Social Work at Keele University
Social Work (BA (Hons), L500) at Keele University asked for 112 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 ↗ Course page on keele.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~112 points
Selectivearound BBB
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 pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 112
The middle entrant had 96–111 points. 65% had fewer than the 112 asked.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, an Access course 5%, a degree 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L500 · L5 social work
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Approved by the Social Work England for the purpose of providing eligibility to apply for registration with Social Work England as a social worker in England More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 85%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
10%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course94%90%
Learning opportunities96%91%
Assessment and feedback92%88%
Academic support100%89%
Organisation and management94%81%
Learning resources100%90%
Student voice91%82%
20 final-year students · 86% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject 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 onThis course
90% working5% working and studying5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 90%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 95%
90%
use what they learned
UK 90%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 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
social work social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Keele University
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Newman University | Counselling Studies and Working with Children, Young People & Families BA (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Social Work BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Social Work BA (Hons) | BBC | 128–143 |
| Keele University | Social Work this course | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Oxford Brookes University | Social Work BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Social Work BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Lincoln | Social Work Practice BSc (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Northampton | Social Work BA (Hons) | 112 points | 128–143 |
| University of Wales Trinity Saint David | Young People, Communities and Youth Work BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | under 96 |
| Yeovil College University Centre | Social Work BSc | 112 points | — |
| University of the West of Scotland | Social Work BA (Hons) | 108 points | 96–111 |
See all 186 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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