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 England Dep	Rutland RegC

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	111	3,396	1,853	1,543
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	40	2,220	1,302	918
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	71	1,176	551	625
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	2	59	41	18
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	15	634	470	164
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	23	1,527	791	736
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	0	0	0	0
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	2	59	41	18
CLASS I: Prison Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	2	86	86	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	13	548	384	164
CLASS III: Church of England	23	1,527	791	736
CLASS III: Independents	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Unitarians	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Wesleyan Methodists	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Roman Catholics	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Undenominational	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Orphan Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools of no specific character	0	0	0	0
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	67	3,553	1,766	1,787
Church of England	50	2,286	1,123	1,163
Independents	3	409	199	210
Baptists	4	363	191	172
Unitarians	0	0	0	0
Wesleyan Methodists	7	368	196	172
Undefined Protestant Congregations	3	127	57	70
Roman Catholics	0	0	0	0
Latter Day Saints	0	0	0	0

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