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	54	1,587	900	687
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	22	1,125	708	417
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	32	462	192	270
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	0	0	0	0
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	7	304	233	71
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	14	799	475	324
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1	22	0	22
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS I: Prison Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	1	99	99	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	6	205	134	71
CLASS III: Church of England - National	3	277	216	61
CLASS III: Church of England - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	10	422	159	263
CLASS III: Independents - British	1	100	100	0
CLASS III: Independents - Others	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Ragged Schools (exclusive of those supported by religious bodies)	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Factory Schools	1	22	0	22
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	0	0	0	0
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	30	2,062	847	1,215
Church of England	25	1,473	581	892
Independents	1	174	70	104
Baptists	0	0	0	0
Wesleyan Methodists	2	368	174	194
Primitive Methodists	1	26	12	14
Wesleyan Reformers	0	0	0	0
Latter Day Saints	1	21	10	11

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