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IELTS band score calculator.

Turn Listening and Reading raw scores into bands, add your Writing and Speaking bands, and see your overall band with the rounding rule. Or work backwards from your target.

  • 4 skills
  • 0 to 9 band scale
  • Academic and General Training
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Turn the number into a plan.

A band on its own is just a number. Four ways to use it well.

  1. 1

    Check the full requirement

    Many universities and routes ask for a minimum in each skill as well as an overall band, for example 6.5 overall with no skill below 6.0. Check both before you plan.

  2. 2

    Find the skill that holds you back

    One low skill can pull the overall band down by half a band. Working on that skill is usually the quickest way up.

  3. 3

    Work backwards from your target

    Switch to the target mode to see roughly how many Listening and Reading answers your band needs, then practise towards that number.

  4. 4

    Measure again, properly

    Guesses are hopeful. Sit a full mock test under timed conditions and bring the real raw scores back here.

Questions.

Q1How is the overall IELTS band rounded?

The overall band is the average of the four skills, rounded to the nearest half band. An average ending in .25 rounds up to the next half band and one ending in .75 rounds up to the next whole band. So 6.25 becomes 6.5, 6.75 becomes 7.0 and 6.1 becomes 6.0.

Q2Why does General Training Reading need more correct answers?

Its texts are generally less complex than Academic Reading, so the same band needs a higher raw score.

Q3Are the conversions exact?

No. They are approximate, because the exact raw score needed for each band varies slightly between test versions. Treat every result here as an estimate.

Q4Where do I get my raw scores from?

Take one of the free mock tests. Each Listening and Reading paper gives you a score out of 40 that you can bring back here.

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