6th form education

This is a very large state school, sorry should have clarified.

Because schools are run as businesses, it is not particularly uncommon for courses to be pulled at the last minute because there aren't enough students (same as uni courses). And because some schools 'headhunt' students from other schools, this is what can happen. The worst part (other the upset to pupils and families) is that in a time of huge shortages of specialist teachers, there are A level teachers with no groups in one school, and groups with no specialist teacher in another.
But this is how modern UK govts want education run. I don't remember when it started, but I do recall Thatcher talking about 'excess school places' in the 1980s, not realising that families move around the country, and that if you move into an area, your child needs a school place somewhere vaguely near.

Good point Witzend.

*then not them

I have never heard of an entire sixth form being closed in a school. Specific A levels are occasionally dropped due to poor numbers, but them with plenty of notice before the start of the academic year.

Is it an independent school where numbers have perhaps fallen down to the proposed added VAT?

Realistically I would think her best option would be to ask her former school whether she can return.

Is it a private 6th Form in the UK?
If private it's been caught up in the VAT the new Government has imposed, and families have pulled their children.

Bad luck the school not having enough applicants to run the course, better to cancel at the start than to struggle with a poor quality course, her previous school would seem the best alternative. As for uniform most 6th formers here seem to dress in mufti.

There are quite a few colleges offering A Level courses, some residential that are becoming very popular, 2 grandsons have done them, no tuition fees, just pay accommodation if residential.

Not sure the uniform is relevant, because "appropriate dress" is usually required and I suspect that is what the OP meant. The important question is, is it an Independent School, LA run or Academy chain? Is is an all through secondary or Sixth Form College?

This sounds strange. Is it a private school? School uniform for the sixth form? There is generally a dress code but no uniform. It sounds as though this school is poorly managed, to have made the decision to pull its sixth form so late; this girl would be better applying elsewhere, possibly to her former school even though it is single sex.

Wow! Seems unusual. It must be quite a small school not to do a 6th Form course of any sort. And, often, small groups used to be run for 6th Form subjects because they were being trained for uni entry. I would be horrified if any of my local schools did this because surely a whole set of arrangements are made for staffing, curriculum planning, etc way ahead of the autumn term starting and the school should have set its budgets out way ahead of the new school year. Is this some modern business model dealing with short notice cut backs or something? And a uniform? I thought most 6th form schools allowed an almost free rein with uniforms. Looks like they are going to have to request refunds and see if perhaps she can stay at the school she is at (all girls?). If that were my daughter, or indeed if I were a member of staff I would be up in arms? Also, what about the cost of the curriculum and the teachers that would have been allotted to the A level subjects? How would their timetables be filled? Sounds like poor management to me. I hope she finds what she is looking for. They work so hard and are so earnest at that age, they deserve all the support they can get. Your daughter and granddaughter will need to develop teeth to find out what is going on.