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	84	2,830	1,465	1,365
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	25	1,669	848	821
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	59	1,161	617	544
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	1	68	45	23
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	2	133	53	80
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	20	1,409	722	687
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	2	59	28	31
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	68	45	23
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	2	133	53	80
CLASS III: Church of England - National	8	659	385	274
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	10	534	194	340
CLASS III: Independents - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Independents - Others	2	216	143	73
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	2	59	28	31
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	46	2,989	1,424	1,565
Church of England	29	1,754	777	977
Independents	5	573	288	285
Baptists	6	391	213	178
Unitarians	0	0	0	0
Wesleyan Methodists	4	162	88	74
Primitive Methodists	2	109	58	51
Congregations undefined	0	0	0	0

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