Try to check the school's standards, rules and regulations as well as their curriculum. Might as well interview other parents whose kids are studying in that school how their kids are doing in that school.
That's a lot for a little girl to go through all at once. Maybe your daughter would benefit from some counselling; even if she's excited about the move, having someone impartial to talk to can only be a positive.
That's exactly the sort of massive change that - in a supportive environment - builds resiliance. However, resiliance takes skills, so if you feel you need some support in that regard, it could be a good idea to find a counsellor, psychologist, or even a positive psychology course aimed at kids.
Is there any possibility you could take her to open day or a visit at the new school, just so she has the lie of the land before her first day? Also, regardless of the fact that the friends have not been good to her, it could be helpful to give her the option of maintaining contact in a way that she chooses. My DD had a similar set of "friends" in her last school (although she managed to develop a more positive dynamic in the end before she left) and she collected all their phone numbers, addresses, emails for msn, etc before she left. One of the nicer girls wrote a couple of letters over the christmas break, DD sent some postcards, etc, and then it was time for the new school and it was literally only a few weeks before she had a new posse of genuinely friendly friends. (*phew*). After that she was happy to let the contact die off.
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