Cambridge Assessment English
Comparing scores to IELTS
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Using B2 First and C1 Advanced scores
Every successful B2 First and C1 Advanced candidate receives a Statement of Results, which contains the
following information:
1. Score – their overall score on the Cambridge English Scale.
2. Candidate profile – their score on the Cambridge English Scale
for each of the four skills
(reading, writing, listening and speaking) and for Use of English.
3. Grade – relates to the score and is a letter grade from A to C.
4. Candidates also receive an overall level on the CEFR.
Candidates who have secured scores between 160 and 172 on B2 First are awarded grade C on that exam and
are placed at Level B2 on the CEFR.
Candidates who have secured a C1 Advanced grade C, having scored between 180 and 192
on the Cambridge
English Scale, are at Level C1 of the CEFR and can be expected to be comparable in ability with candidates
who have secured 6.5 or 7.0 in IELTS. Candidates who have secured scores between 180 and 190 in B2 First are
awarded a grade A for that exam. They are also placed at Level C1 of the CEFR. However,
the breadth of coverage
of B2 First at this level is limited and very careful consideration would be needed before accepting scores on B2
First as comparable to IELTS scores of 7.0. Candidates who have secured scores of 160 to 179 on C1 Advanced are
placed at Level B2 and may be expected to be comparable to candidates who have secured 5.5 or 6.0 in IELTS.
Where institutions have specified a minimum IELTS requirement of 5.5, reference may be made to the Scale score,
and a minimum requirement of 162 specified on either exam. If, say, the requirement is Band 6.0 overall but with
a minimum score of 5.5
in any skill, then an overall score of 169 may be specified with minimum scores of 162
in Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking. Where an overall requirement of IELTS Band 7.0 has been set, then a
score of 185 should be specified,
but as explained above, it may be appropriate to specify that the score has been
obtained on C1 Advanced rather than B2 First.
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