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	82	2,746	1,432	1,314
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	20	1,477	797	680
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	62	1,269	635	634
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	1	40	26	14
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	3	155	143	12
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	16	1,282	628	654
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	0	0	0	0
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	40	26	14
CLASS I: Prison Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	3	155	143	12
CLASS III: Church of England - National	4	405	210	195
CLASS III: Church of England - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	9	590	279	311
CLASS III: Independents - British	1	112	14	98
CLASS III: Independents - Others	1	60	10	50
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	1	115	115	0
CLASS IV: Ragged Schools (exclusive of those supported by religious bodies)	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Factory Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	0	0	0	0
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	38	3,548	1,664	1,884
Church of England	22	1,894	909	985
Independents	7	791	349	442
Baptists	2	205	85	120
Wesleyan Methodists	6	571	276	295
Primitive Methodists	0	0	0	0
Wesleyan Reformers	1	87	45	42
Latter Day Saints	0	0	0	0

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