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 Somerset RegC Shepton Mallet RegD/PLU  
DESCRIPTION OF SCHOOLS. No. of Schools.
[1]
Number of Scholars belonging to the Schools
Total.
[2]
Males.
[3]
Females.
[4]
DAY SCHOOLS 57 Show data context 2,011 Show data context 1,095 Show data context 916 Show data context
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS 18 Show data context 1,271 Show data context 737 Show data context 534 Show data context
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS 39 Show data context 740 Show data context 358 Show data context 382 Show data context
Classification of Public Schools:
CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION
2 Show data context 203 Show data context 181 Show data context 22 Show data context
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS 2 Show data context 67 Show data context 51 Show data context 16 Show data context
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES 14 Show data context 1,001 Show data context 505 Show data context 496 Show data context
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools 1 Show data context 43 Show data context 21 Show data context 22 Show data context
CLASS I: Prison Schools 1 Show data context 160 Show data context 160 Show data context 0 Show data context
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools 1 Show data context 43 Show data context 43 Show data context 0 Show data context
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools 1 Show data context 24 Show data context 8 Show data context 16 Show data context
CLASS III: Church of England - National 9 Show data context 727 Show data context 369 Show data context 358 Show data context
CLASS III: Church of England - Others 4 Show data context 252 Show data context 120 Show data context 132 Show data context
CLASS III: Baptists - British 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
CLASS III: Baptists - Others 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
CLASS III: Wesleyan Methodists 1 Show data context 22 Show data context 16 Show data context 6 Show data context
CLASS III: Undenominational - British 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
SUNDAY SCHOOLS 35 Show data context 2,212 Show data context 1,030 Show data context 1,182 Show data context
Church of England 18 Show data context 1,112 Show data context 502 Show data context 610 Show data context
Independents 2 Show data context 235 Show data context 113 Show data context 122 Show data context
Baptists 1 Show data context 31 Show data context 13 Show data context 18 Show data context
Unitarians 1 Show data context 40 Show data context 20 Show data context 20 Show data context
Wesleyan Methodists 12 Show data context 760 Show data context 364 Show data context 396 Show data context
Primitive Methodists 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Bible Christians 1 Show data context 34 Show data context 18 Show data context 16 Show data context
Wesleyan Association 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Brethren 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context

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