Hi. My 12 year old dd had the worst year of her life in year 7. She is heavily into drama/dance/singing and has been isolated from her year group all through year 7, except for 2 girls she was friendly with at Primary year 6. Summer hols now and not one person from her year group has called her. The girls she was very friendly with at Primary school, and others from year 7, have all gone to the cinema, bowling and into town, shopping. On the occasion my dd asked them if she could join them she was told, "Well N is coming and she doesn't like you so no".
N took a very strong dislike to dd at the start of year 7 because dd was asked to sing at school Christmas Concert and N was not. Since then N has managed to manipulate all the other girls, telling them dd has said this, that and the other about them (Not true). Just as a way of turning everyone against dd for her own needs.
DD has now realised she has no friends at school and really wants to move school next Sept. I have an application form. The school which is more suited to her needs is a Catholic School and is much smaller than her present Comp school. It also has a well attended drama club. I don't know if she will even be accepted into a Catholic school as we are not Catholic.
I am just a bit concerned that even if she is accepted the new school may not be much better, socially, than the school she is leaving. Any advice welcome. Thank you in advance