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	52	1,934	1,032	902
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	16	867	434	433
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	36	1,067	598	469
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	1	65	42	23
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	1	37	3	34
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	12	684	357	327
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	2	81	32	49
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	65	42	23
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	1	37	3	34
CLASS III: Church of England - National	6	341	186	155
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	6	343	171	172
CLASS III: Independents - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Independents - Others	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Baptists	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	2	81	32	49
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	28	1,806	834	972
Church of England	17	1,173	529	644
Independents	2	115	61	54
Baptists	1	72	36	36
Unitarians	0	0	0	0
Wesleyan Methodists	2	191	64	127
Bible Christians	5	215	117	98
Wesleyan Association	0	0	0	0
Congregations undefined	1	40	27	13

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