Social Work with Foundation Year at Bucks New University

Social Work with Foundation Year (BSc (Hons), L505) at Bucks New University asked for 32–56 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on bnu.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~56 points

Open

below CCC

Published as 32 - 56 points

Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check bnu.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 56

The middle entrant had 96–111 points.

20 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 60%, other higher education 20%, an Access course 15%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
Code: L505 · L5 social work
Duration: 4 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Foundation
Year: 2027

Student experience

After the first yearThis course

95%

still studying

UK 85%

left higher education

UK 10%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

15 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveyThis course

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%90%

Learning opportunities89%91%

Assessment and feedback88%88%

Academic support88%89%

Organisation and management96%81%

Learning resources83%90%

Student voice77%82%

15 final-year students · 87% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni

3 years

£30.5k5 years

£34.5k

£20k£30k£40k£50k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onSubject at this uni

65% working20% working and studying5% unemployed15% other

UK, same subject: 90% in work or study

100%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 90%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24

Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: High Wycombe, South East England, England
Postcode: HP11 2JZ

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Subjects

social work social sciences

Campus

Campus: High Wycombe Campus
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Social work at other universities

The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.

University	Course	Entry	Middle entrant
Coventry University	Public Health and Community Studies HNC	64 points	—
Goldsmiths, University of London	Social and Community Work BA (Hons)	CC	under 96
London South Bank University	Social Work (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons)	64 points	96–111
Newcastle College University Centre	Youth and Community Studies FdA	64 points	—
University of Huddersfield	Health Foundation Pathway leading to a BSc(Hons) Degree BSc (Hons)	DDE	—
Bucks New University	Social Work with Foundation Year this course	32 - 56 points	96–111
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland	Arts with Community BA	15 - 56 points	—
University of Gloucestershire	Working with Children, Young People and Families CertHE	56 points	—
Wrexham University	Youth and Community Work (JNC) BA (Hons)	56 points	112–127
Birmingham Newman University	Counselling Studies and Working with Children, Young People & Families (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons)	48 points	—
Cardiff Metropolitan University	Youth and Community Work (Youth Work) (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons)	48 points	112–127

See all 186 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

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