Height and measurement checks on reception year classes found that 22.9 per cent of pupils were overweight and obese, with the figure rising to 31.6 per cent for year 6 pupils.
The results for 2006/7 show that boys are more likely than girls to be obese and that London has the highest prevalence of obesity for both age groups.
Areas with the lowest obesity rates include the south east coast, where 8.5 per cent of reception pupils were obese.
Eight out of ten reception and year 11 pupils took part in the checks, a 32 per cent jump in those measured the previous year.
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