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	81	2,758	1,494	1,264
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	24	1,419	801	618
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	57	1,339	693	646
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	1	69	36	33
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	2	102	67	35
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	18	1,030	554	476
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	3	218	144	74
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	69	36	33
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	2	102	67	35
CLASS III: Church of England - National	6	479	248	231
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	11	489	280	209
CLASS III: Independents	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Wesleyan Methodists	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Brethren	1	62	26	36
CLASS III: Dissenters - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	3	218	144	74
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	52	4,763	2,162	2,601
Church of England	34	3,284	1,463	1,821
Independents	5	556	251	305
Baptists	2	231	126	105
Unitarians	0	0	0	0
Wesleyan Methodists	8	489	224	265
Primitive Methodists	0	0	0	0
Bible Christians	1	58	25	33
Wesleyan Reformers	0	0	0	0
Congregations undefined	2	145	73	72

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