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	55	2,203	1,228	975
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	25	1,593	892	701
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	30	610	336	274
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	1	32	17	15
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	11	522	323	199
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	13	1,039	552	487
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	0	0	0	0
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	32	17	15
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	1	31	31	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	10	491	292	199
CLASS III: Church of England - National	4	508	268	240
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	5	322	184	138
CLASS III: Independents	1	62	24	38
CLASS III: Wesleyan Methodists	2	107	52	55
CLASS III: Methodist New Connexion	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Primitive Methodists	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Roman Catholics	1	40	24	16
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	0	0	0	0
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	44	4,060	2,015	2,045
Church of England	20	1,515	728	787
Presbyterian Church in England	0	0	0	0
Independents	1	250	120	130
Baptists	0	0	0	0
Wesleyan Methodists	15	1,288	633	655
Methodist New Connexion	1	242	126	116
Primitive Methodists	5	185	112	73
Wesleyan Methodist Association	0	0	0	0
Undefined Protestant Congregations	1	506	257	249
Roman Catholics	1	74	39	35

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