Social Work at London South Bank University
Social Work (BA (Hons), L500) at London South Bank University asked for 120–128 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 lsbu.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~128 points
Competitivearound ABB
Published as 120 - 128 points
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 lsbu.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 96–111 points. 65% had fewer than the 128 asked.
45 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 75%, a degree 10%, an Access course 7%.
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
- 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 ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 85%
5%
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 course90%90%
Learning opportunities90%91%
Assessment and feedback92%88%
Academic support93%89%
Organisation and management81%81%
Learning resources87%90%
Student voice77%82%
30 final-year students · 91% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£30.5k5 years£32.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k£50k
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
- London, Greater London, England
- Postcode
- SE1 0AA
Subjects
social work social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Southwark Campus
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Strathclyde | Social Work BA (Hons) | 120 - 132 points | 176–191 |
| Bucks New University | Social Work BSc (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| London South Bank University | Social Work this course | 120 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Birmingham | Social Work BA (Hons) | 128 points | 144–159 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Social Work BSc (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Leeds | Social Work BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Nottingham | Social Work BA (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of the West of Scotland | Community Education BA (Hons) | 108 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of York | Social Work MSW | 16 - 128 points | 128–143 |
| Ulster University | Social Work BSc (Hons) | 120 - 123 points | 112–127 |
| Lancaster University | Social Work BA (Hons) | 120 - 122 points | 128–143 |
See all 186 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More health and social care at London South Bank University
- Social Work (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons)