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	3,055	1,567	1,488
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	30	2,471	1,247	1,224
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	25	584	320	264
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	1	92	47	45
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	4	322	211	111
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	24	1,957	929	1,028
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1	100	60	40
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	92	47	45
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	1	65	65	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	3	257	146	111
CLASS III: Church of England - National	14	1,240	623	617
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	7	371	142	229
CLASS III: Baptists - British	1	40	12	28
CLASS III: Baptists and Independents - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Baptists - Others	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Wesleyans - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Wesleyans - Others	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	2	306	152	154
CLASS IV: Marlborough College	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	1	100	60	40
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	33	2,337	1,186	1,151
Church of England	18	1,189	609	580
Independents	2	413	191	222
Baptists	5	353	166	187
Moravians	0	0	0	0
Wesleyan Methodists	5	251	142	109
Primitive Methodists	2	65	44	21
Mixed Congregations	1	66	34	32

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