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 Norfolk RegC	Guiltcross 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	39	1,431	672	759
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	16	1,071	497	574
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	23	360	175	185
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	1	83	46	37
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	3	191	103	88
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	10	721	306	415
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	2	76	42	34
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	83	46	37
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	3	191	103	88
CLASS III: Church of England - National	3	271	93	178
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	6	342	155	187
CLASS III: Independents - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Independents - Others	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	1	108	58	50
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	2	76	42	34
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	29	1,751	858	893
Church of England	18	1,107	540	567
Independents	0	0	0	0
Baptists	2	196	79	117
Unitarians	0	0	0	0
Wesleyan Methodists	5	208	118	90
Primitive Methodists	3	170	84	86
Wesleyan Reformers	1	70	37	33

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