Childhood Development and Playwork at Leeds Beckett University

Childhood Development and Playwork (BA (Hons), L5C4) at Leeds Beckett University asked for 72 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on courses.leedsbeckett.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~72 points

Open

below 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 courses.leedsbeckett.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 72

The middle entrant had 112–127 points.

20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, other higher education 10%, a degree 5%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
Code: L5C4 · L5 social work + C4 genetics
Duration: 3 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1
Year: 2027

Year abroad: optional

Student experience

After the first yearThis course

80%

still studying

UK 77%

10%

left higher education

UK 15%

10%

moved to a lower award

UK 2%

25 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveyThis course

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course99%93%

Learning opportunities96%94%

Assessment and feedback98%93%

Academic support100%92%

Organisation and management97%90%

Learning resources91%91%

Student voice94%88%

20 final-year students · 95% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni

3 years

£18.5k5 years

£20k

£10k£20k£30k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

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

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
Postcode: LS1 3HE

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Subjects

childhood studies social sciences

Campus

Campus: Leeds City Campus
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Childhood and youth 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.

University	Course	Entry	Middle entrant
University Centre Somerset	Early Childhood Education and Care BA (Hons)	80 points	—
Leeds Beckett University	Childhood Development and Playwork this course	72 points	112–127
Liverpool Hope University	Early Childhood and Education (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons)	72 points	—
University Centre Farnborough	Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons)	72 points	—
University of Chester	Early Childhood and Primary Education (including a Foundation Year) BA (Hons)	72 points	under 96
University of Lancashire	Applied Community and Social Care Studies BA (Hons)	72 points	under 96
University of Roehampton	Early Childhood Education and Care (HNC) HNC	72 points	—
Canterbury Christ Church University	Early Childhood Studies with Foundation Year BA (Hons)	64 points	under 96
Coventry University	Childhood, Youth and Education Studies with foundation year BA (Hons)	64 points	under 96
Grwp Llandrillo Menai	Childhood & Education Studies FdA	64 points	—
University of Bradford	Working with Children, Young People and Families (with Integrated Foundation Year and Placement Year) BA	64 points	—

See all 254 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

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