are people not friends with me because I'm 'smart'?

P.S. I dont mean to sound really stuck up in this post, I am just sharing how I'm feeling. I am not trying to put others down or say that ik better than them.

You're not "too smart" - you're just coming across as boring. If you study instead of getting involved with people who are socialising (or "messing about" as you put it) then you're going to come across as standoffish and not going to make any friends.

1. Your shyness maybe holding you back more then you think and making people believe that you prefer to be alone
2. It's probably because you were raised in different environments, they just don't understand why you are doing what you do

I'm in sixthform where let's say people didnt achieve as high as me in their GCSE's or currently in sixthform.

I moved schools for sixthform and i am one of the very few external students. the others seemed to fit in well but i didnt.

instead of messing around and not doing work in study, I got on with work and helped out around school, where as others did not.

I'm a straight A student, where as others in my class get C's or below.

it's almost the end of the first year and I'm yet to make friends, could it be that im just 'too smart'

P.S. I dont mean to sound really stuck up in this post, I am just sharing how I'm feeling. I am not trying to put others down or say that ik better than them.

I just dont know what else it could be, I'm a generally nice person and although I'm quite quiet at first, when I get use to people I fit in quite well, but right now I really stick out as I'm the only one who is all alone.

can anyone give me any advice???

People who choose to focus on their studies more than socialising are usually the ones who have less friends in their circle and focus on their own thing. It doesn't make you weird and don't feel like you're alone. It's not a bad thing to not have many friends. These people clearly have other priorities and choose to be less work oriented which they would most likely regret in future. Keep focusing on yourself and keep working hard but learn that with time you should give more time to socialising more often and learning to find balance in life between work and play. This is the way you begin to make more friends and form attachments.

it's not just that I have less friends, I have no friends. it's just hard sometimes, I'm not just all about school but people havent even taken the chance to get to know me, they're not interested. I'm just feeling really alone and as time goes on it just gets worse. people see me sat alone at lunch and just dont care. they dont feel bad or ask if I want to sit with them, I'm pretty sure some of the people enjoy knowing that I'm all alone

You seem to have a big ego because you're doing well in the academic system, that's probably why. If your life is driven around intelligence then you won't have friends no as there's nothing interesting to that.

From my experience of sixth form, people only spoke to me if they needed help with their work or needed answers to their homework etc. I would help them and during that time I would use that time to ask them about hobbies etc using that time for small talk. It was through that I managed to make friends.
There will always be people who are jealous of your ability that's human nature. Some love to see you fail because it puts you back onto their level. People prefer similarities. They prefer people who are exactly like them. When you get to university, trust me you will finally be with the people who are very similar to you.

thanks, this really helps. I think the fact that it is such a small sixthform doesn't really help either .

I like school, i like getting good grades. I dont see the problem with that. I dont boast about it or make everyone know about it and I dont shame those or look down to those who are better suited to coursework or those who might not function well under exam pressure. I dont mean to come across as having a big ego and there is more to me then just my grades. I try my best to hide my grades but when teacher put them up on the board, it's pretty hard for people not to notice. I just want to fit in and have the normal experiance to school. there is more to me then school, people just dont care. they see that you get one good grade and do their best to stay away from you. as I result I've had to do what I can to distract myself from feeling lonely and isolated. so yes I through myself into school work, yes I study a lot at home and sometimes I dont even got to school at all. what else am I suppose to do? stop getting good grade to have friends?? that seems a bit extreme to me.

What do you enjoy doing then? I'm not saying stop getting good grades just stop being so central to them

I enjoy tv, movies, art, history, music, culture, travelling, exploring the world and all it has to offer. but I find that most teens these days would rather just go to parties and get drunk. I'm not like that and yes I suppose that is obvious. but there is more to everyone than just school. surely they know that. if they just put in half the amount of effort it takes me to go to school every morning. knowing it's another day where I will sit next to someone and they will move. another day where I try to start a conversation with someone and they just dont even respond or they give short answers as if to say go away. another day where I feel alone and emotionally exhausted through the sadness and anger I feel waiting for someone to say 'hey' to me when they pass me in the corridor or someone to ask me how my weekend was. I know it sounds silly and like I'm the one causing the problem and maybe I am. but it takes two people to make a friendship. I'm putting in the effort on my end as much as I can but I cant force a friendship or create one in my head. they have to want to be my friend too. and right now they just dont. not because I have done something wrong or because I'm not involved enough, it's because they dont care.

I just finished my Alevels and was pretty much like you.
I was quiet and everything but I was never afraid to approach someone I thought would make a good friend(I always went for the quiet ones because I believe there’s something special always on the inside)

Maybe you go for the popular ones and in most cases those are the ones that are so extroverted, too much parties and drinking and in most cases they will turn you down when realise you don’t fit in with them, they can ruin your school life, I mean in terms of studies.

You are an introvert, go for people who seem like introverts too, quiet and don’t seem to socialise a lot.
I made good friends with people who had zero to a few friends because in most cases those are the ones that won’t turn you down and more accepting because they are in the same boat as you.
Talk to people on bus, I made a friend through that just from sth as little as talking about my broken iPhone screen.

It’s not that you smart, it’s because you are you, we introverts can come off as boring sometimes because we hate big crowds, I mean parties and **** but don’t be afraid to approach anyone boy or girl.