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Healthy weight at the start and end of primary school in Leeds.

Plain-English context

Children are weighed at school in reception (age 4–5) and year 6 (age 10–11) through the National Child Measurement Programme. In Leeds, about 11% of reception children (905 children) and 22.8% of year-6 children (2,130 children) live with obesity. Population cut-offs used for tracking differ from clinical thresholds for individual children. We describe the numbers factually and avoid language that stigmatises children or families.

Sources: National Child Measurement Programme via OHID Fingertips. Each card states its reporting period; open its share page for the retrieval date and full provenance.

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the Year 6 obesity prevalence of Bradford.

Leeds: 22.8% · Bradford: 25.9%

Children aged 10–11. Area prevalence, not personal risk. Significance not tested.

Leeds · 2024/25 · Persons, 10-11 yrs

Source: OHID Fingertips · #90323

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11.0%

Reception children living with obesity.

England: 10.5% · Similar

Leeds · 2024/25 · Persons, 4-5 yrs

Source: OHID Fingertips · #90319

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22.8%

Year 6 children living with obesity.

England: 22.2% · Similar

Leeds · 2024/25 · Persons, 10-11 yrs

Source: OHID Fingertips · #90323

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