Politics with a Foundation Year 2025 entry

Hello everyone. I would like to ask where the best possible place to be to decide on a foundation year for Politics upcoming 2025 entry. I will not be able to complete my resit year as I have become extremely ill (unfortunate waste of a year, but the first half was well spent). It was such a shame as I had studied so hard and have sat my first exam already, but have now been advised to just look for a foundation year entry instead.
In all honesty, I do hope to be able to transfer to another university after my foundation, and am curious to know at which university, would be the best way of doing this. I know also, it is not definite, and so I need to consider the status of each uni out of my options. And for a background check:
- I have 72 UCAS points (was predicted 136 this time around, and my English exam did go much better than last year grrrrrr and for this reason I cannot look at Surrey/UEA/Leeds as I tried last year and they said I could not as I was 2 marks away from a C in one of my subjects
- Sussex (I got into last year, but decided to resit, feels slightly awkward to go back, basically wasted a year)
- I would like to do a foundation year at a university based on its depth within modules, as when it comes to transferring, I would want the knowledge in depth in relation to the course
- If possible, the most reputable for Politics and higher ranked
UWE Bristol: (Essentials of Academic Practice, Exploring the Social World and the Problems of Crime, From Plato to Nato) (48 UCAS points)
Essex: (Exploring the World through Data, Research and Academic Skills for University, Understanding People and Society,
Knowing your World from Language to Politics) (72 UCAS points)
Swansea: (Academic Writing and Skills Development, Introduction to being Human, Introduction to Research, Critical
Reflection and Problem Solving, Research Essay and Social Science) (72-80 UCAS points)
Manchester Met: (Academic Practice for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Modern Britain since 1945, Introduction to Politics, Key Case Studies in International Relations, Philosophical Responses to the Contemporary World, Sociology Today) / Optional (Unwide Languages - ab initio) (72-80 UCAS points)
Sussex: Foundation year in Social Sciences (Academic Development for Social Sciences 1, Local Lives: Identifying Global studies, Order and Disorder A: Understanding Law, Politics and Sociology, Academic Development for Social Sciences 2, Global Issues: Researching the Global, Order and Disorder B: Understanding Law, Politics and Sociology (lots of optional) (CDD but goes down to DEE on clearing)
And when it comes to transferring universities, I just want to layout that my expectations are not the top Russell group universities. I want to study Politics (and/or English/Journalism) so have been looking at Cardiff, York and Queens Uni Belfast mostly.
Many thanks for your help everyone. I want to finally get ahead with my education and revoke this year out of education, and put all that resit revision somewhere worthy than not do anything. This Summer I am gonna complete some more projects within English Lit and some Politics work experience to keep my head up!
For anyone else in a similar situation, keep working, because there is a place for everyone. Grades do not define you and always credit how hard you work. My biggest fault with A Levels is the anxiety that comes with timed conditions, and 'Pens down, times up'. 90% of your employable experiences will not ever contain this.