Folk, Roots and Blues at Leeds Conservatoire
Folk, Roots and Blues (BA (Hons), W309) at Leeds Conservatoire asked for 96 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on leedsconservatoire.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~96 points
Moderatearound 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 leedsconservatoire.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 96
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 30% had fewer than the 96 asked.
10 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W309 · W3 music
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
70%
still studying
UK 85%
25%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
15 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course85%89%
Learning opportunities82%85%
Assessment and feedback84%84%
Academic support89%92%
Organisation and management63%75%
Learning resources82%87%
Student voice64%77%
220 final-year students · 74% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£23k3 years£18k5 years£23.5k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 35 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
78% working12% working and studying2% studying3% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
55%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 79%
40%
use what they learned
UK 45%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations33%
- Elementary occupations16%
- Teaching Professionals14%
- Sales occupations8%
- Administrative occupations4%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 170 graduates · 54% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
- Postcode
- LS2 7PD
Subjects
music design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Leeds Conservatoire
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Music 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Music (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 48 - 96 points | 96–111 |
| Gateshead College | Music Performance (Professional Practice) HND | 96 points | — |
| LCCM | Commercial Music (BA) BA (Hons) | CCC | under 96 |
| Leeds Conservatoire | Folk, Roots and Blues this course | 96 points | 128–143 |
| Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts | Music (Contemporary Pop Voice and Performance) BA (Hons) | 96 points | 144–159 |
| LMA | Music Performance & Industry BA (Hons) | 96 points | 96–111 |
| London Metropolitan University | Music Business and Events Management BA (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Music and Sound Design for Film, Television and Games with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) | CCC | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Musical Theatre (Emil Dale Academy) BA (Hons) | 80 - 96 points | — |
| University of Derby | Music Performance BA (Hons) | 96 points | 128–143 |
| University of East London | Music Performance and Production BA (Hons) | 96 points | 144–159 |
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