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	71	4,685	2,640	2,045
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	19	2,867	1,605	1,262
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	52	1,818	1,035	783
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	0	0	0	0
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	1	308	170	138
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	16	2,208	1,254	954
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	2	351	181	170
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	1	308	170	138
CLASS III: Church of England - National	3	882	475	407
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	7	464	268	196
CLASS III: Presbyterian Church In England	1	156	97	59
CLASS III: Independents	2	193	128	65
CLASS III: Wesleyan Methodists	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Roman Catholics	2	80	56	24
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	1	433	230	203
CLASS IV: Ragged Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Colliery Schools	1	98	41	57
CLASS IV: Chemical Schools	1	253	140	113
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	0	0	0	0
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	41	4,967	2,490	2,477
Church of England	9	1,366	722	644
United Presbyterian Church	2	173	83	90
Presbyterian Church in England	2	334	185	149
Independents	5	445	202	243
Baptists	1	175	73	102
Society of Friends	0	0	0	0
Unitarians	0	0	0	0
Wesleyan Methodists	10	1,142	570	572
Methodist New Connexion	2	155	64	91
Primitive Methodists	5	782	397	385
Wesleyan Association	3	221	106	115
Wesleyan Reformers	0	0	0	0
Undefined Protestant Congregations	1	91	50	41
Roman Catholics	1	83	38	45

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