History
The 15th and 16th centuries saw the founding of 3000+ grammar schools, mainly dominated by the aristocracy, Church and the emerging middle classes. Once again, education was restricted to males.
Between 1545 and 1547 the dissolution of the Catholic monasteries under Henry VIIIth ended religious schooling for many years and it wasn't until the 16th - 17th centuries that schools and colleges - religious or otherwise - were established again under the guidance of Merchant guilds and Town Councils (councils and guilds dominated by upper and middle class males). In 1650, for example, 60 free schools were established around the country, funded largely from public funds. We can conclude two things from this:
Firstly, the majority of the population received no schooling during this period (mainly because there was no economic demand for mass education) and, secondly, most schools catered for the sons of the aristocracy - although as we get into the start of the industrial revolution (the late 16th / early 17th centuries) the emerging middle classes took an interest in the education of their sons at least.