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	1,194	52,092	27,704	24,388
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	455	38,237	20,821	17,416
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	739	13,855	6,883	6,972
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	22	1,707	942	765
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	98	6,531	4,178	2,353
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	299	26,669	13,999	12,670
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	36	3,330	1,702	1,628
CLASS I: Woods and Forests Schools	1	259	135	124
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	17	1,271	656	615
CLASS I: Prison Schools	4	177	151	26
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	16	833	833	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	82	5,698	3,345	2,353
CLASS III: Church of England	226	18,614	9,335	9,279
CLASS III: Independents	18	1,858	848	1,010
CLASS III: Baptists	5	265	135	130
CLASS III: Society of Friends	2	338	306	32
CLASS III: Unitarians	5	770	480	290
CLASS III: Moravians	2	103	25	78
CLASS III: Wesleyan Methodists	9	417	229	188
CLASS III: Calvinistic Methodists	1	90	50	40
CLASS III: Lady Huntingdon's Connexion	1	146	101	45
CLASS III: Brethren	1	46	36	10
CLASS III: Dissenters (not defined)	2	238	171	67
CLASS III: Roman Catholics	9	739	339	400
CLASS III: Undenominational	18	3,045	1,944	1,101
CLASS IV: Ragged Schools (exclusive of those supported by religious bodies)	6	1,093	469	624
CLASS IV: Orphan Schools	3	378	123	255
CLASS IV: Blind Schools	1	68	39	29
CLASS IV: Deaf and Dumb Schools	1	30	14	16
CLASS IV: Factory Schools	2	153	67	86
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools of no specific character	23	1,608	990	618
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	550	52,742	25,645	27,097
Church of England	296	24,785	12,001	12,784
Independents	62	9,079	4,383	4,696
Baptists	54	6,370	2,983	3,387
Society of Friends	2	503	332	171
Unitarians	5	327	147	180
Wesleyan Methodists	101	8,684	4,335	4,349
Calvinistic Methodists	3	707	294	413
Lady Huntingdon's Connexion	8	828	400	428
Undefined Protestant Congregations	14	935	506	429
Roman Catholics	5	524	264	260

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