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Primary Teaching at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh is ranked 32nd of 56 universities for primary teaching on our measures. 87% of students are positive about the course.
Typical offer BBCScotland1 courseRanked on partial data
How it compares with other primary teaching courses
The marker shows the typical (median) primary teaching course. How we measure
Who gets in
UCAS points of students who started, with the A-level grades worth the same points. These totals include every qualification students had (a fourth A-level, EPQ, AS levels and so on), so many people here had a lower offer than their total suggests.
- Under 96 ptsbelow CCC0%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC3%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB7%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB10%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA16%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more64%
Most students here apply with Highers and Advanced Highers, which earn more UCAS points than A-levels, so these figures look higher than A-level offers usually are.
What graduates earn
Earnings data isn’t published for this course yet.
The 15-month figure comes from the Graduate Outcomes survey and covers graduates in full-time work. The 3 and 5-year figures come from tax records and include everyone in work, including part-time, so they can be lower than the 15-month figure.
The course at a glance
Each course has its own satisfaction, drop-out and entry figures where enough students answered. Add your grades above to see your fit for each one.
Primary Education
BA · 4 years
Typical offerBBC
- Satisfied
- 87%
- Stay on
- 93%*
- Entry points
- 171
- Graduate jobs
- –
- Salary
- –
Accredited: General Teaching Council for Scotland
* When a course is too small to publish its own figure, we show the figure for similar courses at this university. Highlighted figures are the best of this university’s own course figures. Entry points are the middle UCAS score of students who started, counting all their qualifications, so they’re usually higher than the offer.
Typical offers are taken from each university’s own course page (checked October 2026). Offers change each year and some courses ask for specific subjects, so always check the course page before you apply.
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Similar ranking
- Liverpool Hope UniversityRanked 30
- UWE, BristolRanked 31
- University of NorthamptonRanked 33
- University of WorcesterRanked 34
Nearby
- University of Edinburgh4 miles away, ranked 1
- University of Stirling34 miles away, ranked 16
- University of Strathclyde43 miles away, ranked 14
- University of Glasgow65 miles away, ranked 16
Living in Edinburgh
Most first-year students live in university halls, and many universities guarantee a place if you apply on time. Start with Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh’s own accommodation page for halls, prices and deadlines.
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh accommodation