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".

List England Dep	London RegC

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	4,561	254,239	140,873	113,366
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	863	167,298	97,675	69,623
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	3,698	86,941	43,198	43,743
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	41	6,981	4,768	2,213
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	99	16,028	11,225	4,803
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	581	119,869	68,543	51,326
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	142	24,420	13,139	11,281
CLASS I: Military Schools	8	1,137	846	291
CLASS I: Naval Schools	5	1,299	1,216	83
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	26	3,910	2,175	1,735
CLASS I: Prison Schools	2	635	531	104
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	19	3,748	3,748	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	80	12,280	7,477	4,803
CLASS III: Church of England	377	80,202	45,069	35,133
CLASS III: Church of Scotland	5	946	652	294
CLASS III: Presbyterian Church In England	1	31	8	23
CLASS III: Presbyterians (not otherwise defined)	3	509	308	201
CLASS III: Independents	64	11,429	6,366	5,063
CLASS III: Baptists	8	891	570	321
CLASS III: Unitarians	4	430	162	268
CLASS III: Wesleyan Methodists	24	4,741	2,584	2,157
CLASS III: Lady Huntingdon's Connexion	1	86	43	43
CLASS III: Dissenters (not defined)	3	442	267	175
CLASS III: Lutherans	1	157	107	50
CLASS III: French Protestants	1	15	0	15
CLASS III: German Missionary Society	1	100	40	60
CLASS III: Roman Catholics	42	7,780	4,236	3,544
CLASS III: Jews	7	1,033	624	409
CLASS III: Undenominational	39	11,077	7,507	3,570
CLASS IV: Ragged Schools (exclusive of those supported by religious bodies)	75	15,436	8,651	6,785
CLASS IV: Orphan Schools	16	1,758	880	878
CLASS IV: Blind Schools	2	215	107	108
CLASS IV: Deaf and Dumb Schools	1	5	5	0
CLASS IV: Mechanics' Institution Schools	1	398	398	0
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools of no specific character	47	6,608	3,098	3,510
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	702	138,600	65,913	72,687
Church of England	259	49,173	24,350	24,823
Church of Scotland	4	698	346	352
United Presbyterian Church	2	362	162	200
Presbyterian Church in England	6	1,122	505	617
Independents	156	39,391	17,747	21,644
Baptists	74	12,952	5,886	7,066
Unitarians	3	348	188	160
Moravians	1	67	13	54
Wesleyan Methodists	119	22,408	10,475	11,933
Calvinistic Methodists	4	397	202	195
Lady Huntingdon's Connexion	4	1,147	521	626
New Church	1	60	26	34
Brethren	1	55	0	55
Undefined Protestant Congregations	61	9,579	5,059	4,520
Roman Catholics	6	819	419	400
Latter Day Saints	1	22	14	8

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