Loneliness

Hello everyone,
Sorry for posting this but I really need some advice and reassurance.
So basically I am 17 years old, in year 12 and have 0 close friends. I was pulled out of school at the end of year 8 due to reasons like bullying and no support from the school. I was then home educated and have recently joined a local sixth form college and whilst I have managed to make a few friendly acquaintaces there I still don't have any best friends because everyone there has known each other already for a long time, I am the outsider and it is a tiny sixth form (just 136 students!).
I really need some advice here in the comments and if you are a UK teenager in a very similar situation to me (or have a son/daughter in a similar situation) then please let me know in the comments because I need to know that I am not along.

oh my gosh i had the exact same thing too, turned out my so called friends weren’t exactly my friends 😭 i’d love the group chat idea would be so cute

Btw what subjects are you doing and what are your hobbies or likes?

Hello everyone,
Sorry for posting this but I really need some advice and reassurance.
So basically I am 17 years old, in year 12 and have 0 close friends. I was pulled out of school at the end of year 8 due to reasons like bullying and no support from the school. I was then home educated and have recently joined a local sixth form college and whilst I have managed to make a few friendly acquaintaces there I still don't have any best friends because everyone there has known each other already for a long time, I am the outsider and it is a tiny sixth form (just 136 students!).
I really need some advice here in the comments and if you are a UK teenager in a very similar situation to me (or have a son/daughter in a similar situation) then please let me know in the comments because I need to know that I am not along.