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	53	1,332	669	663
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	17	742	405	337
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	36	590	264	326
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	1	67	35	32
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	5	192	115	77
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	11	483	255	228
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	0	0	0	0
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	67	35	32
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	5	192	115	77
CLASS III: Church of England - National	1	185	90	95
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	10	298	165	133
CLASS III: Independents	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Primitive Methodists - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Primitive Methodists - Others	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Railway Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	0	0	0	0
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	32	2,042	980	1,062
Church of England	20	1,026	527	499
Independents	4	480	221	259
Baptists	3	244	106	138
Moravians	1	64	8	56
Wesleyan Methodists	0	0	0	0
Primitive Methodists	4	228	118	110
Brethren	0	0	0	0
Congregations undefined	0	0	0	0

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