Social Work (including Foundation Year) at University of Chester
Social Work (including Foundation Year) (BA (Hons), L50F) 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 96–111 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 96–111 points.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, other qualifications 20%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L50F · L5 social work
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 85%
0%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course99%90%
Learning opportunities95%91%
Assessment and feedback89%88%
Academic support98%89%
Organisation and management96%81%
Learning resources95%90%
Student voice92%82%
25 final-year students · 80% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£25k5 years£27.5k
£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
- Warrington, North West England, England
- Postcode
- WA1 1WA
Subjects
social work social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- University Centre Warrington
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Social work 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry University | Public Health and Community Studies HND | 80 points | — |
| Leeds Beckett University | Working with Children, Young People and Families BA (Hons) | 72 points | 112–127 |
| University of Chester | Social Work (including Foundation Year) this course | 72 points | 96–111 |
| University of Cumbria | Social Work BA (Hons) | 72 points | 112–127 |
| University of Lancashire | Applied Community and Social Care Studies BA (Hons) | 72 points | under 96 |
| Wrexham University | Social Work (Qualified Status) BA (Hons) | 72 points | 112–127 |
| Goldsmiths, University of London | Social and Community Work BA (Hons) | CC | under 96 |
| London South Bank University | Social Work (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 64 points | 96–111 |
| Newcastle College University Centre | Youth and Community Studies FdA | 64 points | — |
| North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College | Health and Social Care Practice HND | 64 points | — |
| University of Huddersfield | Health Foundation Pathway leading to a BSc(Hons) Degree BSc (Hons) | DDE | — |
See all 186 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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