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	68	2,399	1,162	1,237
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	29	1,616	788	828
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	39	783	374	409
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	1	59	32	27
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	3	285	119	166
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	25	1,272	637	635
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	0	0	0	0
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	59	32	27
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	3	285	119	166
CLASS III: Church of England - National	1	55	35	20
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	23	1,148	548	600
CLASS III: Wesleyan Methodists	1	69	54	15
CLASS III: Roman Catholics	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	0	0	0	0
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	44	2,514	1,241	1,273
Church of England	30	1,805	879	926
Independents	0	0	0	0
Baptists	4	159	75	84
Wesleyan Methodists	7	438	221	217
Primitive Methodists	1	13	6	7
Bible Christians	2	99	60	39
Wesleyan Association	0	0	0	0
Wesleyan Reformers	0	0	0	0
Congregations undefined	0	0	0	0

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