Local areas ranked for the most obese children

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The NHS has published figures which reveal which areas of the country have the most obese children.

The figures for the 2016-17 school year reveal that almost a quarter of reception children (aged 4-5 years) were overweight, whilst in year 6 (aged 10-11 years) it was over a third.

Across the country, 34.2 per cent of Year 6 pupils in state schools are overweight, of which 20% are obese. Whilst 22.6 per cent of kids in Reception are overweight, of which 9.6% are obese.

The National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) measures the height and weight of over one million children in state maintained primary schools in England annually and provides data on the number of children in reception and year 6 who are underweight, healthy weight, overweight or obese.

The areas with the most obese Year 6 children in England were Woodberry Down in Hackney (33.6%), Camberwell Green in Southwark (33.4%) and Newington in Southwark (33.2%). The area with the lowest number was Newbridge in Bath and North East Somerset (4.3%).

The figures for obese children in Year 6 in our local wards in 2016/17 were:

Wilmslow West and Chorley - 6.7%

Wilmslow East - 7%

Alderley Edge - 8.9%

Wilmslow Lacey Green - 10%

Wilmslow Dean Row - 11.7%

Handforth - 15.2%

The areas with the most obese Reception children in England were Sutton on Sea in East Lindsey (20%), Central and Northgate in Great Yarmouth (18.8%) and Barrow Island in Barrow-in-Furness (18.5%).

The figures for obese children in Reception in our local wards in 2016/17 were:

Wilmslow East - 2.5%

Wilmslow West and Chorley - 3.1%

Wilmslow Lacey Green - 3.9%

Handforth - 5.9%

Wilmslow Dean Row - 8.2%

Alderley Edge - 9.7%

Prestbury was the area with the lowest percentage of obese Reception children in the country with 0.2%.

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Alec Finney
Tuesday 8th May 2018 at 10:06 pm
Hi Lisa, Don't you think this headline is ambiguous at best and misleading at worst?

It should suggest success rather than failure....

Regards, Alec