Social Work at University of Northampton
Social Work (BA (Hons), L500) at University of Northampton asked for 112 UCAS points for 2026 entry; 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 northampton.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~112 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 northampton.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 112
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 15% had fewer than the 112 asked.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 70%, an Access course 25%, a degree 5%.
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
- 2027
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
90%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course84%90%
Learning opportunities89%91%
Assessment and feedback80%88%
Academic support85%89%
Organisation and management81%81%
Learning resources90%90%
Student voice76%82%
25 final-year students · 84% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£37.5k3 years£30k5 years£32k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
90% working15% unemployed
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
85%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 90%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 95%
90%
use what they learned
UK 90%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 75% 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
social work social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Waterside Campus, University of Northampton
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Newman University | Counselling Studies and Working with Children, Young People & Families BA (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Social Work BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Social Work BA (Hons) | BBC | 128–143 |
| Keele University | Social Work BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| Oxford Brookes University | Social Work BA (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Social Work BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Lincoln | Social Work Practice BSc (Hons) | 104 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| University of Northampton | Social Work this course | 112 points | 128–143 |
| University of Wales Trinity Saint David | Young People, Communities and Youth Work BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | under 96 |
| Yeovil College University Centre | Social Work BSc | 112 points | — |
| University of the West of Scotland | Social Work BA (Hons) | 108 points | 96–111 |
See all 186 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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