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	125	4,535	2,351	2,184
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	27	2,209	1,277	932
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	98	2,326	1,074	1,252
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	1	103	64	39
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	2	79	60	19
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	24	2,027	1,153	874
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	0	0	0	0
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	103	64	39
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	2	79	60	19
CLASS III: Church of England - National	13	1,259	662	597
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	7	422	222	200
CLASS III: Free Church of England	1	93	29	64
CLASS III: Independents	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Unitarians	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Wesleyan Methodists	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Dissenters - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Roman Catholics	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	3	253	240	13
CLASS IV: Ragged Schools (exclusive of those supported by religious bodies)	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Blind School	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	0	0	0	0
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	54	4,315	1,996	2,319
Church of England	27	2,244	1,013	1,231
Independents	12	846	397	449
Baptists	6	385	170	215
Unitarians	0	0	0	0
Wesleyan Methodists	7	627	331	296
Bible Christians	0	0	0	0
Wesleyan Reformers	1	77	35	42
Brethren	0	0	0	0
Mixed and Undefined Congregations	1	136	50	86
Roman Catholics	0	0	0	0

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