Height by deprivation decile in children aged 10 to 11
Ad-hoc analysis of child (aged 10 to 11 years) height by deprivation and ethnic group, calculated from the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP).
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This document shows the average height in centimetres for children aged 10 to 11 years measured in the NCMP between 2018 and 2021 by deprivation decile, sex, and ethnic group.
School closures in March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, meant that in 2019 to 2020 the number of children measured was around 75% of previous years. The 2019 to 2020 NCMP data only includes children measured between September 2019 and March 2020, therefore the data on average height in centimetres is not comparable with previous full measurement years. As children are taller towards the end of the school year, the 2019 to 2020 data shows a lower average height (centimetres) compared to the previous year’s data, however, the data continues to show the same pattern by deprivation decile.
The start of the 2020 to 2021 NCMP was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 to 2021 NCMP collection achieved around 25% of a usual full measurement year. The average height in centimetres for children measured in the 2020 to 2021 NCMP will be higher than previous year’s as the majority of measurements were taken towards the end of the academic year; the average age of children measured will be higher and children will be taller compared to the beginning of the academic year. Therefore, average height measurements are not comparable to data from previous years.