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	75	2,144	1,082	1,062
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	14	1,045	635	410
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	61	1,099	447	652
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	1	59	38	21
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	3	149	95	54
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	9	700	436	264
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1	137	66	71
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	59	38	21
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	1	48	41	7
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	2	101	54	47
CLASS III: Church of England - National	4	298	168	130
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	3	239	145	94
CLASS III: Wesleyan Methodists	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	2	163	123	40
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	1	137	66	71
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	38	3,374	1,592	1,782
Church of England	14	1,167	585	582
Independents	2	79	31	48
Baptists	8	838	405	433
Wesleyan Methodists	12	1,223	536	687
Primitive Methodists	2	67	35	32
Mixed and Undefined Protestant Congregations	0	0	0	0

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