She can still do a late application, starting year 7 fresh perfect timing as you say. Crazy not to act now.Applications closed end of last month for secondary places, if she was going to return it would have been the best time for her to do so where all the kids in the year group starting afresh at a new school so she could make friends For her sake they owe it to her to allow her that opportunity but they won’t because they wouldn’t want it to get in the way of any of their own plans.