Vision of Britain | 1851 Census: Education

1851 Census of Great Britain, Education. England and Wales. Report and Tables, Table 2 : " Number of Day and Sunday Schools in the 624 Districts or Unions, classified according to their sources of maintenance".

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DESCRIPTION OF SCHOOLS.	No. of Schools. [1]	Number of Scholars belonging to the Schools
DESCRIPTION OF SCHOOLS.	No. of Schools. [1]	Total. [2]	Males. [3]	Females. [4]
DAY SCHOOLS	98	5,834	3,277	2,557
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	28	3,813	2,370	1,443
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	70	2,021	907	1,114
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	1	75	42	33
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	1	100	100	0
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	20	3,060	1,887	1,173
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	6	578	341	237
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	75	42	33
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	1	100	100	0
CLASS III: Church of England - National	6	909	560	349
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	6	857	525	332
CLASS III: Independents	2	190	105	85
CLASS III: Unitarians - British	1	193	193	0
CLASS III: Unitarians - Others	1	190	130	60
CLASS III: Wesleyan Methodists	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Roman Catholics	3	159	83	76
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	1	562	291	271
CLASS IV: Infant Orphan Schools	1	11	0	11
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	5	567	341	226
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	33	7,765	3,600	4,165
Church of England	9	1,911	878	1,033
Independents	4	1,040	492	548
Baptists	8	2,565	1,133	1,432
Unitarians	3	414	160	254
Wesleyan Methodists	2	407	210	197
Primitive Methodists	3	724	364	360
Wesleyan Association	1	327	157	170
Wesleyan Reformers	2	286	145	141
Undefined Protestant Congregations	0	0	0	0
Roman Catholics	0	0	0	0
Latter Day Saints	1	91	61	30

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