IELTS Band Score Calculator
Work out your overall band, and turn your Reading and Listening raw scores into a band. Free, instant, no signup, no AI.
Overall band score
Enter your four section bands. We average them and apply the official IELTS rounding rule.
average 6.38, rounded to 6.5
Reading band score
Convert your raw Reading score (correct answers out of 40) to a band.
30 of 40 correct
Listening band score
Convert your raw Listening score (correct answers out of 40) to a band. The same table applies to Academic and General Training.
30 of 40 correct
Listening and Reading bands are estimates from the standard conversion tables. The real exam re-equates them slightly per version, so treat this as a close guide, not an official result.
No calculator can score your Writing
Writing is judged by an examiner on the rubric, not a raw score. That is the one band our checker estimates for you, plus the single fix between you and Band 7, on your own sentences.
Check my writing band freeHow your overall IELTS band is calculated
Your overall band is the average of your four section bands (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking), rounded to the nearest half band. IELTS rounds in your favour at the boundaries: an average ending in .25 rounds up to the next half band, and an average ending in .75 rounds up to the next whole band.
- 6.5, 6.5, 6.0, 6.5 averages to 6.375, which rounds to 6.5.
- 7.0, 6.5, 6.5, 6.5 averages to 6.625, which rounds to 6.5.
- 7.0, 7.0, 6.5, 6.5 averages to 6.75, which rounds up to 7.0.
Reading and Listening: raw score to band
Both tests have 40 questions, one mark each, with no penalty for wrong answers. General Training Reading is marked on a stricter curve than Academic, because its texts are easier, so you need a few more correct answers for the same band. These are the standard conversion tables. The real exam adjusts them slightly per version, so treat the result as a close estimate.
Reading
| Band | Academic (out of 40) | General Training (out of 40) |
|---|---|---|
| 9.0 | 39 to 40 | 40 |
| 8.5 | 37 to 38 | 39 |
| 8.0 | 35 to 36 | 37 to 38 |
| 7.5 | 33 to 34 | 36 |
| 7.0 | 30 to 32 | 34 to 35 |
| 6.5 | 27 to 29 | 32 to 33 |
| 6.0 | 23 to 26 | 30 to 31 |
| 5.5 | 19 to 22 | 27 to 29 |
| 5.0 | 15 to 18 | 23 to 26 |
Listening (Academic and General Training)
| Band | Correct answers (out of 40) |
|---|---|
| 9.0 | 39 to 40 |
| 8.5 | 37 to 38 |
| 8.0 | 35 to 36 |
| 7.5 | 32 to 34 |
| 7.0 | 30 to 31 |
| 6.5 | 26 to 29 |
| 6.0 | 23 to 25 |
| 5.5 | 18 to 22 |
| 5.0 | 16 to 17 |
Why Writing and Speaking are not on this calculator
There is no raw score for Writing or Speaking. An examiner judges them against the band descriptors, so no calculator can convert them. That is the one band our checker estimates for you: paste your essay and you get your Writing band plus the single criterion holding it back, on your own sentences. Check your writing band free.