Veterinary Nursing at Plumpton College
Veterinary Nursing (FdSc, D310) at Plumpton College asked for 64 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on plumpton.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 plumpton.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Came in with other qualifications 60%, A-levels or Highers 25%, a degree 5%.
Course
- Award
- Foundation Degree in Science
- Code
- D310 · D3 animal science
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
Accredited by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) for the purpose of eligibility for registration as a veterinary surgeon with that body. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 88%
10%
left higher education
UK 12%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course93%90%
Learning opportunities92%88%
Assessment and feedback82%83%
Academic support95%95%
Organisation and management75%70%
Learning resources83%84%
Student voice73%79%
10 final-year students · 100% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£24k5 years£27k
£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
80% working10% working and studying10% unemployed
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Lewes, South East England, England
- Postcode
- BN7 3AE
Subjects
veterinary nursing veterinary sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Plumpton
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Others in veterinary sciences 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ulster University | Veterinary Nursing, BSc Hons BSc (Hons) | 104 - 106 points | — |
| Aberystwyth University | Veterinary Nursing FdSc | 96 points | 112–127 |
| University of Surrey | Veterinary Biosciences with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | CCC | 112–127 |
| University Centre Askham Bryan | Veterinary Nursing FdSc | 90 points | — |
| Royal Veterinary College, University of London | Veterinary Nursing FdSc | 40 - 80 points | 112–127 |
| University Centre Myerscough | Veterinary Nursing FdSc | 80 points | — |
| Warwickshire College and University Centre | Veterinary Nursing FdSc | 80 points | — |
| Middlesex University | Veterinary Nursing with Foundation Year (College of Animal Welfare - Huntingdon) BSc (Hons) | 56 - 64 points | — |
| Plumpton College | Veterinary Nursing this course | 64 points | — |
| University of South Wales | Veterinary Nursing FdSc | 64 points | — |
| Wrexham University | Veterinary Nursing FdSc | 64 points | 96–111 |
See all 40 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More veterinary sciences at Plumpton College
- Veterinary Physiotherapy BSc (Hons)