Popular Music at Leeds Conservatoire
Popular Music (BA (Hons), W302) 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 112–127 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 112–127 points. 12% had fewer than the 96 asked.
95 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 94%, other higher education 3%, an Access course 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W302 · W3 music
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
79%
still studying
UK 85%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
3%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
95 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course71%89%
Learning opportunities77%85%
Assessment and feedback80%84%
Academic support84%92%
Organisation and management41%75%
Learning resources82%87%
Student voice52%77%
40 final-year students · 57% 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 onThis course
75% working15% working and studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
35%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 79%
25%
use what they learned
UK 45%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations30%
- Elementary occupations20%
- Sales occupations15%
- Teaching Professionals5%
- Business and public service associate professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 35 graduates · 55% 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 | Popular Music this course | 96 points | 112–127 |
| 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 |
See all 823 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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