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	52	1,963	1,077	886
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	20	1,227	730	497
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	32	736	347	389
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	1	31	19	12
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	4	276	153	123
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	15	920	558	362
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	0	0	0	0
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	31	19	12
CLASS I: Prison Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	4	276	153	123
CLASS III: Church of England - National	9	629	392	237
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	5	222	97	125
CLASS III: Independents	1	69	69	0
CLASS III: Wesleyan Methodists	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Roman Catholics	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	0	0	0	0
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	35	1,869	886	983
Church of England	15	745	373	372
Independents	2	134	70	64
Baptists	2	198	72	126
Wesleyan Methodists	15	774	361	413
Bible Christians	1	18	10	8
Wesleyan Association	0	0	0	0
Brethren	0	0	0	0
Congregations undefined	0	0	0	0

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