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 Middlesex RegC	St Marylebone RegD/PLPar

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	241	15,603	8,233	7,370
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	46	11,054	6,069	4,985
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	195	4,549	2,164	2,385
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	1	277	158	119
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	0	0	0	0
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	34	8,760	4,891	3,869
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	11	2,017	1,020	997
CLASS I: Military Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	277	158	119
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Church of England - National	5	2,121	1,376	745
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	19	4,387	2,236	2,151
CLASS III: Church of Scotland	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Presbyterians	1	110	80	30
CLASS III: Independents - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Independents - Others	3	958	523	435
CLASS III: Wesleyan Methodists	1	150	92	58
CLASS III: Roman Catholics	4	948	515	433
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	1	86	69	17
CLASS IV: Ragged Schools (exclusive of those supported by religious bodies)	9	1,630	951	679
CLASS IV: Orphan Schools	1	141	69	72
CLASS IV: Blind School	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Queen's College	1	246	0	246
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	32	7,415	3,737	3,678
Church of England	11	2,654	1,346	1,308
Church of Scotland	0	0	0	0
Presbyterian Church in England	0	0	0	0
Independents	5	1,465	708	757
Baptists	4	762	384	378
Wesleyan Methodists	4	1,217	592	625
Wesleyan Association	2	163	78	85
Congregations undefined	6	1,154	629	525

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