Apply to Law with Science Foundation Year?

Law is one subject that doesnt specify subjects - they just want MEGA high grades.

So it isnt the subject that will be the issue here - it'll be the fact that you had low enough grades to need to do a Foundation course.
Its one of the most competitive Uni courses and even those with very high predictions and a strong PS are not certain of an offer.

Look at subjects like ... Legal Studies, Politics, Sociology or a joint subject course (Law and .....) instead.

Anyone else got any ideas?

I'm afraid I'm with sydneybridge on this one. Your low grades will preclude you from entering into a law degree at a university likely to provide you with a good enough degree to enter the profession. Better to complete your science degree and do really well in it, then do law conversion afterwards. However, the market is pretty saturated with lawyers as it is and things will be hard.

When I emailed them they gave the impression that I would be considered on my foundation year progression (is this as opposed to my A-Levels) and the offer would be subject to that (foundation year is harder than A-Levels as my degree does it to Level 4 which is degree standard), so would they still judge me for my A-Levels or would extra-curricular things (PS, reference etc.) be taken into consideration? I should note that even if I apply and get rejected, it doesn't affect my progression on this degree.

My assumption is based on the usual situation whereby if you want to switch to another degree after doing the first year of something else, you apply through Ucas in the same way and have to meet the usual entry criteria that anyone else starting it from scratch would do. If you have spoken to an admissions tutor and been told that they would consider your foundation year as in some way adding to your A levels, then that's good. Your application would still be made up of other elements and your ps would still have to show the suitability for law that anyone else's does.

Yeah I tried to clarify that but they were quite slippery, they just recommended me to apply and that I would be considered (another point is that some Unis outright said they wouldn't consider me because of A levels, so surely the fact that others have told me to apply means that they wouldn't reject on A-Levels alone?). Fwiw, what would you do?

My situation is so far removed from your that I doubt my course of action would be attractive to you, but I'd stick to my current degree and get the best grade I could and think of going into something other than law, but that's because I know how saturated the market it.

'We will consider you' does not mean 'Offer'.

Unless your overall academic profile (A levels, GCSEs etc) is otherwise good and you have a very strong PS (reasons for studying Law, reasons you did the Foundation course, reasons you did Science and not something more relevant, and you have relevant work experience and can reflect on that in a meaningful way etc) then you will be way down the list from those with predictions A*AA. Therefore you will not be priority for an Offer.

Kent and Lancaster are probably more realistic choices than Manchester which is fiercely competitive and where many even with top A levels and a strong PS wont get an offer.