Primary Education (5-11) with QTS at University of Chester
Primary Education (5-11) with QTS (BA (Hons), X320) at University of Chester asked for 120 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on chester.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~120 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 chester.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. At least 36% had fewer than the 120 asked.
60 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 96%, a baccalaureate 1%, an Access course 1%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- X320 · X3 education studies
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
Accredited by the Department for Education (DfE) for the purpose of delivering initial teacher training programmes to achieve Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
91%
still studying
UK 89%
1%
left higher education
UK 8%
7%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
80 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course79%90%
Learning opportunities89%91%
Assessment and feedback79%88%
Academic support82%94%
Organisation and management69%82%
Learning resources70%91%
Student voice76%86%
45 final-year students · 68% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£26k5 years£31k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Chester, North West England, England
- Postcode
- CH1 4BJ
Subjects
primary teaching education and teaching
Campus
- Campus
- Chester Parkgate Road/Kingsway/Riverside/Queen's Park Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Teacher training 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bath Spa University | Primary Education (5-11) with QTS BA (Hons) | BBB - BBC | 112–127 |
| Chichester College Group (inc Brinsbury, Chichester, Crawley, Northbrook & Worthing Colleges) | Dance Teaching in the Private Sector FD | 96 - 120 points | — |
| Edge Hill University | Primary Education with QTS (5-11) BA (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Liverpool Hope University | Early Education Primary (3-7) with QTS BA (Hons) | 120 points | — |
| University of Chester | Primary Education (5-11) with QTS this course | 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Cumbria | Primary and Early Years Education (3-11) with QTS BA (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Derby | Primary Education with QTS (5-11) BEd (Hons) | 120 points | 128–143 |
| University of Glasgow | Community Development BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 192–207 |
| University of Huddersfield | Primary and Early Years Education with QTS BA (Hons) | BBB | 128–143 |
| University of Reading | Primary Education BA (Hons) | BBB | — |
| University of Stirling | Biology and Professional Education BSc (Hons) | BBB | 176–191 |
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