... founded by wealthy donors to teach local boys Latin and Greek grammar. Though called 'Public' these schools are what today would be called 'Private'. The nineteenth century school movement was significant, because Grammar Schools made no widespread provision for the schooling of the poor and only reached a small percentage of the population. It was widely believed that education should not be extended to the poor. One critic in particular was Andrew Bell, a student at Barmington School (England 1805), who proclaimed, "It is not proposed that the children of the poor should be educated in such an expensive manner". However the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK) continued to press for free education. Charity schools aimed at providing a very basic education for the poor, such as learning to read the Bible and repetition (Rote). All boys and some girls were taught cipher and all girls were to learn ...

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