Pomfret School was founded in 1894. It is a private, co-ed college preparatory boarding and day school. It services grades 9-12 with a postgraduate program.

Pomfret is a rural school, sitting on 500 acres in beautiful Pomfret, Connecticut. The school is non-denominational.

It features small class sizes, averaging 11 students per class. Pomfret is listed among the top 20 boarding schools for offering a high number of AP/advanced level courses to its students. In addition, the school requires all new students to participate in an Interscholastic Team Sport, Theater, or Outdoor Adventure to build concepts such as fair play, sportsmanship, and teamwork.