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About Leeds Your route to Leeds From Kings to Leeds

Kings has a formal progression agreement from the Advanced Level Foundation to Bath

The University of Leeds recognises and welcomes applications from students on Kings university degree preparation programmes.

Students are counselled and Offers made based on the formal tariff agreement between Kings and the university.

On successful completion of their studies at Kings, students can progress to the University of Leeds to continue their degree studies.

About Leeds

The University of Leeds is a member of the prestigious Russell Group of universities, and consistently ranked in the UK Top 20. It is one of the largest higher education institutions in the UK, and renowned globally for the quality of its teaching and research. It remains one of the most popular choices for students, and attracts one of the highest number of applications among all UK universities. The university is located on a single-site campus, just a short walk from Leeds’ vibrant city centre.

Key Facts

Rankings

  • #26 in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026
  • #28 in the Guardian Good University Guide 2026
  • #21 in the Complete University Guide 2026

Latest undergraduate enrolment

  • Over 26,000

Latest postgraduate enrolment

  • Under 10,000

Year founded

  • 1904

leeds.ac.uk

  • It holds a TEF (Teaching Excellence Framework) Gold Award.
  • There are 8 faculties, including Social Sciences, Engineering, Medicine and Health, Biological Sciences, Business, Environment, Maths and Physical Sciences, and the university offers over 500 undergraduate courses.
  • The university is one of employers’ favourite recruiting grounds according to the 2018 High Fliers graduate market survey.
  • In the National Student Survey 2018, 88% of final year Leeds students said they were satisfied or very satisfied with the course - five points above the national average.
Location

Your route to Leeds

Depending on the degree subject you want to pursue at the University of Leeds, you will choose from:

Key facts

When

  • September
  • January

Where

  • Bournemouth
  • Brighton
  • Oxford

Duration

  • 1 academic year (3 terms)

Lessons

  • Around 25 hours per week of taught classroom lessons plus tutorials, university counselling, super-curricular, extra-curricular and enrichment activities​.

Entry requirements

  • Academic: Good grades at high school or equivalent institution
  • Language: Minimum IELTS 5.5 (5.0 in Reading and Writing) or equivalent
  • Minimum age: 16.5

From Kings to Leeds

Every year our students get accepted on a wide range of degrees at the University of Leeds.

Below are examples of past progression.

Please note that for some nationality / degree combinations, we have had many students but we only mention once.

The subject ranking is from The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026.

Kings course Degree Subject ranking
Degree pathway Business Management 10
Degree pathway Management with Marketing 10
Degree pathway International Business 10
Degree pathway International Business and Finance 10
Kings course Degree Subject ranking
A-level Accounting and Finance 7
Degree pathway Accounting and Finance 7
Degree pathway Economics and Politics 7
Kings course Degree Subject ranking
A-level Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering 14
Degree pathway Civil and Environmental Engineering 10
Degree pathway Electronic Engineering9
Degree pathway Aviation Technology with Pilot Studies and Management 14
Degree pathway Materials and Science Engineering6
Kings course Degree Subject ranking
Degree pathway Mathematics 24
Degree pathway Actuarial Mathematics 24
Degree pathway Mathematics and Statistics
24
Kings course Degree Subject ranking
Degree pathway Pharmacology 18
Degree pathway Zoology 30 (Biological Sciences)
Degree pathway Medical Sciences 30 (Biological Sciences)
Degree pathway Food Science and Nutrition 12
Degree pathway Food Science and Nutrition 12
Kings course Degree Subject ranking
Degree pathway Psychology
27
Kings course Degree Subject ranking
Degree pathway Law 13
Degree pathway Law 13
Degree pathway Law 13
Kings course Degree Subject ranking
Degree pathway Film, Photography and Media 5
Art Foundation Art and Design 5
Art Foundation Illustration
5
Kings alumni at University of Leeds

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The Kings Admissions Team