Bellevue Place Education Trust
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| Company type | Multi-academy trust |
|---|---|
| Industry | Free Schools |
| Founded | 2012 |
Number of locations | Seven preparatory Free Schools across London and the South-East |
Key people | Mark Greatrex (CEO) |
| Website | Official website |
Bellevue Place Education Trust (BPET) is a multi-academy trust formed in 2012 to support primary free schools in London and South East. The free schools are financed on a non-profit basis via a master funding agreement with the Department for Education.[1][2]
In 2025, BPET is in the top 9% of all primary academy trust, as a combined average being ranked 60th of (649) academy trusts with three or more primary schools BPET is in the top 7% of larger primary academy trusts in England with more than eight primary schools. BPET is ranked 16th out of the 204 multi-academy trusts with eight or more primary.
In 2012, Bellevue Place Education Trust was founded by members of the Bellevue Education and Place Group.[3][4] It is a "private company limited by guarantee"
The following year the trust opened its first state-funded free school, Rutherford House in Balham.[5] It was reported to be partnering with philosopher AC Grayling on another free school project,[6] but that bid was unsuccessful.[7]
The trust opened two more free schools in 2014: Braywick Court School in Maidenhead and Whitehall Park School in Islington.[8]
Later in 2014 the Bellevue Place Education Trust obtained Government "pre-approval" to open four more free schools in London in 2015: Richmond Bridge Primary,[9] Kilburn Grange,[10] Halley House,[11] and Watling Park.[12] However, the trust was unable to secure a site in the Richmond Bridge area, so the proposed Richmond Bridge Primary School was renamed to Deer Park School.[13]