Theatre and Performance at University of Leeds
Theatre and Performance (BA (Hons), W440) at University of Leeds asked for ABB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on courses.leeds.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 points · around ABB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check courses.leeds.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 40% had fewer than the 128 asked.
35 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, a baccalaureate 5%, a degree 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W440 · W4 drama
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 90%
5%
left higher education
UK 6%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course98%93%
Learning opportunities95%89%
Assessment and feedback76%83%
Academic support100%91%
Organisation and management70%70%
Learning resources93%85%
Student voice89%79%
15 final-year students · 63% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£22.5k5 years£27.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
70% working10% working and studying10% studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 55%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 75%
50%
use what they learned
UK 48%
- Teaching Professionals25%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations10%
- Business and public service associate professionals10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 40 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
- Postcode
- LS2 9JT
Subjects
theatre studies design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- The University of Leeds
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Drama 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | English Literature and Drama BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Brunel University of London | Film Production and Theatre BA (Hons) | ABB - BBC | 112–127 |
| Kingston University | Acting and Performance BA (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | — |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Classical Studies and Drama BA (Hons) | BBB - ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Exeter | Art History & Visual Culture and Drama BA (Hons) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Comparative Literature/Theatre Studies MA (Hons) | 120 - 128 points | 208–223 |
| University of Leeds | Theatre and Performance this course | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Liverpool | English Literature with Drama Studies BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Manchester | Drama and Film Studies BA (Hons) | ABB | — |
| University of Reading | Film and Theatre BA (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Warwick | French and Theatre Studies BA (Hons) | 128 points | 144–159 |
See all 460 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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