English and Creative Writing (with placement year) at Loughborough University
English and Creative Writing (with placement year) (BA (Hons), Q3W8) at Loughborough University asked for AAB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on lboro.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAB
Competitive136 points · around ABB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check lboro.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 136
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 10% had fewer than the 136 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, a degree 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- Q3W8 · Q3 English studies + W8 creative writing
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 90%
5%
left higher education
UK 9%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course100%94%
Learning opportunities91%88%
Assessment and feedback89%86%
Academic support100%95%
Organisation and management86%87%
Learning resources89%92%
Student voice89%84%
10 final-year students · 92% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£24.5k5 years£33k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
65% working25% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed
UK, same subject: 87% in work or study
90%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
65%
use what they learned
UK 50%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
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
- Loughborough, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- LE11 3TU
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Loughborough University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Creative writing 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 Leeds | English Literature with Creative Writing BA (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| Lancaster University | English Language and Creative Writing BA (Hons) | 134 - 136 points | 128–143 |
| Loughborough University | English and Creative Writing (with placement year) this course | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Birmingham | English Literature and Creative Writing BA (Hons) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Exeter | English and Creative Writing BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Nottingham | English with Creative Writing BA (Hons) | AAB | 112–127 |
| University of Southampton | English with Creative Writing BA (Hons) | AAB | 112–127 |
| University of Strathclyde | Education and English and Creative Writing BA (Hons) | 120 - 132 points | 176–191 |
| Bangor University | Creative Writing BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Brunel University of London | Creative Writing BA (Hons) | ABB - BBC | 112–127 |
| Kingston University | Creative Writing BA (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | — |
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