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	89	4,653	2,631	2,022
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	33	2,928	1,800	1,128
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	56	1,725	831	894
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	1	157	91	66
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	8	537	464	73
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	19	1,751	1,008	743
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	5	483	237	246
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	157	91	66
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	1	164	164	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	7	373	300	73
CLASS III: Church of England - National	7	822	510	312
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	10	709	339	370
CLASS III: Presbyterian Church In England	1	104	77	27
CLASS III: Independents	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Society of Friends	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Roman Catholics	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	1	116	82	34
CLASS IV: Factory School	1	146	84	62
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	4	337	153	184
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	40	4,610	2,238	2,372
Church of England	21	2,807	1,377	1,430
Church of Scotland	0	0	0	0
United Presbyterian Church	1	42	14	28
Presbyterian Church in England	1	146	77	69
Independents	1	185	93	92
Baptists	2	95	45	50
Society of Friends	0	0	0	0
Wesleyan Methodists	5	512	238	274
Primitive Methodists	1	90	36	54
Wesleyan Association	3	376	166	210
Undefined Protestant Congregations	4	287	139	148
Roman Catholics	1	70	53	17

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