Seventh grade gym class; two students are reaching for the ball

After BFS

Individual Promise.   Inspiring Academics.   Inviting Community.
Many of our alumni describe their years at BFS as the best! When they reflect on their time here, they describe learning experiences that were both vigorous and fun. Their relationships with teachers and classmates endure over the years, often for a lifetime.


Alumni help with many school-wide events and are frequent visitors to campus. They serve on the School Board and committees while supporting the school with gifts to the Annual Fund, Capital Campaigns, and Endowments.

Portrait of A BFS Student


BFS students:Science US

  • are motivated, engaged learners and leaders

  • are resourceful, reflective, and naturally curious

  • are academically prepared and flourish in high school and beyond

  • possess a strong sense of self

  • know their strengths and areas for growth

  • express their ideas, opinions, and perspectives with confidence

  • speak with conviction and reflect thoughtfully on their actions

  • ask for help when needed and seek opportunities to help others

  • are kind-hearted and open-minded

  • listen carefully to the thoughts, ideas, and feelings of others

  • demonstrate patience, compassion, empathy, and integrity

  • show appreciation for and support of others

  • are community-conscious and globally engaged

  • contribute meaningfully to their future communities

Where Do Our Graduates Go After BFS?

Graduates of Buckingham Friends School are well prepared for the world that awaits them after they leave our campus. Because of the strong educational foundation that they receive here, they are accepted into some of the finest secondary schools in the country.  

Portrait of a BFS Student

Abington Friends School

Berkeley Carroll School

Blair Academy

Choate Rosemary Hall

Emma Willard

George School

Germantown Friends School

Germantown Academy

The Hill School

The Hun School of Princeton 

LaSalle College High School

Lawrenceville School 

Peddie School

Pennington School

Princeton Day School

The Putney School

Solebury School

The Taft School

Westtown School 

 

After high school, our alumni attend some of the best colleges in the country including:

American University BFS grad

Amherst University

Barnard College

Bates College

Boston College

Brandeis University

Brown University

Bucknell University

Bryn Mawr College

Clemson Univerisity

Columbia University

Cornell University

Dartmouth College

Davidson College

Dickenson College

Drexel University

Duke University

Georgetown University

George Washington University

Gettysburg College

Guilford College

Haverford College

Lafayette College

Lehigh University

Lewis and Clark College

New York University

Northwestern University

Old Dominion University

Penn State University

Providence College

Rensselaer Polytechnic University

Southern Methodist University

Syracuse University

Tulane University

Trinity College

University of California, Los Angeles

University of Colorado, Boulder

University of Miami

University of Pennsylvania

University of Richmond

University of Washington

Villanova University

Wake Forest University

Washington and Jefferson College