Early Childhood Studies (with Foundation Year) at University of Northampton
Early Childhood Studies (with Foundation Year) (BA (Hons), X311) at University of Northampton asked for 64 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 northampton.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~64 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 northampton.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 64
The middle entrant had under 96 points.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 55%, other higher education 25%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- X311 · X3 education studies
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
64%
still studying
UK 77%
9%
left higher education
UK 15%
4%
moved to a lower award
UK 2%
70 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%93%
Learning opportunities87%94%
Assessment and feedback82%93%
Academic support88%92%
Organisation and management82%90%
Learning resources92%91%
Student voice73%88%
35 final-year students · 69% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£28k5 years£28.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
80% working15% working and studying5% other
UK, same subject: 87% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 90%
80%
use what they learned
UK 83%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Northampton, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- NN1 5PH
Subjects
early childhood studies social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Waterside Campus, University of Northampton
- 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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