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	551	23,865	12,464	11,401
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	246	18,278	9,986	8,292
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	305	5,587	2,478	3,109
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	9	496	269	227
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	39	2,861	2,008	853
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	186	14,035	7,277	6,758
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	12	886	432	454
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	9	496	269	227
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	13	1,192	1,011	181
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	26	1,669	997	672
CLASS III: Church of England	163	11,448	5,585	5,863
CLASS III: Independents	5	470	227	243
CLASS III: Baptists	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Society of Friends	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Dissenters (not defined)	1	20	0	20
CLASS III: Roman Catholics	2	134	60	74
CLASS III: Undenominational	15	1,963	1,405	558
CLASS IV: Orphan Schools	1	25	25	0
CLASS IV: Factory Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools of no specific character	11	861	407	454
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	263	22,896	10,770	12,126
Church of England	152	12,290	5,866	6,424
Independents	42	4,566	2,143	2,423
Baptists	28	3,375	1,485	1,890
Unitarians	1	33	21	12
Wesleyan Methodists	32	2,149	1,041	1,108
Brethren	0	0	0	0
Undefined Protestant Congregations	7	468	208	260
Latter Day Saints	1	15	6	9

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