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 Middlesex RegC	Edmonton 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	159	7,002	3,870	3,132
PUBLIC DAY SCHOOLS	52	4,597	2,459	2,138
PRIVATE DAY SCHOOLS	107	2,405	1,411	994
Classification of Public Schools: CLASS I.-SUPPORTED BY GENERAL OR LOCAL TAXATION	3	356	198	158
CLASS II.-SUPPORTED BY ENDOWMENTS	7	645	493	152
CLASS III.-SUPPORTED BY RELIGIOUS BODIES	37	3,235	1,630	1,605
CLASS IV.-OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	5	361	138	223
CLASS I: Workhouse Schools	3	356	198	158
CLASS II: Collegiate and Grammar Schools	3	270	270	0
CLASS II: Other Endowed Schools	4	375	223	152
CLASS III: Church of England - National	10	1,126	675	451
CLASS III: Church of England - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Church of England - Others	20	1,257	423	834
CLASS III: Independents - British	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Independents - Others	1	68	19	49
CLASS III: Society of Friends	1	26	26	0
CLASS III: Dissenters (not otherwise described)	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Roman Catholics	0	0	0	0
CLASS III: Undenominational - British	5	758	487	271
CLASS IV: Orphan Schools	1	65	33	32
CLASS IV: Factory School	1	100	60	40
CLASS IV: Female Protection School	1	57	0	57
CLASS IV: Other Subscription Schools, of no specific character	2	139	45	94
SUNDAY SCHOOLS	37	3,289	1,663	1,626
Church of England	20	1,736	885	851
Independents	7	745	355	390
Baptists	3	378	185	193
Wesleyan Methodists	3	226	117	109
Wesleyan Association	2	66	34	32
Brethren	1	64	13	51
Congregations undefined	1	74	74	0

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