Primary Education at Durham University
Primary Education (BA (Hons), X101) at Durham University: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on durham.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check durham.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 128–143 points.
40 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- X101 · X1 teacher training
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 89%
0%
left higher education
UK 8%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
50 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%90%
Learning opportunities88%91%
Assessment and feedback80%88%
Academic support90%94%
Organisation and management44%82%
Learning resources89%91%
Student voice90%86%
35 final-year students · 76% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£31.5k3 years£26.5k5 years£32k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 55 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
82% working9% working and studying1% studying4% unemployed4% other
UK, same subject: 92% in work or study
91%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 89%
98%
say their work is meaningful
UK 97%
98%
use what they learned
UK 90%
- Teaching Professionals82%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation4%
- Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals3%
- Business and public service associate professionals3%
- Administrative occupations1%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 80 graduates · 57% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Durham, North East England, England
- Postcode
- DH1 3HP
Subjects
primary teaching education and teaching
Campus
- Campus
- Durham Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Teacher training at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Primary Education (Welsh medium course) BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | — |
| Bath Spa University | Primary Education (5-11) with QTS BA (Hons) | BBB - BBC | 112–127 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Language Teaching and Languages (French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese) BA (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| University of Aberdeen | Music Education BMus (Hon) | BBC | 176–191 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Physical Education Secondary (With QTS) BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Bradford College | Primary Education with QTS BA (Hons) | 96 points | 112–127 |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Primary Education with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) BEd (Hons) | — | 112–127 |
| Birmingham City University | Primary Education with QTS BA (Hons) | — | under 96 |
| Birmingham Newman University | Primary Education 3-11 Foundation Degree Progression Top up with QTS BA (Hons) | — | — |
| Durham University | Primary Education this course | — | 128–143 |
| University of Brighton | Primary Education 3-7 with QTS BA (Hons) | — | — |
See all 242 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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