Barking and Dagenham local authority · 2024/25

Growing up

28.3%

Year 6 children living with obesity.

Year 6 prevalence of obesity (including severe obesity) · Persons, 10-11 yrs

England: 22.2% · 2024/25 — Worse

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What this means

28.3% of measured Year 6 children aged 10–11 in Barking and Dagenham were living with obesity in 2024/25 — 945 children. Reception and Year 6 figures describe different groups, not children followed over time.

95% confidence interval: 26.8–29.8 %. Source denominator: 3,340 children with valid height and weight measurements (Persons, 10-11 yrs).

Fingertips comparison: Worse England.

Recent observations (Barking and Dagenham)

2021/22: 33.2%
2022/23: 31.7%
2023/24: 29.3%
2024/25: 28.3%

These points share an indicator, sex, age and period type. Source-method changes and overlapping pooled periods can limit comparisons; see the caveats.

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Source & provenance

Indicator:: Year 6 prevalence of obesity (including severe obesity) (ID 90323)
Source:: Department of Health and Social Care, National Child Measurement Programme
Area:: Barking and Dagenham (E09000002), Upper-tier local authority (post Apr 2023)
Period:: 2024/25; retrieved 2026-10-13 (distinct from reporting period)
Population:: Persons, 10-11 yrs

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Caveats

Same measurement programme and cut-off notes as reception.
Compares the same school year, not the same children tracked over time.
Lower means fewer children living with obesity.

Missing or suppressed values are never shown as zero — every card above passed validation with a real numeric value.