Healthy Weight

National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) data for 2023-2024 indicate that 20% of children in reception year and 37% in Year 6 in Swindon are overweight and obese.

Schools have an important role in encouraging young children to make positive life choices and creating a healthy environment (sometimes referred to as a 'whole school approach') which makes these choices easier for children and families to make. 

Schools can support this in a number of ways as outlined in the eating well in schools and physical activity web-pages.