<P> Prior to the nineteenth century , there were few schools . Most of those that existed were run by church authorities and stressed religious education . The Church of England resisted early attempts for the state to provide secular education . In 1811 , the Anglican National Society for Promoting the Education of the Poor in the Principles of the Established Church in England and Wales was established . Historically , the schools founded by the National Society were called National Schools ( still an integral part of the state school system ) . The Protestant non-conformist , non-denominational , or `` British schools '' were founded by Society for Promoting the Lancasterian System for the Education of the Poor , an organisation formed in 1808 by Joseph Fox , William Allen and Samuel Whitbread and supported by several evangelical and non-conformist Christians . </P>
<P> Prior to the nineteenth century , there were few schools . Most of those that existed were run by church authorities and stressed religious education . The Church of England resisted early attempts for the state to provide secular education . In 1811 , the Anglican National Society for Promoting the Education of the Poor in the Principles of the Established Church in England and Wales was established . Historically , the schools founded by the National Society were called National Schools ( still an integral part of the state school system ) . The Protestant non-conformist , non-denominational , or `` British schools '' were founded by Society for Promoting the Lancasterian System for the Education of the Poor , an organisation formed in 1808 by Joseph Fox , William Allen and Samuel Whitbread and supported by several evangelical and non-conformist Christians . </P>
when did state schools began in the uk
when did state schools began in the uk
1811
1811