Children, Young People and Their Services at Wigan and Leigh College

Children, Young People and Their Services (FdA, L520) at Wigan and Leigh College asked for 80 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on wigan-leigh.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~80 points

Open

below 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 wigan-leigh.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Came in with A-levels or Highers 70%, other qualifications 20%, a degree 10%.

Course

Award: Foundation Degree in Arts
Code: L520 · L5 social work
Duration: 2 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1
Year: 2027

Foundation year: optional

Student experience

After the first yearThis course

80%

still studying

UK 78%

20%

left higher education

UK 20%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

30 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveyThis course

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%98%

Learning opportunities90%97%

Assessment and feedback86%96%

Academic support94%98%

Organisation and management76%94%

Learning resources83%91%

Student voice93%93%

25 final-year students · 81% responded · NSS 2024-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni

3 years

£16k5 years

£19.5k

£10k£20k£30k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onThis course

40% working25% working and studying15% studying20% other

UK, same subject: 80% in work or study

50%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 30%

90%

say their work is meaningful

UK 83%

90%

use what they learned

UK 75%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 60% responded · 2022-24

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Wigan, North West England, England
Postcode: WN1 1RR

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Subjects

applied social science social sciences

Campus

Campus: Parsons Walk
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Social sciences 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
Edinburgh Napier University	Social Sciences BA (Hons)	CCC	128–143
University Campus of Esports (formerly College of Esports)	International Esports Business BA (Hons)	96 points	under 96
University of the West of Scotland	Social Sciences (Politics & Policy/Sociology & Policy/Sociology) BA (Hons)	96 points	—
University of South Wales	Public Services BA (Hons)	80 points	under 96
Wigan and Leigh College	Children, Young People and Their Services this course	80 points	—
University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI)	Social Sciences BA (Hons)	72 - 75 points	112–127
University of Lancashire	Applied Community and Social Care Studies BA (Hons)	72 points	under 96
University of West London	Social Sciences with Foundation BSc (Hons)	72 points	—
Lincoln College University Centre	Social Science: Criminology and Law BA (Hons)	64 points	—
University Campus Oldham	Children and Young People FdA	64 points	—
University of Roehampton	Humanities and Social Sciences International Foundation Pathway CertHE	64 points	—

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