Childhood Obesity Data for Birmingham Wards (2022/23 to 2024/25)

The National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) data for the 2024/25 school year was published on 6 November 2025. The NCMP provides annual informatiopainn on the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children in Reception (aged 4 to 5 years) and Year 6 (aged 10 to 11 years) attending mainstream state-maintained schools in England.

Nationally, 10.5% of Reception-aged children and 22.2% of Year 6 children were living with obesity in 2024/25. Notably, unlike most previous years, obesity prevalence among Reception-aged children increased in both the most deprived and least deprived areas of England.

The latest data show that obesity levels among Reception-aged children in Birmingham have remained relatively stable, increasing slightly from 11.4% in 2023/24 to 11.6% in 2024/25. While the change is small, Birmingham’s obesity rate continues to be higher than the England average. The proportion of children who were overweight or living with obesity (combined) also increased slightly, rising from 22.7% to 23.1% over the same period.

We are pleased to share ward-level childhood obesity data for Birmingham, providing a more detailed picture of the prevalence of overweight and obesity across the city’s 69 wards. To improve the reliability and robustness of the data, results have been combined across a three-year period covering the academic years 2022/23 to 2024/25.

The wards are presented in alphabetical order. The table includes:

• The percentage of Reception-aged children classified as overweight or obese (combined).
• The percentage of Reception-aged children classified as obese.

Understanding local patterns of childhood overweight and obesity can help practitioners, services and communities identify areas of need, target support effectively, and contribute to improving the health and wellbeing of Birmingham’s children.

Figures highlighted in bold indicate wards with higher levels of overweight and obesity (combined), or obesity alone, among Reception-aged children compared with the Birmingham average.

At the bottom of the table, we have included the average figures for Birmingham and England.