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	64	2,048	1,039	1,009
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	15	1,143	628	515
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	49	905	411	494
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	1	48	33	15
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	3	139	86	53
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	11	956	509	447
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	0	0	0	0
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	48	33	15
CLASS I: Prison Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	3	139	86	53
CLASS III: Church of England - National	5	566	326	240
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	5	330	158	172
CLASS III: Independents	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Methodist New Connexion	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Roman Catholics	1	60	25	35
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	0	0	0	0
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	24	3,470	1,824	1,646
Church of England	13	1,383	737	646
Presbyterian Church in England	0	0	0	0
Independents	1	140	84	56
Baptists	1	50	29	21
Wesleyan Methodists	6	1,340	707	633
Primitive Methodists	3	557	267	290
Undefined Protestant Congregations	0	0	0	0
Roman Catholics	0	0	0	0

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