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	54	1,734	982	752
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	17	959	633	326
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	37	775	349	426
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	1	29	15	14
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	2	106	92	14
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	13	732	480	252
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1	92	46	46
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	29	15	14
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	1	60	60	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	1	46	32	14
CLASS III: Church of England - National	3	184	111	73
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	9	358	239	119
CLASS III: Wesleyan Methodist	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Roman Catholics	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	1	190	130	60
CLASS IV: Railway School	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	1	92	46	46
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	29	1,663	833	830
Church of England	19	905	448	457
Independents	1	101	49	52
Baptists	0	0	0	0
Unitarians	0	0	0	0
Wesleyan Methodists	7	494	253	241
Primitive Methodists	1	65	32	33
Undefined Protestant Congregations	1	98	51	47
Roman Catholics	0	0	0	0

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