This is a list of dissenting academies

Dissenting academies

The dissenting academies were schools, colleges and nonconformist seminaries run by dissenters. They formed a significant part of England’s educational systems from the mid-seventeenth to nineteenth centuries....

 in England and Wales, operating in the 19th century. Over this period the religious disabilities of English Dissenters

English Dissenters

English Dissenters were Christians who separated from the Church of England in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries.They originally agitated for a wide reaching Protestant Reformation of the Established Church, and triumphed briefly under Oliver Cromwell....

 were lifted within the educational system, and the rationale for the existence of a system of general education parallel to that requiring Church of England

Church of England

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 beliefs therefore fell away. This provision of general education for Dissenters was one of two functions of the academies, the other being the training of ministers (Presbyterian, Congregationalist, Baptist and Unitarian). As the century progressed, there were the administrative changes and migrations seen in the 18th century, but also a gradual merging of some of the stronger dissenting academies into the developing university system. Colleges that were in effect nonconformist seminaries could also become theological institutions within universities. By the end of the century the remaining independent "dissenting" system in practical terms had become a network of nonconformist theological colleges.

See List of dissenting academies (1660–1800) for the earlier history.

Institution	Dates	Tutors	Students
Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a... , Spring Hill College. Founded as a seminary for the Congregational ministry in 1838, and closed in 1886 when the institution moved to Mansfield College, Oxford Mansfield College, Oxford Mansfield College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Of the colleges that accept both undergraduate and graduate students Mansfield College is one of the smallest, comprising approximately 210 undergraduates, 130 graduates, 35 visiting students and 50... . The old building became Moseley School Moseley School Moseley School: A Language College is a large comprehensive school in the Moseley area of Birmingham, England. It has a predominantly male, Muslim student population... .	1838–1886	John Massie John Massie John Massie was a British Liberal Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for Cricklade from 1906 to 1910.... ; Henry Rogers Henry Rogers (congregationalist) Henry Rogers was an English nonconformist minister and man of letters, known as a Christian apologist.-Life:He was third son of Thomas Rogers, a surgeon of St Albans, where he was born on 18 October 1806. He was educated at private schools and by his father, of congregationalist views... ; Thomas Richard Barker Thomas Richard Barker -Life:Barker was born in London on 30 November 1799, and was entered at Christ's Hospital in 1807, where he remained until age 16. He wished to proceed to Cambridge to for classical studies, with a view to taking holy orders; his parents, however, who were strict nonconformists, refused to agree... .	Robert William Dale Robert William Dale Robert William Dale was an English Congregationalist church leader.-Life:Dale was born in London and educated at Spring Hill College, Birmingham, for the Congregational ministry...
Blackburn Academy. Refounded as Lancashire Independent College in 1843, by George Hadfield, Thomas Raffles and William Roley. Later known as Northern Congregational College.
Cheshunt College. Moved to Cheshunt from Trefeca Trefeca Trefeca was the home of 18th-century Methodist leader Howell Harris, located in Wales between Talgarth and Llangorse Lake.-Teulu Trefeca:... .	1792-1906. In 1906 moved to Cheshunt College, Cambridge.	William Hendry Stowell William Hendry Stowell William Hendry Stowell was an English nonconformist minister, college head, writer and periodical editor.-Life:Born at Douglas, Isle of Man, on 19 June 1800, he was son of William Stowell and his wife, Susan Hilton; Hugh Stowell was his cousin. He was one of the first students at the Blackburn... , president 1850, Henry Robert Reynolds, president 1860-94.	Henry Allon Henry Allon Henry Allon , English Nonconformist divine, was born on 13 October 1818 at Welton, Elloughton-cum-Brough, near Hull, in Yorkshire.Under Methodist influence Henry Allon decided to enter the ministry, but, developing Congregational ideas, was trained at Cheshunt College, Hertfordshire and became... .
Hackney Theological College, a Congregational seminary, going by a number of names (Hoxton Academy, Hackney Academy, Highbury College, but see below). It eventually became part of New College, London.	1803	George Collison George Collison George Collison was an English Congregationalist and educator associated with Hackney Academy or Hackney College, which became part of New College London - itself part of the University of London.-Early life:...
Homerton Academy, later merged into New College, London	In operation 1800, merged c.1840.
Idle Idle, West Yorkshire The village of Idle and its outskirts make up a mainly residential suburban area in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, in England. The area is loosely bordered by the areas of Eccleshill, Wrose, Thackley and Greengates, in the north east of the city.... , became Airedale Independent College in 1826. From 1834 in Undercliffe Bolton and Undercliffe Bolton and Undercliffe is an electoral ward in the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, England.Bolton and Undercliffe covers the area east of Bradford Beck, between Shipley & Wrose to the north and central Bradford to the south... , and from 1877 in Bradford. In 1888 Rotherham and Airedale became Yorkshire United College, Bradford.	1800-1888	William Vint, tutor from 1795; William Benton Clulow William Benton Clulow -Life:Clulow was a native of Leek, Staffordshire, and, after receiving a preliminary education in the grammar school there, entered Hoxton Academy. He became pastor of the congregational church at Shaldon, Devonshire, where he stayed for twelve years.... ; Andrew Martin Fairbairn Andrew Martin Fairbairn Dr Andrew Martin Fairbairn was a Scottish theological scholar, born near Edinburgh.-Education:Fairbairn was educated at the University of Edinburgh, the University of Berlin, and at the Evangelical Union Theological Academy in Glasgow... , principal 1877 to 1886.	Charles Albert Berry Charles Albert Berry Charles Albert Berry , English nonconformist divine, was born at Bradshawgate, Leigh, Lancashire.At the age of seventeen he entered Airedale College, Bradford, to train for the Congregational ministry, and in 1875 became pastor of St George's Road Congregational church, Bolton... , John Kelly John Kelly (minister) -Life:Kelly was born in Edinburgh on 1 December 1801, received his education at Heriot's Hospital, and at an early age was converted by the preaching of Dr. Robert Gordon of Edinburgh... , John Waddington John Waddington (cleric) John Waddington was an English Congregational divine who wrote an important series of books on the history of the Congregational Church in England.-Life:... .
Manchester Academy; then in York, Manchester again, London, and Oxford. Became Harris Manchester College, Oxford Harris Manchester College, Oxford Harris Manchester College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as Manchester College, it is listed in the University Statutes as Manchester Academy and Harris College, and at University ceremonies it is called Collegium de Harris et... .	Operating in 1800.
New College London New College London New College London was founded as a Congregationalist college in 1850.-Predecessor institutions:... . It was a Congregational academy formed by the amalgamation of the final form of Daventry Academy Daventry Academy Daventry Academy was a dissenting academy, that is, a school or college set up by English Dissenters. It moved to many locations, but was most associated with Daventry, where its most famous pupil was Joseph Priestley...  as Coward College, Highgate Academy Highbury College (Dissenting Academy) Highbury College was a dissenting academy, that is, a school or college set up by English Dissenters. Its most famous student was Christopher Newman Hall. It had a high reputation, and in time it was amalgamated into New College London.-History:... , and Homerton College Independent College, Homerton Independent College, Homerton, later Homerton Academy, was a dissenting academy just outside London, England, in the 18th and early 19th centuries.-Background:... .	1850–1900. In 1900 it became part of the University of London University of London -20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the... ,	John Harris John Harris (college head) John Harris , English Congregational minister, Christian essayist and author, became the first Principal of New College, St John’s Wood, London.-Early life:... , Robert Halley Robert Halley Robert Halley was an English Congregationalist minister and abolitionist. He was noted for his association with the politics of Repeal of the Corn Laws, and became Classical Tutor at Highbury College and Principal of New College, St John's Wood, London.-Early life :Robert Halley was born in... .