The statistics from the Department of Health and Social Care show that a total of 25.26 per cent of Year 6 pupils (aged 10-11) are classified as obese – compared to the average across England of 22.33 per cent.
The data comes as Peterborough City Council are running a ‘Get Moving’ campaign to encourage people of all ages to stay fit and carry out more exercise.
The campaign was launched earlier this year after it was revealed less than half of the city's children aged 5-16 years are meeting the physical activity recommendations of seven hours per week.
Around two thirds of adults in Peterborough are physically active for more than 150 minutes per week, which is slightly below the national average.
In Peterborough, the average life expectancy at birth is 77.8 years for men and 81.9 years for women. Both are slightly lower than the averages for our local region, the East of England, and for England as a whole.
The newly released figures show which areas have the highest number of children classified as obese – with 11 city wards seeing more than one in four reach that threshold.
1. Central Ward
A total of 31.58 per cent of youngsters were classified as obese in Central Ward Photo: Google
2. West Ward
A total of 30.77 per cent of youngsters were classified as obese in West Ward Photo: Google
3. Dogsthorpe
A total of 28.44 per cent of youngsters were classified as obese in Dogsthorpe Photo: Google
4. North Ward
A total of 28.04 per cent of youngsters were classified as obese in North Ward Photo: Google