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Changes in the weight status of children between the first and final years of primary school

A longitudinal cohort analysis of data from the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) covering children in England between reception (aged 4 to 5 years old) in academic year 2013 to 2014 and year 6 (aged 10 to 11 years old) in academic year 2019 to 2020.

• From: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
• Published: 28 September 2022
• Last updated: 4 November 2022 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Changes in the weight status of children between the first and final years of primary school

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Data tables: changes in weight status between the first and final years of primary school

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Annex A: how to use and interpret charts in this report

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Annex B: changes in the weight status of children in the final year of primary school from the first year of primary school

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Annex B data tables: changes in weight status in the final year of primary school from the first year of primary school

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Annex C data tables: data comparison of matched and unmatched cohorts

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Pre-release access list: changes in the weight status of children between the first and final years of primary school

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This report examines how individual children’s body mass index (BMI) has changed between their measurements in reception at age 4 to 5 years and their measurements in year 6 at age 10 to 11 years.

Data is reported for children who are underweight, healthy weight, overweight, living with obesity (excluding severe obesity) and living with severe obesity. How children move between BMI weight categories in reception to year 6 is examined by sex, ethnic group, deprivation, and geographic region to see if the patterns differ within these groupings.

Published 28 September 2022
Last updated 4 November 2022 + show all updates

1. 4 November 2022

   Data for additional ethnic groups has been added to the accompanying data tables.

2. 28 September 2022

   First published.