Early Childhood and Primary Education (including a Foundation Year) at University of Chester
Early Childhood and Primary Education (including a Foundation Year) (BA (Hons), X326) at University of Chester asked for 72 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on chester.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~72 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 chester.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 72
The middle entrant had under 96 points.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, an Access course 10%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- X326 · X3 education studies
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
80%
still studying
UK 83%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
20 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%91%
Learning opportunities95%90%
Assessment and feedback83%90%
Academic support87%92%
Organisation and management82%89%
Learning resources88%91%
Student voice83%85%
20 final-year students · 75% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£22k3 years£21.5k5 years£26k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
60% working20% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed15% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
40%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 57%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 90%
65%
use what they learned
UK 75%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation35%
- Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals15%
- Elementary occupations15%
- Teaching Professionals5%
- Welfare Professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 35 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Chester, North West England, England
- Postcode
- CH1 4BJ
Subjects
early childhood studies social sciences
education studies education and teaching
primary education education and teaching
education studies education and teaching
primary education education and teaching
Campus
- Campus
- Chester Parkgate Road/Kingsway/Riverside/Queen's Park 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.
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