Publication, Part of National Child Measurement Programme
National Child Measurement Programme, England, 2023/24 School Year
Official statistics, National statistics, Accredited official statistics
This publication for the 2023/24 School Year is the last to be produced by NHS England.
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) will be responsible for publishing the accredited official statistics report from the 2024/25 School Year, and have announced the planned publication date for the 2024/25 report.
Please see the NCMP report series page for additional details.
27 May 2025 17:00 PM
Part 3: Ethnicity
In both reception and year 6, the proportion of children living with obesity was highest for Black children (13.7% and 30.4% respectively) and lowest for Chinese children (4.4% and 13.6% respectively).
The proportion of children who were underweight was highest for Asian children in both reception and year 6 (4.3% and 4.0% respectively).
Ethnic categories displayed here have been derived by combining lower level NHS ethnic categories. The lower level breakdown is available in table 4.
For more information: Table 4, National Child Measurement Programme: England, 2023/24 school year.
Last edited: 27 May 2025 5:00 pm