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Covid-19 notice

The British Council's priority is the health and well-being of IELTS test takers and staff. We have advised IELTS test centres to close temporarily, based on advice from the UK and Irish Governments.

IELTS for UKVI test centres are open in some locations. Find your nearest IELTS for UKVI centre here

IELTS Academic is recommended for either undergraduate or postgraduate study worldwide.

IELTS General Training is recommended for study at below degree level or if you wish to emigrate to an English-speaking country, and you are required to take an English test.

The IELTS test fee is between £170 and £195, depending on the location and test provider you choose.

Choose your region and book your test:

North West

English Language Centre, University of Liverpool, Liverpool - closed
International House Trust Assessment, Queens Park High School, Chester - closed
Mobile Testing Solutions Ltd (MTS), University of Cumbria, Lancaster - closed
University Language Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester - closed

Yorkshire and Humberside

Centre of English Studies (CES), Harrogate & Leeds - closed
Melton College, York - closed
Mobile Testing Solutions Ltd (MTS), Newcastle - open
English Language Teaching Centre, University of Sheffield, Sheffield - closed

East Midlands

Leicester College, Abbey Park Campus, Leicester - closed
Mobile Testing Solutions Ltd (MTS), Nottingham - open
University of Nottingham, Jubilee Campus, Nottingham - closed

West Midlands

Mobile Testing Solutions Ltd (MTS), Birmingham - open
Mobile Testing Solutions Ltd (MTS), Coventry - open
Mobile Testing Solutions Ltd (MTS), Wolverhampton - closed
Warwickshire College Group, Rugby - closed

East of England

Eurocentres, Cambridge - closed
International House Trust Assessment, Cambridge - open
International House Trust Assessment, Bishop Hall Lane, Chelmsford - open
International House Trust Assessment, University of Bedfordshire, Bedford - closed
International House Trust Assessment, Thomas Deacon Academy, Peterborough - closed
Mobile Testing Solutions (MTS), University of Suffolk, Ipswich - closed

London

EHWLC, Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College - closed
Eurocentres, Central London - closed
International House Trust Assessment, Central London - open
International House Trust Assessment, East London - open
International House Trust Assessment, North London - closed
Lewisham Southwark College, London - closed
London Exams Centre, Wimbledon - open
Mobile Testing Solutions LTD (MTS), London - open
University of Westminster, London - closed
Mobile Testing Solutions Ltd (MTS), Watford - closed

South East

Bellerbys College, Brighton Study Centre, Brighton - closed
Eurocentres, Brighton - closed
Chaucer College Canterbury, Canterbury - closed
Kings Colleges, Oxford - closed
Mobile Testing Solutions Ltd (MTS), Milton Keynes - open
Mobile Testing Solutions Ltd (MTS), Guildford - open
University of Reading, Reading - closed
Mobile Testing Solutions Ltd (MTS), Brighton - open
International House Trust Assessment, Oxford - open

South West

International House Trust Assessment, University of Bath, Bath - closed
International House Trust Assessment, St. Brendan's Sixth Form College, Bristol - open
Language Specialists International, Portsmouth - closed
Mayflower College, Plymouth - open
Richard Language College, Bournemouth - closed
University of Southampton, Faculty of Humanities, Southampton - closed
Mobile Testing Solutions Ltd (MTS), Swindon College - closed
Mobile Testing Solutions Ltd (MTS), Torquay Riviera English School - closed

Wales

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Scotland

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Northern Ireland

Find a test location in Northern Ireland.

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