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".

List Somerset RegC	Wells RegD/PLU

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	58	2,178	1,149	1,029
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	23	1,501	834	667
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	35	677	315	362
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	1	93	34	59
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	3	114	73	41
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	18	1,174	671	503
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1	120	56	64
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	93	34	59
CLASS I: Prison Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	1	40	40	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	2	74	33	41
CLASS III: Church of England - National	5	386	254	132
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	10	592	316	276
CLASS III: Baptists - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Baptists - Others	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Wesleyan Methodists	2	89	48	41
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	1	107	53	54
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	1	120	56	64
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	26	1,349	717	632
Church of England	12	649	387	262
Independents	2	103	46	57
Baptists	3	120	56	64
Unitarians	0	0	0	0
Wesleyan Methodists	5	244	113	131
Primitive Methodists	1	89	36	53
Bible Christians	3	144	79	65
Wesleyan Association	0	0	0	0
Brethren	0	0	0	0

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