Social Work (including foundation year) at London Metropolitan University
Social Work (including foundation year) (BSc (Hons), L505) at London Metropolitan University asked for 32 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on londonmet.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~32 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 londonmet.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 32
The middle entrant had under 96 points.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with other higher education 55%, A-levels or Highers 35%, a degree 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- L505 · L5 social work
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- optional
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 ↗
Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) for the purpose of eligibility to apply for Chartered Membership with that body. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
85%
still studying
UK 85%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
40 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course93%90%
Learning opportunities93%91%
Assessment and feedback92%88%
Academic support91%89%
Organisation and management95%81%
Learning resources88%90%
Student voice97%82%
10 final-year students · 92% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£40k3 years£30.5k5 years£34.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
75% working5% working and studying5% unemployed15% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 90%
95%
say their work is meaningful
UK 95%
85%
use what they learned
UK 90%
- Welfare Professionals55%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals20%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation5%
- Caring personal services5%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 30 graduates · 65% responded · 2023-24
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Islington, Greater London, England
- Postcode
- N7 8DB
Subjects
social work social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Holloway
- 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.
See all 186 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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