Growing number of children leaving primary school underweight, new data says

All primary school-aged children should be given free meals to help tackle the obesity crisis, leading health experts have said. - (PA)

The number of children in their final year of primary school who are classed as underweight is on the rise, according to new NHS data which lays bare health inequalities in England.

Though a small percentage of children, the number of year 6 children in England who are underweight has been increasing each year since 2020/21, an NHS report published on Tuesday found.