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	70	4,214	2,392	1,822
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	43	3,786	2,244	1,542
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	27	428	148	280
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	1	94	50	44
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	15	1,822	1,261	561
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	26	1,670	933	737
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1	200	0	200
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	94	50	44
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	1	163	163	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	14	1,659	1,098	561
CLASS III: Church of England - National	13	944	535	409
CLASS III: Church of England - British	1	74	56	18
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	9	471	226	245
CLASS III: Independents - British	1	65	31	34
CLASS III: Independents - Others	1	72	60	12
CLASS III: Baptists - British	1	44	25	19
CLASS III: Wesleyan Methodists	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	1	200	0	200
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	73	6,701	3,282	3,419
Church of England	39	3,715	1,794	1,921
Independents	8	963	475	488
Baptists	9	608	300	308
Moravians	2	157	55	102
Wesleyan Methodists	10	777	406	371
Primitive Methodists	2	142	77	65
Mixed and Undefined Protestant Congregations	3	339	175	164

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