Health and Social Care with Foundation Year at Keele University
Health and Social Care with Foundation Year (Foundation Year, L552) 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 96–111 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 pointsWider subject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 40
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
35 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, an Access course 5%, a degree 5%.
Course
- Award
- Foundation Year
- Code
- L552 · L5 social work
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearWider subject at this uni
80%
still studying
UK 80%
5%
left higher education
UK 15%
10%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyWider subject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course96%91%
Learning opportunities96%92%
Assessment and feedback91%90%
Academic support98%91%
Organisation and management94%85%
Learning resources99%90%
Student voice89%86%
25 final-year students · 86% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£35k3 years£30.5k5 years£35.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
90% working5% working and studying5% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
85%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 95%
90%
use what they learned
UK 85%
- Welfare Professionals70%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals10%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation5%
- Caring personal services5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 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
health and social care social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Keele University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Health studies 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.
See all 197 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More health and social care at Keele University
- Health and Social Care BSc (Hons)
- Social Work BA (Hons)
- Social Work with Foundation Year BA (Hons)