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	869	34,838	18,687	16,151
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	270	21,325	12,715	8,610
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	599	13,513	5,972	7,541
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	9	608	398	210
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	75	3,562	2,499	1,063
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	176	16,214	9,249	6,965
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	10	941	569	372
CLASS I: Military Schools	1	90	68	22
CLASS I: Naval Schools	1	80	80	0
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	5	381	213	168
CLASS I: Prison Schools	2	57	37	20
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	8	458	426	32
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	67	3,104	2,073	1,031
CLASS III: Church of England	144	11,789	6,866	4,923
CLASS III: Independents	3	410	241	169
CLASS III: Society of Friends	2	87	57	30
CLASS III: Wesleyan Methodists	14	1,521	1,029	492
CLASS III: Dissenters (not defined)	1	74	36	38
CLASS III: Roman Catholics	8	1,452	536	916
CLASS III: Undenominational	4	881	484	397
CLASS IV: Ragged Schools (exclusive of those supported by religious bodies)	2	206	123	83
CLASS IV: Blind Schools	1	56	40	16
CLASS IV: Factory Schools	1	44	0	44
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools of no specific character	6	635	406	229
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	329	26,904	13,828	13,076
Church of England	180	11,490	6,018	5,472
Independents	21	3,193	1,639	1,554
Baptists	9	514	263	251
Society of Friends	1	125	125	0
Unitarians	2	104	49	55
Wesleyan Methodists	107	10,697	5,354	5,343
Undefined Protestant Congregations	4	363	203	160
Roman Catholics	4	368	157	211
Latter Day Saints	1	50	20	30

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