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	95	3,049	1,639	1,410
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	33	1,997	1,096	901
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	62	1,052	543	509
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	1	127	73	54
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	15	653	423	230
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	17	1,217	600	617
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	0	0	0	0
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	127	73	54
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	3	55	55	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	12	598	368	230
CLASS III: Church of England - National	5	465	254	211
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	10	677	330	347
CLASS III: Baptists - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Baptists - Others	1	29	9	20
CLASS III: Society of Friends - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Society of Friends - Others	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Wesleyan Methodists	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Roman Catholics	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	1	46	7	39
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	0	0	0	0
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	46	3,188	1,499	1,689
Church of England	33	2,133	1,010	1,123
Independents	1	142	71	71
Baptists	4	249	105	144
Unitarians	0	0	0	0
Wesleyan Methodists	6	607	287	320
Primitive Methodists	2	57	26	31
Undefined Protestant Congregations	0	0	0	0
Roman Catholics	0	0	0	0

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