 Bredon School opened in September 1962, with its main focus on providing a public school education for boys who had failed the Common Entrance Examination.It was established by Lt-Col Tony Sharp and Hugh Jarrett, who was Headmaster of Cotsbrook Hall, its feeder preparatory school based in Shropshire.The School started with 17 boys aged 13–18, all full-boarders, and mostly from Forces’ families.