IOM Primary Schools - Overweight and Obese Pupil Data

Summary

The request sought BMI data for overweight and obese Reception pupils across Isle of Man primary schools for academic years 2015-16 through 2019-20, along with benchmarking data. The Cabinet Office disclosed detailed statistics for the 2015-16 and 2017-18 academic years but indicated that not all requested information was held.

Key Facts

• The request was redirected from the Department of Health and Social Care to Public Health within the Cabinet Office.
• Data was provided for Reception class pupils broken down by school and gender for 2015-16 and 2017-18.
• The response explicitly states that some information was not held, specifically regarding benchmarking against other jurisdictions and data for other year groups.
• Ballaugh school recorded the highest combined overweight and obese percentage (80.0%) for Reception pupils in 2015-16.
• Jurby school recorded 100.0% of male Reception pupils as overweight in 2015-16.

Data Disclosed

• 2015-2016
• 2017-2018
• 2018-19
• 2019-20
• 2016-17
• 26th June 2018
• 3rd December 2020
• 4th December 2020
• 2020-12-04
• 2020-12-10
• 80.0%
• 100.0%
• 22.8%
• 43.8%
• Year R
• Year 6

Original Request

In a written answer to a House of Keys question (26th June 2018 sitting) re weight issues in Reception Class children the Minister for Health and Social Care provided 2016-17 academic year data for each Island primary school namely the percentage of Year R pupils who were overweight, obese and overweight & obese - k180626.pdf (tynwald.org.im) I seek the same data broken down by individual primary school for the preceding and following academic years as follows (2015-2016 and 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20) together with benchmarked figures against other jurisdictions and any other data held relating to issues of overweight or obesity in other primary school Year groups (noting there was an intention to start recording such information for Year 6 pupils). This request was previously submitted to the DHSC on 3rd December 2020. In their response (4th December) they indicated that the DHSC do not hold the information but by way of advice they stated 'However you may wish to re-submit your request to Public Health within the Cabinet office who may be able to help you. The information you have requested is held by Public Health.'

Data Tables (12)

Full Response Text

BMI Reception 2015-2016 School Gender % Overweight % Obese % Overweight & Obese Anagh Coar Female 10.0% 10.0% 20.0% Anagh Coar Male 25.0% 12.5% 37.5% Anagh Coar ALL 16.7% 11.1% 27.8% Andreas Female 30.0% 10.0% 40.0% Andreas Male 25.0% 0.0% 25.0% Andreas ALL 28.6% 7.1% 35.7% Arbory Female 16.7% 0.0% 16.7% Arbory Male 15.4% 0.0% 15.4% Arbory ALL 16.0% 0.0% 16.0% Ashley Hill Female 22.2% 0.0% 22.2% Ashley Hill Male 7.1% 21.4% 28.6% Ashley Hill ALL 13.0% 13.0% 26.1% Auldyn Bunscoill Rhumsaa Female 25.9% 7.4% 33.3% Auldyn Bunscoill Rhumsaa Male 22.5% 7.5% 30.0% Auldyn Bunscoill Rhumsaa ALL 23.9% 7.5% 31.3% Ballacottier Female 21.7% 8.7% 30.4% Ballacottier Male 14.3% 14.3% 28.6% Ballacottier ALL 18.9% 10.8% 29.7% Ballaugh Female 33.3% 33.3% 66.7% Ballaugh Male 50.0% 50.0% 100.0% Ballaugh ALL 40.0% 40.0% 80.0% Ballasalla Female 25.0% 0.0% 25.0% Ballasalla Male 0.0% 40.0% 40.0% Ballasalla ALL 11.1% 22.2% 33.3% Braddan Female 45.5% 0.0% 45.5% Braddan Male 7.1% 14.3% 21.4% Braddan ALL 24.0% 8.0% 32.0% Bunscoill Ghaelgagh Female 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Bunscoill Ghaelgagh Male 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Bunscoill Ghaelgagh ALL 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Cronk Y Berry Female 5.3% 0.0% 5.3% Cronk Y Berry Male 9.1% 18.2% 27.3% Cronk Y Berry ALL 7.3% 9.8% 17.1% Dhoon Female 25.0% 0.0% 25.0% Dhoon Male 60.0% 0.0% 60.0% Dhoon ALL 44.4% 0.0% 44.4% Foxdale Female 11.1% 0.0% 11.1% Foxdale Male 20.0% 0.0% 20.0% Foxdale ALL 14.3% 0.0% 14.3% Henry Bloom Noble Female 0.0% 9.1% 9.1% Henry Bloom Noble Male 12.5% 6.3% 18.8% Henry Bloom Noble ALL 5.3% 7.9% 13.2% Jurby Female 20.0% 0.0% 20.0% Jurby Male 100.0% 0.0% 100.0% Jurby ALL 33.3% 0.0% 33.3% Kewaige Female 0.0% 20.0% 20.0% Kewaige Male 11.1% 22.2% 33.3% Kewaige ALL 7.1% 21.4% 28.6% Kirk Michael Female 14.3% 14.3% 28.6% Kirk Michael Male 16.7% 8.3% 25.0% Kirk Michael ALL 15.8% 10.5% 26.3% Laxey Female 14.3% 0.0% 14.3% Laxey Male 20.0% 0.0% 20.0% Laxey ALL 17.6% 0.0% 17.6% Manor Park Female 0.0% 33.3% 33.3% Manor Park Male 37.5% 0.0% 37.5% Manor Park ALL 21.4% 14.3% 35.7% Marown Female 6.7% 0.0% 6.7% Marown Male 16.7% 0.0% 16.7% Marown ALL 11.1% 0.0% 11.1% Onchan Female 11.8% 8.8% 20.6% Onchan Male 9.1% 0.0% 9.1% Onchan ALL 10.4% 4.5% 14.9% Rushen Female 15.0% 10.0% 25.0% Rushen Male 6.7% 0.0% 6.7% Rushen ALL 11.4% 5.7% 17.1% Peel Clothworkers Female 7.7% 7.7% 15.4% Peel Clothworkers Male 6.1% 3.0% 9.1% Peel Clothworkers ALL 6.8% 5.1% 11.9% Scoill Phurt le Moirrey Female 16.7% 0.0% 16.7% Scoill Phurt le Moirrey Male 18.2% 9.1% 27.3% Scoill Phurt le Moirrey ALL 17.4% 4.3% 21.7% Scoilll Yn Jubilee Female 12.5% 18.8% 31.3% Scoilll Yn Jubilee Male 9.5% 9.5% 19.0% Scoilll Yn Jubilee ALL 11.3% 15.1% 26.4% Scoill Vallajeelt Female 11.8% 17.6% 29.4% Scoill Vallajeelt Male 28.6% 0.0% 28.6% Scoill Vallajeelt ALL 19.4% 9.7% 29.0% St Johns Female 7.7% 7.7% 15.4% St Johns Male 25.0% 0.0% 25.0% St Johns ALL 14.3% 4.8% 19.0% St Mary's Female 8.3% 20.8% 29.2% St Mary's Male 3.6% 10.7% 14.3% St Mary's ALL 5.8% 15.4% 21.2% St Thomas Female 25.0% 0.0% 25.0% St Thomas Male 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% St Thomas ALL 16.7% 0.0% 16.7% Sulby Female 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Sulby Male 37.5% 25.0% 62.5% Sulby ALL 16.7% 11.1% 27.8% Victoria Road Female 6.7% 6.7% 13.3% Victoria Road Male 25.0% 4.2% 29.2% Victoria Road ALL 17.9% 5.1% 23.1% Willaston Female 13.3% 20.0% 33.3% Willaston Male 7.7% 23.1% 30.8% Willaston ALL 10.7% 21.4% 32.1% All Schools ALL 14.3% 8.4% 22.8% BMI Reception 2017-2018 School Gender % Overweight % Obese % Overweight & Obese Anagh Coar Female 40.0% 20.0% 60.0% Anagh Coar Male 18.2% 18.2% 36.4% Anagh Coar ALL 25.0% 18.8% 43.8% Andreas Female 16.7% 16.7% 33.3% Andreas Male 11.1% 33.3% 44.4% Andreas ALL 13.3% 26.7% 40.0% Arbory Female 7.1% 0.0% 7.1% Arbory Male 28.6% 0.0% 28.6% Arbory ALL 17.9% 0.0% 17.9% Ashley Hill Female 29.4% 0.0% 29.4% Ashley Hill Male 14.3% 28.6% 42.9% Ashley Hill ALL 21.1% 15.8% 36.8% Ballacottier Female 18.8% 18.8% 37.5% Ballacottier Male 9.5% 4.8% 14.3% Ballacottier ALL 13.5% 10.8% 24.3% Ballasalla Female 18.2% 0.0% 18.2% Ballasalla Male 16.7% 16.7% 33.3% Ballasalla ALL 17.6% 5.9% 23.5% Ballaugh Female 20.0% 40.0% 60.0% Ballaugh Male 66.7% 0.0% 66.7% Ballaugh ALL 45.5% 18.2% 63.6% Braddan Female 0.0% 11.1% 11.1% Braddan Male 21.4% 7.1% 28.6% Braddan ALL 13.0% 8.7% 21.7% Bunscoill Ghaelgagh Female 50.0% 0.0% 50.0% Bunscoill Ghaelgagh Male 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Bunscoill Ghaelgagh ALL 28.6% 0.0% 28.6% Bunscoill Rhumsaa Female 10.8% 16.2% 27.0% Bunscoill Rhumsaa Male 17.5% 12.5% 30.0% Bunscoill Rhumsaa ALL 14.3% 14.3% 28.6% Cronk Y Berry Female 11.1% 5.6% 16.7% Cronk Y Berry Male 10.3% 6.9% 17.2% Cronk Y Berry ALL 10.6% 6.4% 17.0% Dhoon Female 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Dhoon Male 50.0% 0.0% 50.0% Dhoon ALL 33.3% 0.0% 33.3% Foxdale Female 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Foxdale Male 0.0% 16.7% 16.7% Foxdale ALL 0.0% 14.3% 14.3% Henry Bloom Noble Female 20.0% 5.0% 25.0% Henry Bloom Noble Male 12.1% 12.1% 24.2% Henry Bloom Noble ALL 15.1% 9.4% 24.5% Jurby Female 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Jurby Male 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Jurby ALL 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Kewaigue Female 22.2% 11.1% 33.3% Kewaigue Male 0.0% 20.0% 20.0% Kewaigue ALL 14.3% 14.3% 28.6% Laxey Female 12.5% 0.0% 12.5% Laxey Male 25.0% 0.0% 25.0% Laxey ALL 18.8% 0.0% 18.8% Manor Park Female 14.3% 28.6% 42.9% Manor Park Male 20.0% 20.0% 40.0% Manor Park ALL 16.7% 25.0% 41.7% Marown Female 7.7% 0.0% 7.7% Marown Male 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Marown ALL 5.0% 0.0% 5.0% Michael Female 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Michael Male 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Michael ALL 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Onchan Female 15.2% 15.2% 30.3% Onchan Male 12.5% 6.3% 18.8% Onchan ALL 13.8% 10.8% 24.6% Peel Clothworkers Female 17.6% 5.9% 23.5% Peel Clothworkers Male 20.6% 8.8% 29.4% Peel Clothworkers ALL 19.1% 7.4% 26.5% Rushen Female 0.0% 15.4% 15.4% Rushen Male 14.3% 7.1% 21.4% Rushen ALL 9.8% 9.8% 19.5% Scoill Phurt le Moirrey Female 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Scoill Phurt le Moirrey Male 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Scoill Phurt le Moirrey ALL 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Scoill Vallajeelt Female 11.1% 0.0% 11.1% Scoill Vallajeelt Male 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Scoill Vallajeelt ALL 4.5% 0.0% 4.5% Scoilll Yn Jubilee Female 19.2% 7.7% 26.9% Scoilll Yn Jubilee Male 10.0% 10.0% 20.0% Scoilll Yn Jubilee ALL 15.2% 8.7% 23.9% St Johns Female 33.3% 0.0% 33.3% St Johns Male 30.0% 0.0% 30.0% St Johns ALL 31.6% 0.0% 31.6% St Mary's Female 15.8% 21.1% 36.8% St Mary's Male 6.7% 20.0% 26.7% St Mary's ALL 11.8% 20.6% 32.4% St Thomas Female 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% St Thomas Male 25.0% 0.0% 25.0% St Thomas ALL 16.7% 0.0% 16.7% Sulby Female 57.1% 0.0% 57.1% Sulby Male 7.7% 7.7% 15.4% Sulby ALL 25.0% 5.0% 30.0% Victoria Road Female 16.7% 11.1% 27.8% Victoria Road Male 33.3% 6.7% 40.0% Victoria Road ALL 24.2% 9.1% 33.3% Willaston Female 15.4% 7.7% 23.1% Willaston Male 14.3% 21.4% 35.7% Willaston ALL 14.8% 14.8% 29.6% All Schools ALL 15.5% 9.6% 25.2% BMI Reception 2018-2019 All Height (cm) Weight (kg) BMI Age/Yrs Age/Mo/ONLY Mean 109.6 19.7 16.3 4.5 59.6 STDV 4.9 2.9 1.6 0.5 3.3 All / M / F % Male Obese & Overweight 23.9% Of males Female Obese & Overweight 25.5% Of females Based on age - YEAR 18/19 ALL 4 5 6 MALE % Total % Total % Total % Total Male Overweight 15% 8.0% 6.9% 0.3% Male Obese 9% 3.9% 4.9% 0.0% Based on age - YEAR 18/19 ALL 4 5 FEMALE % % % Female Overweight 13.4% 9.2% 4.2% Female Obese 12.0% 5.0% 7.0% NHS Digital - National Child Measurement Programme Prevalence Lower CI Upper CI Prevalence Lower CI Upper CI Prevalence Lower CI Upper CI Number measured Boys 13.1 13.0 13.2 9.6 9.5 9.7 22.7 22.6 22.9 319,437 Girls 12.6 12.4 12.7 9.0 8.9 9.1 21.5 21.4 21.7 305,889 Both 12.8 12.7 12.9 9.3 9.2 9.4 22.1 22.0 22.2 625,326 BMI Reception 2016-2017 Prevalence Lower CI Upper CI Prevalence Lower CI Upper CI Prevalence Lower CI Upper CI Number measured Boys 13.1 13.0 13.3 10.0 9.9 10.1 23.2 23.0 23.3 321,338 Girls 12.9 12.8 13.0 9.2 9.1 9.3 22.1 21.9 22.2 308,021 Both 13.0 12.9 13.1 9.6 9.5 9.7 22.6 22.5 22.7 629,359 School year Sex Number Prevalence Lower CI Upper CI Number Prevalence Lower CI Upper CI Number Prevalence Lower CI Upper CI Number measured Boys 40,485 13.0 12.9 13.1 30,963 9.9 9.8 10.0 71,448 22.9 22.8 23.1 311,386 Girls 37,905 12.7 12.6 12.8 27,233 9.1 9.0 9.2 65,138 21.8 21.6 21.9 299,049 Both 78,390 12.8 12.8 12.9 58,196 9.5 9.5 9.6 136,586 22.4 22.3 22.5 610,435 School year Sex Number Prevalence Lower CI Upper CI Number Prevalence Lower CI Upper CI Number Prevalence Lower CI Upper CI Number measured Boys 39,692 13.0 12.9 13.1 30,407 10.0 9.9 10.1 70,099 23.0 22.8 23.1 304,820 Girls 37,459 12.8 12.7 12.9 27,462 9.4 9.3 9.5 64,921 22.2 22.0 22.3 292,992 Both 77,151 12.9 12.8 13.0 57,869 9.7 9.6 9.8 135,020 22.6 22.5 22.7 597,812 Overweight Obese Overweight and obese combined Reception School year and gender Overweight and obese combined BMI Reception 2017-2018 Obese (including severely obese) Overweight Overweight Reception Obese Overweight and obese combined BMI Reception 2018-2019 Reception Reception Overweight Obese Overweight and obese combined School year and gender BMI Reception 2015-2016

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Our ref: 1589793 10 December 2020

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 4 December 2020 and which states:

"In a written answer to a House of Keys question (26th June 2018 sitting) re weight issues in Reception Class children the Minister for Health and Social Care provided 2016-17 academic year data for each Island primary school namely the percentage of Year R pupils who were overweight, obese and overweight & obese - k180626.pdf (tynwald.org.im) I seek the same data broken down by individual primary school for the preceding and following academic years as follows (2015-2016 and 2017- 18, 2018-19 and 2019-20) together with benchmarked figures against other jurisdictions and any other data held relating to issues of overweight or obesity in other primary school Year groups (noting there was an intention to start recording such information for Year 6 pupils). This request was previously submitted to the DHSC on 3rd December 2020. In their response (4th December) they indicated that the DHSC do not hold the information but by way of advice they stated 'However you may wish to re-submit your request to Public Health within the Cabinet office who may be able to help you. The information you have requested is held by Public Health.'"

I have attached the information that is held. Please see Reception BMI Spreadsheet pdf showing BMI data for Island Reception Classes by school for 2015-2016, 2017- 2018 and 2018-2019 and the data for England supplied on the sheet, England Rates, NHS Digital, National Child Measurement Programme figures for 2015-2016, 2017- 2018 and 2018-2019. While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Cabinet Office does not hold the information requested for 2019-2020.
Please quote the reference number 1589793 in any future communications.

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