Social Work (with Foundation Year) at London South Bank University
Social Work (with Foundation Year) (BA (Hons), L50F) at London South Bank University asked for 64 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 ↗ Main course page on lsbu.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~64 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 lsbu.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 64
The middle entrant had 96–111 points.
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
- L50F · 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 ↗
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
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
- 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 Chester | Social Work (including Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
| Coventry University | Public Health and Community Studies HNC | 64 points | — |
| Goldsmiths, University of London | Social and Community Work BA (Hons) | CC | under 96 |
| London South Bank University | Social Work (with Foundation Year) this course | 64 points | 96–111 |
| Newcastle College University Centre | Youth and Community Studies FdA | 64 points | — |
| North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College | Health and Social Care Practice HND | 64 points | — |
| South Eastern Regional College | Health and Social Care Practice (Social and Community Work Pathway) HNC | 64 points | — |
| Trafford & Stockport College Group | Working with Children and Young People FdA | 64 points | — |
| University Campus Oldham | Children and Young People FdA | 64 points | — |
| University of Huddersfield | Health Foundation Pathway leading to a BSc(Hons) Degree BSc (Hons) | DDE | — |
| Bucks New University | Social Work with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 32 - 56 points | 96–111 |
See all 186 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More health and social care at London South Bank University
- Social Work BA (Hons)