IELTS Academic Reading band calculator

Academic Reading marks and estimated bands

This calculator is for Academic Reading. Select your number of correct answers from a complete forty-question practice test. It reuses the platform’s existing Academic Reading table, including its lower limit. Thirty correct answers correspond to an estimated 7.0, while thirty-three correspond to 7.5 in this table. The conversion helps compare practice attempts, but official boundaries may vary by test version.

Academic and General Training Reading should not be treated as interchangeable scoring tables. There is no General Training conversion on this page. A result from a partial passage is also insufficient: entering it as a full-test total would give a misleading estimate. If you have fewer than four correct answers, the table cannot assign a supported band. Check answer accuracy first, then compare your next complete attempt on unseen material.

Use the calculator and keep a scenario

Start with scores you actually have, then change one input at a time to explore a realistic target. Empty fields are deliberately left empty: a missing score is not treated as zero. The result updates when you choose a value, without a separate calculation button. Your selections are included in the page address, so copying the address lets someone else open the same scenario. Changing a value updates the current address without adding a browser history entry. Reloading or sharing that address restores the valid values. The calculator runs in your browser and does not submit these values to a scoring API.

Turn a number into a practice plan

A calculated score is useful when it leads to a specific next step. Compare several fresh attempts rather than treating one unusually strong practice result as your settled level. Notice which skill or criterion limits your progress, practise that area, and repeat the check with new material. An estimate cannot certify language ability or guarantee a result on test day. For IELTS, the linked free Reading or Listening mock gives you a timed task and feedback on individual answers.

Source and limits

Source: IDP guidance on IELTS scoring. The overall rounding rule is official; converting practice marks or self-assessed criteria into a predicted test result is an estimate.