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	29	1,667	878	789
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	13	1,056	589	467
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	16	611	289	322
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	0	0	0	0
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	5	426	229	197
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	8	630	360	270
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	0	0	0	0
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	1	48	48	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	4	378	181	197
CLASS III: Church of England - National	2	127	70	57
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	6	503	290	213
CLASS III: Wesleyan Methodists	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Methodist New Connexion	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Roman Catholics	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Colliery Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	0	0	0	0
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	33	2,498	1,420	1,078
Church of England	8	522	317	205
United Presbyterian Church	0	0	0	0
Independents	0	0	0	0
Baptists	1	30	12	18
Wesleyan Methodists	11	861	496	365
Methodist New Connexion	0	0	0	0
Primitive Methodists	12	1,026	563	463
Wesleyan Association	0	0	0	0
Undefined Protestant Congregations	0	0	0	0
Roman Catholics	1	59	32	27

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