Bellevue Education

Bellevue Education

Type	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 and now owns ten preparatory schools in the UK and two senior schools in the UK and Switzerland.^[3][4][5] 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.^[6]

Through a joint venture with Place Group,^[7][8] 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.^[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 when the school was inspected in 2007 it was reported to be significantly improved from its previous inspection, with outstanding leadership.^[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

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