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 Cambridgeshire RegC	Caxton 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	25	1,478	747	731
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	17	1,282	677	605
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	8	196	70	126
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	1	53	26	27
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	4	278	143	135
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	10	772	412	360
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	2	179	96	83
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	53	26	27
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	4	278	143	135
CLASS III: Church of England - National	3	323	177	146
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	4	145	67	78
CLASS III: Independents - British	1	78	42	36
CLASS III: Baptists - British	1	180	108	72
CLASS III: Baptists - Others	1	46	18	28
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Ragged	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Industrial	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	2	179	96	83
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	27	1,716	900	816
Church of England	15	898	467	431
Independents	2	175	97	78
Baptists	4	365	187	178
Moravians	0	0	0	0
Wesleyan Methodists	2	102	62	40
Primitive Methodists	0	0	0	0
Mixed and Undefined Protestant Congregations	4	176	87	89

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