Source: Obesity in children aged four and five at highest level outside of pandemic | UK News | Sky News
One in 10 children in the first year of primary school in England is obese – the highest it has been on record outside the COVID-19 pandemic, figures show.
Data from the National Child Measurement Programme found 10.5% of children in reception and more than a fifth in year 6 (the last year of primary school) were obese in 2024/25, with boys more likely to be overweight than girls.
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