Year 6 obesity (incl. severe obesity)

% of Year 6 children (aged 10-11) classified as living with obesity, including severe obesity (NCMP), 3 school years pooled

Theme: Food environment
Period: 2022/23–24/25
Source: OHID, National Child Measurement Programme via Fingertips
Ward figures: Available for each ward directly: published by the source for each ward, or counted from individual locations.

Please note: Ward figures are based on small numbers of children (about 190 per ward over three school years), so their confidence intervals are wide. Compare wards using the ‘Better / Similar / Worse than England’ labels rather than small differences in the figures.

% of Year 6 children living with obesity

West Sussex: 18.5% (95% confidence interval 18.0% to 18.9%). This is better than England (22.3%). It is lower than the South East (19.3%).

Across the 7 districts, figures range from 14.4% (Mid Sussex) to 22.1% (Crawley).

All wards in West Sussex 6.9%–28.1%

West Sussex 18.5%

South East 19.3%

England 22.3%

Crawley 22.1%

Arun 21.2%

Worthing 21.0%

Chichester 18.4%

Adur 18.2%

Horsham 14.8%

Mid Sussex 14.4%

0% 30%

% of Year 6 children living with obesity, by ward. Darker shading means a higher figure.

Under 12%
12% to under 16%
16% to under 20%
20% to under 24%
24% and over
Not published

Map of % of Year 6 children living with obesity for the 133 wards in West Sussex. The same figures are in the table of wards below.

Period: 2022/23–24/25. Data: OHID, National Child Measurement Programme via Fingertips. Retrieved 30 September 2026. Source: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, Fingertips, based on the National Child Measurement Programme (NHS England). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Year 6 obesity (incl. severe obesity), 2022/23–24/25
Area	% of Year 6 children living with obesity
West Sussex	18.5%
South East	19.3%
England	22.3%

Districts in West Sussex

District	% of Year 6 children living with obesity
Adur	18.2%
Arun	21.2%
Chichester	18.4%
Crawley	22.1%
Horsham	14.8%
Mid Sussex	14.4%
Worthing	21.0%

Wards in West Sussex

Ward	% of Year 6 children living with obesity
Adur
Buckingham	10.3%
Churchill	20.8%
Cokeham	15.4%
Eastbrook	25.0%
Hillside	20.7%
Manor	18.5%
Marine	8.0%
Mash Barn	16.1%
Peverel	18.2%
Southlands	21.4%
Southwick Green	22.2%
St Mary's	17.6%
St Nicolas	11.5%
Widewater	24.2%
Arun
Aldwick East	10.5%
Aldwick West	16.1%
Angmering & Findon	13.3%
Arundel & Walberton	16.7%
Barnham	17.5%
Beach	27.8%
Bersted	24.3%
Brookfield	27.3%
Courtwick with Toddington	25.7%
East Preston	25.0%
Felpham East	19.4%
Felpham West	17.0%
Ferring	16.7%
Hotham	26.9%
Marine	19.4%
Middleton-on-Sea	17.6%
Orchard	26.1%
Pagham	14.8%
Pevensey	24.4%
River	20.8%
Rustington East	16.7%
Rustington West	21.1%
Yapton	20.8%
Chichester
Chichester Central	Not published
Chichester East	25.8%
Chichester North	23.3%
Chichester South	22.2%
Chichester West	21.4%
Easebourne	Not published
Fernhurst	11.1%
Fittleworth	18.2%
Goodwood	19.0%
Harbour Villages	12.7%
Harting	16.7%
Lavant	16.7%
Loxwood	19.4%
Midhurst	17.1%
North Mundham & Tangmere	22.8%
Petworth	25.0%
Selsey South	14.8%
Sidlesham with Selsey North	19.4%
Southbourne	16.7%
The Witterings	18.4%
Westbourne	12.5%
Crawley
Bewbush & North Broadfield	22.9%
Broadfield	26.4%
Furnace Green	24.4%
Gossops Green & North East Broadfield	22.0%
Ifield	23.8%
Langley Green & Tushmore	26.3%
Maidenbower	14.8%
Northgate & West Green	23.0%
Pound Hill North & Forge Wood	21.2%
Pound Hill South & Worth	17.7%
Southgate	24.0%
Three Bridges	21.7%
Tilgate	19.2%
Horsham
Billingshurst	13.0%
Bramber, Upper Beeding & Woodmancote	15.2%
Broadbridge Heath	16.7%
Colgate & Rusper	17.9%
Cowfold, Shermanbury & West Grinstead	14.8%
Denne	13.6%
Forest	10.7%
Henfield	15.6%
Holbrook East	10.8%
Holbrook West	12.5%
Itchingfield, Slinfold & Warnham	17.9%
Nuthurst & Lower Beeding	Not published
Pulborough, Coldwaltham & Amberley	15.4%
Roffey North	21.6%
Roffey South	18.4%
Rudgwick	12.5%
Southwater North	13.5%
Southwater South & Shipley	21.4%
Steyning & Ashurst	12.9%
Storrington & Washington	20.5%
Trafalgar	10.0%
West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington	11.6%
Mid Sussex
Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill	11.1%
Ashurst Wood & East Grinstead South	15.4%
Burgess Hill Dunstall	20.6%
Burgess Hill Franklands	6.9%
Burgess Hill Leylands	18.5%
Burgess Hill Meeds & Hammonds	9.1%
Burgess Hill St Andrews	14.3%
Burgess Hill Victoria	17.6%
Copthorne & Worth	21.2%
Crawley Down	19.5%
Cuckfield, Bolney & Ansty	9.5%
Downland Villages	Not published
East Grinstead Ashplats	17.6%
East Grinstead Baldwins	16.0%
East Grinstead Herontye	15.0%
East Grinstead Imberhorne	12.8%
East Grinstead Town	15.4%
Handcross & Pease Pottage	18.2%
Hassocks	7.0%
Haywards Heath Ashenground	20.4%
Haywards Heath Bentswood & Heath	19.6%
Haywards Heath Franklands	16.7%
Haywards Heath Lucastes & Bolnore	13.0%
Haywards Heath North	12.9%
Hurstpierpoint	11.3%
Lindfield	10.3%
Lindfield Rural & High Weald	15.4%
Worthing
Broadwater	16.4%
Castle	23.5%
Central	22.6%
Durrington	19.4%
Gaisford	16.7%
Goring	18.2%
Heene	28.1%
Marine	17.9%
Northbrook	24.6%
Offington	16.7%
Salvington	22.6%
Selden	23.8%
Tarring	20.7%

About this indicator

Source: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, Fingertips, based on the National Child Measurement Programme (NHS England). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Retrieved 30 September 2026. Indicator code: HP031. How the figures are produced.