About this data

Source: Department of Health and Social Care, National Child Measurement Programme, via OHID Fingertips

• Children are measured at school in Reception (age 4 to 5) and Year 6 (age 10 to 11). They are classed as overweight at or above the 85th centile of the UK90 growth reference, and obese at or above the 95th centile (including severe obesity); overweight here includes obesity.
• In 2019/20, measurements stopped in March 2020 when schools closed, and in 2020/21 only a sample of schools took part, so local figures aren't available for that year.
• Children are counted in the local authority where they live.

This chart appears in Obesity.