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".

Show Wiltshire RegC table	Westbury and Whorwellsdown RegD/PLU

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	40	1,826	891	935
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	18	1,435	707	728
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	22	391	184	207
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	1	96	59	37
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	2	141	106	35
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	14	1,139	518	621
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1	59	24	35
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	96	59	37
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	2	141	106	35
CLASS III: Church of England - National	5	618	295	323
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	5	208	81	127
CLASS III: Independents - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	4	313	142	171
CLASS III: Undenominational - Others	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	1	59	24	35
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	26	2,538	1,261	1,277
Church of England	11	1,007	491	516
Independents	3	277	144	133
Baptists	8	868	396	472
Unitarians	0	0	0	0
Wesleyan Methodists	3	246	149	97
Primitive Methodists	0	0	0	0
Lady Huntingdon's Connexion	0	0	0	0
Mixed and Undefined Congregations	1	140	81	59

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