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".

List Buckinghamshire RegC	Eton RegD/PLU

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	80	3,672	2,123	1,549
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	28	2,598	1,600	998
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	52	1,074	523	551
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	1	82	40	42
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	5	977	840	137
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	21	1,486	697	789
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1	53	23	30
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	82	40	42
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	1	612	612	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	4	365	228	137
CLASS III: Church of England - National	6	597	283	314
CLASS III: Church of England - British	1	102	35	67
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	13	717	334	383
CLASS III: Independents - British	1	70	45	25
CLASS III: Baptists - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Wesleyan Methodists	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Primitive Methodists	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	1	53	23	30
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	23	1,498	690	808
Church of England	12	935	458	477
Independents	3	193	82	111
Baptists	3	138	56	82
Wesleyan Methodists	2	72	33	39
Primitive Methodists	2	73	41	32
Wesleyan Reformers	0	0	0	0
Mixed and Undefined Congregations	1	87	20	67

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