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	31	2,584	1,328	1,256
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	9	2,043	1,113	930
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	22	541	215	326
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	2	73	46	27
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	1	50	50	0
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	6	1,920	1,017	903
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	0	0	0	0
CLASS I: Military Schools	1	52	40	12
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	1	21	6	15
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	1	50	50	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Church of England - National	2	855	494	361
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	1	50	0	50
CLASS III: Church of Scotland	1	585	328	257
CLASS III: Presbyterians	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Independents - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Independents - Others	1	270	115	155
CLASS III: Wesleyan Methodists	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Roman Catholics	1	160	80	80
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Ragged Schools (exclusive of those supported by religious bodies)	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Orphan Schools	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Blind School	0	0	0	0
CLASS IV: Queen's College	0	0	0	0
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	5	1,304	646	658
Church of England	2	422	198	224
Church of Scotland	1	412	213	199
Presbyterian Church in England	0	0	0	0
Independents	2	470	235	235
Baptists	0	0	0	0
Wesleyan Methodists	0	0	0	0
Wesleyan Association	0	0	0	0
Congregations undefined	0	0	0	0

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