These reports present findings from the Government's National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) for England. This programme is part of the Government’s approach to tackling child obesity by annually measuring the height and weight of children in reception (aged 4–5 years) and year 6 (aged 10–11 years) in mainstream state-maintained schools in England.
Series / Collection
National Child Measurement Programme
Official statistics, National statistics, Accredited official statistics- Frequency:
- Yearly
- Geographic Coverage:
- England
- Geographical Granularity:
- Regions, Local Authorities
Summary
Latest statistics
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This report presents findings from the Government's National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) for England, 2023/24 school year.
Published: 5 November 2024
About this publication
Local Authorities in England measure children in mainstream state-maintained schools during the school (academic) year which starts in September and finishes in July. The statistical reports contain analyses of Body Mass Index (BMI) classification rates by age, sex and ethnicity as well as geographic analyses. Note that data for the 2020/21 school year was reported at national and regional level only due to COVID-19 disruptions to data collection.
Annual reports up to the 2023/24 School Year were published by NHS England.
In November 2025 the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) will take responsibility for the publication of the annual accredited official statistics report alongside updating the NCMP indicators on Fingertips.
The DHSC report will be similar to the previous reports, however:
- BMI category prevalence data by ONS area classification and rural/urban classification will not be included for postcode of school or postcode of child
- BMI category prevalence data by Index of Multiple Deprivation decile split by sex will not be included
- BMI category prevalence data by region and local authority, and by Index of Multiple Deprivation decile will be shown only by postcode of child.
Responsible parties
- Lead Analyst:
- Paula Curnow
Past publications
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This report presents findings from the Government's National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) for England, 2022/23 school year.
19 October 2023
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This report presents findings from the Government's National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) for England, 2021/22 school year.
3 November 2022
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This report presents provisional findings from the Government's National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) for England, 2021/22 school year.
19 July 2022
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This report presents findings from the Government's National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) for England, 2020/21 school year.
16 November 2021
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This report presents findings from the Government's National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) for England, 2019/20 school year.
29 October 2020
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This report presents findings from the Government's National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) for England, 2018-19 school year.
10 October 2019
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This report presents findings from the Government's National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) for England, 2017-18 school year.
11 October 2018
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19 October 2017
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3 November 2016
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26 November 2015
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3 December 2014
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11 December 2013
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14 December 2011