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	30	1,365	634	731
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	15	1,148	540	608
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	15	217	94	123
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	1	54	30	24
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	1	29	15	14
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	13	1,065	495	570
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	0	0	0	0
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	54	30	24
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	1	29	15	14
CLASS III: Church of England - National	6	616	307	309
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	5	283	119	164
CLASS III: Independents	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Primitive Methodists - British	1	130	53	77
CLASS III: Primitive Methodists - Others	1	36	16	20
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Railway Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	0	0	0	0
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	20	1,445	723	722
Church of England	11	1,001	477	524
Independents	2	53	26	27
Baptists	1	63	37	26
Moravians	0	0	0	0
Wesleyan Methodists	1	25	8	17
Primitive Methodists	5	303	175	128
Brethren	0	0	0	0
Congregations undefined	0	0	0	0

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