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	108	3,854	2,083	1,771
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	39	2,751	1,613	1,138
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	69	1,103	470	633
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	1	91	51	40
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	5	191	151	40
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	28	2,188	1,304	884
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	5	281	107	174
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	91	51	40
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	1	30	30	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	4	161	121	40
CLASS III: Church of England - National	10	1,013	579	434
CLASS III: Church of England - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	14	660	352	308
CLASS III: Independents - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Baptists - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Wesleyan Methodists	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Primitive Methodists	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	4	515	373	142
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	5	281	107	174
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	68	5,219	2,417	2,802
Church of England	34	2,668	1,181	1,487
Independents	8	829	373	456
Baptists	9	579	279	300
Wesleyan Methodists	11	822	409	413
Primitive Methodists	4	216	112	104
Wesleyan Reformers	1	85	53	32
Mixed and Undefined Congregations	1	20	10	10

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