Social Work at University of Lancashire
Social Work (BA (Hons), L500) at University of Lancashire asked for 72 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 lancashire.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 lancashire.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 72
The middle entrant had 112–127 points.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 59%, an Access course 19%, other higher education 19%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L500 · L5 social work
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- optional
Approved by the Social Work England for the purpose of providing eligibility to apply for registration with Social Work England as a social worker in England More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
84%
still studying
UK 85%
16%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
75 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%90%
Learning opportunities94%91%
Assessment and feedback91%88%
Academic support89%89%
Organisation and management87%81%
Learning resources93%90%
Student voice88%82%
55 final-year students · 78% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£36k3 years£27.5k5 years£32k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 30 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
75% working5% working and studying5% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
95%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 90%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 95%
85%
use what they learned
UK 90%
- Welfare Professionals80%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals10%
- Caring personal services5%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
- Teaching Professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 45 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Burnley, North West England, England
- Postcode
- BB12 0AN
Subjects
social work social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
- Campus
- Burnley Campus
- 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) BA (Hons) | 72 points | 96–111 |
| University of Cumbria | Social Work BA (Hons) | 72 points | 112–127 |
| University of Lancashire | Social Work this course | 72 points | 112–127 |
| 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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