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	286	17,312	9,467	7,845
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	47	11,465	6,563	4,902
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	239	5,847	2,904	2,943
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	2	213	138	75
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	0	0	0	0
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	36	9,286	5,390	3,896
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	9	1,966	1,035	931
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	2	213	138	75
CLASS I: Prison School	0	0	0	0
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	9	3,246	1,832	1,414
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	14	2,177	1,105	1,072
CLASS III: Church of Scotland	1	75	75	0
CLASS III: Presbyterians	1	279	155	124
CLASS III: Independents - British	3	1,202	691	511
CLASS III: Independents - Others	1	130	100	30
CLASS III: Unitarians	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Wesleyan Methodists	1	192	136	56
CLASS III: Wesleyan Reformers	1	23	16	7
CLASS III: French Protestants	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Roman Catholics	2	604	389	215
CLASS III: Jews	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	2	849	650	199
CLASS III: Undenominational - Home and Colonial Model School	1	509	241	268
CLASS IV: Ragged Schools (exclusive of those supported by religious bodies)	6	1,134	584	550
CLASS IV: Orphan Schools	2	559	301	258
CLASS IV: Collegiatee School	1	273	150	123
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	0	0	0	0
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	34	8,050	3,777	4,273
Church of England	12	3,311	1,467	1,844
Presbyterian Church in England	0	0	0	0
Independents	8	2,438	1,133	1,305
Baptists	4	905	481	424
Unitarians	0	0	0	0
Wesleyan Methodists	5	1,043	515	528
Wesleyan Association	0	0	0	0
Wesleyan Reformers	1	35	16	19
New Church	1	60	26	34
Congregations undefined	3	258	139	119
Roman Catholics	0	0	0	0

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