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	32	1,563	762	801
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	22	1,345	665	680
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	10	218	97	121
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	1	50	33	17
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	3	174	98	76
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	17	1,089	524	565
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1	32	10	22
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	50	33	17
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	3	174	98	76
CLASS III: Church of England - National	4	420	233	187
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	9	386	161	225
CLASS III: Independents - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Independents - Others	1	120	63	57
CLASS III: Baptists - British	1	29	18	11
CLASS III: Wesleyan Methodists	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Roman Catholics	2	134	49	85
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	1	32	10	22
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	19	1,443	695	748
Church of England	13	891	424	467
Independents	2	311	148	163
Baptists	2	92	55	37
Wesleyan Methodists	1	54	23	31
Primitive Methodists	0	0	0	0
Undefined Protestant Congregations	0	0	0	0
Roman Catholics	1	95	45	50

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