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 Wiltshire RegC	Chippenham 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	70	2,752	1,412	1,340
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	27	1,915	953	962
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	43	837	459	378
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	1	101	66	35
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	3	177	123	54
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	21	1,525	716	809
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	2	112	48	64
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	101	66	35
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	3	177	123	54
CLASS III: Church of England - National	11	1,007	426	581
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	8	263	105	158
CLASS III: Independents	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Primitive Methodists - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Primitive Methodists - Others	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	2	255	185	70
CLASS IV: Railway Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	2	112	48	64
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	34	2,668	1,318	1,350
Church of England	23	1,905	888	1,017
Independents	4	335	193	142
Baptists	4	148	79	69
Moravians	0	0	0	0
Wesleyan Methodists	1	138	83	55
Primitive Methodists	1	106	60	46
Brethren	1	36	15	21
Congregations undefined	0	0	0	0

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