The rate has risen compared with pre-pandemic figures.
show 18.7% of Year 6 pupils measured in Hertfordshire schools were obese in 2021-22.
A Hertfordshire County Council spokesperson said they new figures were lower than the previous year, but acknowledged they were still high than before the pandemic. “But we need to remember that prevalence levels remain higher nationally as well as in Watford than before the pandemic,” they added.
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