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	65	2,647	1,363	1,284
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	28	1,862	964	898
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	37	785	399	386
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	1	128	73	55
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	6	446	298	148
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	20	1,198	566	632
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1	90	27	63
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	128	73	55
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	2	33	33	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	4	413	265	148
CLASS III: Church of England - National	3	115	57	58
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	12	738	313	425
CLASS III: Independents - British	2	178	125	53
CLASS III: Independents - Others	1	39	11	28
CLASS III: Baptists	2	128	60	68
CLASS III: Dissenters - (not otherwise defined) - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Factory Schools	1	90	27	63
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	31	2,250	1,088	1,162
Church of England	20	1,475	699	776
Independents	4	405	196	209
Baptists	5	321	166	155
Wesleyan Methodists	1	38	22	16
Primitive Methodists	1	11	5	6
Congregations undefined	0	0	0	0

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