Inside the school that prides itself on structure and silence - Elodie Harper reports 

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Elodie Harper reports from Bedford Free School which prides itself on the strict routines and structures on their students.
However, the school also takes in an amount of children who have been previously permanently excluded from other schools along with students with Special Educational Needs (SEN) who are more likely to be permanently excluded.
Bedford has the highest rates of permanent exclusions in the East of England.