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	63	2,404	1,508	896
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	13	1,386	1,032	354
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	50	1,018	476	542
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	1	36	30	6
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	5	175	162	13
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	5	879	654	225
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	2	296	186	110
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	36	30	6
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	5	175	162	13
CLASS III: Church of England - National	2	346	298	48
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Independents - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Baptists - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Baptists - Others	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	3	533	356	177
CLASS IV: Ragged	1	60	60	0
CLASS IV: Industrial	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	1	236	126	110
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	41	5,688	2,324	3,364
Church of England	11	1,241	561	680
Independents	0	0	0	0
Baptists	8	1,215	558	657
Moravians	1	98	43	55
Wesleyan Methodists	15	1,676	640	1,036
Primitive Methodists	2	247	103	144
Mixed and Undefined Protestant Congregations	4	1,211	419	792

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