Early Childhood Studies at Oxford Brookes University
Early Childhood Studies (BA (Hons), X315) at Oxford Brookes University asked for 112 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 brookes.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~112 points
Selectivearound BBB
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 brookes.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 112
The middle entrant had 96–111 points. 50% had fewer than the 112 asked.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, no formal qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- X315 · X3 education studies
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 77%
5%
left higher education
UK 15%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 2%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course96%93%
Learning opportunities95%94%
Assessment and feedback95%93%
Academic support92%92%
Organisation and management88%90%
Learning resources83%91%
Student voice86%88%
10 final-year students · 100% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£35k3 years£31k5 years£36.5k
£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 onWider subject at this uni
80% working15% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 95%
80%
use what they learned
UK 85%
- Welfare Professionals65%
- Caring personal services15%
- Nursing Professionals5%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation5%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 85% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Oxford, South East England, England
- Postcode
- OX3 0BP
Subjects
early childhood studies social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Oxford Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Childhood and youth studies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnley College | Children, Young People and Their Services FD | 104 - 112 points | — |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Edge Hill University | Child & Adolescent Mental Health & Wellbeing BSc (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | 112–127 |
| Liverpool Hope University | Childhood & Youth and Early Childhood BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| Middlesex University | Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| Oxford Brookes University | Early Childhood Studies this course | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Childhood and Youth Studies BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Huddersfield | Childhood, Education and Inclusion BA (Hons) | BBC | 128–143 |
| University of Plymouth | Psychology with Early Childhood Studies BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| University of Roehampton | Early Childhood Studies BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Suffolk | Childhood BA (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
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