Education with Foundation Year at Keele University
Education with Foundation Year (BA (Hons), X3L3) at Keele University asked for 40 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on keele.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~40 points
Openbelow CCC
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 keele.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 40
The middle entrant had 112–127 points.
35 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, no formal qualifications 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- X3L3 · X3 education studies + L3 sociology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
80%
still studying
UK 83%
20%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course79%91%
Learning opportunities81%90%
Assessment and feedback75%90%
Academic support91%92%
Organisation and management62%89%
Learning resources83%91%
Student voice75%85%
30 final-year students · 70% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£28k3 years£22.5k5 years£26.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
60% working10% working and studying10% studying5% unemployed15% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
55%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 57%
95%
say their work is meaningful
UK 90%
70%
use what they learned
UK 75%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 60% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Keele, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- ST5 5BG
Subjects
education studies education and teaching
Campus
- Campus
- Keele University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Education 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnet and Southgate College | Foundation Degree in Early Years Childhood Studies FdA | 48 points | — |
| Birmingham Newman University | Education and Childhood (Accelerated) BASc (Hon) | 48 points | — |
| Blackburn College | Primary Education Teaching and Learning FdA | 48 points | — |
| Boston College | Children and Young People (Early Years) FdA | 48 points | — |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Primary Education Studies BA (Hons) | 48 points | under 96 |
| City of Bristol College | Inclusive Education FdA | 48 points | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Early Childhood Education (Graduate Practitioner) (With Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 32 - 48 points | under 96 |
| University of Chichester | Education with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 48 points | under 96 |
| Coventry University | Early Childhood Development & Learning with foundation year BA (Hons) | 40 points | 96–111 |
| Keele University | Education with Foundation Year this course | 40 points | 112–127 |
| University of Sunderland | Education Studies with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 40 points | under 96 |
See all 590 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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