Early Childhood Studies with Foundation Year at University of Portsmouth
Early Childhood Studies with Foundation Year (BA (Hons), LX54) at University of Portsmouth: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course had 96–111 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on port.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check port.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subject
15% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 96–111 points.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, a degree 5%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- LX54 · L5 social work + X4 education, unlisted subject
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 77%
5%
left higher education
UK 15%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 2%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%93%
Learning opportunities88%94%
Assessment and feedback75%93%
Academic support92%92%
Organisation and management71%90%
Learning resources89%91%
Student voice69%88%
10 final-year students · 80% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£29k3 years£31k5 years£35.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 35 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
60% working10% studying35% other
UK, same subject: 87% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
95%
say their work is meaningful
UK 95%
80%
use what they learned
UK 85%
- Welfare Professionals25%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals20%
- Teaching Professionals15%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation10%
- Caring personal services10%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Portsmouth, South East England, England
- Postcode
- PO1 2EG
Subjects
early childhood studies social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- University of Portsmouth
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Childhood and youth studies at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Childhood and Youth Studies BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Childhood and Youth Studies BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| Birmingham Newman University | Early Childhood Studies (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 48 points | under 96 |
| Blackburn College | Early Childhood Studies FdA | 48 points | — |
| Bedford College Group | Child and Family Studies FdA | 32 points | — |
| Activate Learning | Early Years Professional Leadership for England (HTQ) HND | — | — |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Early Childhood Studies (Graduate Practitioner) BA (Hons) | — | 112–127 |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Early Childhood Studies (Top-up) BA (Hons) | — | — |
| Birmingham City University | Early Childhood Studies with Graduate Practitioner Competencies BA (Hons) | — | 96–111 |
| University College Birmingham | Childhood and Education Studies (Online) BA (Hons) | — | — |
| University of Portsmouth | Early Childhood Studies with Foundation Year this course | — | 96–111 |
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