skippers Hill Manor School". EMC. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  13. ↑ Croft, James. "Profit-Making Free Schools: Unlocking the Potential of England's Proprietorial Schools Sector" (PDF). Adam Smith Institute. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  14. ↑ "BELLEVUE EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED - Annual Accounts". Companies in the UK. Bellevue Education Group Limited. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  15. ↑ "Bellevue Education International Limited: Shareholders". Company Check. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  16. ↑ fr:Surval Mont-Fleuri, Retrieved 10 November 2014
  17. ↑ "An introduction to Wandsworth Preparatory School by Mark Malley, CEO of Bellevue Education.". Wandsworth Preparatory School. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  18. ↑ "Home | Place Group". www.place-group.com. Retrieved January 2016.
  19. ↑ Place Group. "Place Group gains first Free School approval as part of a proposer group". Place Group. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  20. ↑ "Welcome to BPET (Bellevue Place Education Trust)". www.bpet.co.uk. Retrieved January 2016.
  21. ↑ "BELLEVUE PLACE EDUCATION TRUST FREE SCHOOLS: Master Funding Agreement". Department for Education: School Performance Tables. Department for Education. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  22. ↑ "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.
  23. ↑ "Bellevue buys two schools in Cheshire". Education Investor. 27 Feb 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
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