Greenwich local authority · 2024/25
Growing up
26.3%
Year 6 children living with obesity.
Year 6 prevalence of obesity (including severe obesity) · Persons, 10-11 yrs
England: 22.2% · 2024/25 — Worse
healthcards · Greenwich · 2024/25
What this means
26.3% of measured Year 6 children aged 10–11 in Greenwich were living with obesity in 2024/25 — 845 children. Reception and Year 6 figures describe different groups, not children followed over time.
95% confidence interval: 24.8–27.9 %. Source denominator: 3,210 children with valid height and weight measurements (Persons, 10-11 yrs).
Fingertips comparison: Worse England.
Recent observations (Greenwich)
- 2021/22: 28.8%
- 2022/23: 27.2%
- 2023/24: 26.6%
- 2024/25: 26.3%
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:
- Greenwich (E09000011), Upper-tier local authority (post Apr 2023)
- Period:
- 2024/25; retrieved 2026-10-13 (distinct from reporting period)
- Population:
- Persons, 10-11 yrs
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.