Richmond upon Thames local authority · 2024/25

Small beginnings

4.6%

Reception children living with obesity.

Reception prevalence of obesity (including severe obesity) · Persons, 4-5 yrs

England: 10.5% · 2024/25 — Better

healthcards · Richmond upon Thames · 2024/25

What this means

About 1 in 22 children starting school in Richmond upon Thames live with obesity — 75 children measured in 2024/25. Weights are measured at school through the National Child Measurement Programme.

95% confidence interval: 3.7–5.7 %. Source denominator: 1,645 children with valid height and weight measurements (Persons, 4-5 yrs).

Fingertips comparison: Better England.

Recent observations (Richmond upon Thames)

2021/22: 5.4%
2022/23: 5.7%
2023/24: 6.9%
2024/25: 4.6%

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:: Reception prevalence of obesity (including severe obesity) (ID 90319)
Source:: Department of Health and Social Care, National Child Measurement Programme
Area:: Richmond upon Thames (E09000027), Upper-tier local authority (post Apr 2023)
Period:: 2024/25; retrieved 2026-10-13 (distinct from reporting period)
Population:: Persons, 4-5 yrs

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Caveats

Population monitoring cut-offs differ from clinical ones — this is for tracking, not diagnosis.
Opt-outs and absence can bias results slightly.
Lower means fewer children living with obesity. Described factually, without stigma.

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