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	66	2,281	1,213	1,068
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	23	1,397	731	666
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	43	884	482	402
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	1	81	51	30
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	3	86	61	25
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	18	1,218	613	605
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1	12	6	6
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	81	51	30
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	3	86	61	25
CLASS III: Church of England - National	7	579	302	277
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	7	406	175	231
CLASS III: Independents	2	58	29	29
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	2	175	107	68
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	1	12	6	6
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	32	2,551	1,053	1,498
Church of England	21	1,694	688	1,006
Independents	6	617	262	355
Baptists	1	60	30	30
Unitarians	1	52	10	42
Wesleyan Methodists	3	128	63	65
Brethren	0	0	0	0
Roman Catholics	0	0	0	0
Latter Day Saints	0	0	0	0

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