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	44	1,958	1,067	891
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	27	1,633	907	726
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	17	325	160	165
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	1	59	37	22
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	5	219	173	46
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	20	1,275	681	594
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1	80	16	64
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	59	37	22
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	1	14	14	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	4	205	159	46
CLASS III: Church of England - National	7	437	182	255
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	12	699	360	339
CLASS III: Independents - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Independents - Others	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Baptists - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Wesleyan Methodists	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Primitive Methodists	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Roman Catholics	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Undenominational - Others	1	139	139	0
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	1	80	16	64
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	36	2,317	1,162	1,155
Church of England	20	1,432	703	729
Independents	0	0	0	0
Baptists	4	186	114	72
Wesleyan Methodists	9	584	298	286
Primitive Methodists	2	87	31	56
Congregations undefined	1	28	16	12

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