Band A Direct Entry
Test |
Grade or score |
IELTS |
7.0 with no component under 7.0 |
Non UKVI/SELT IELTS |
7.0 with no component under 7.0 |
TOEFL iBT and TOEFL iBT Home edition |
102 (with 27 writing and no other component under 25) |
Cambridge C2 Proficiency or C1 Advanced |
185 with a minimum of 185 per component |
Cambridge O level English Language (1119-Malaysia; 1120-Brunei; 1125 or 1126-Mauritius; 1128-Singapore and 1123 all other countries) |
Grade C or above |
Cambridge IGCSE First Language English |
Grade C or above |
Cambridge IGCSE English as a Second Language |
Grade B or above |
GCSE English Language |
Grade C/grade 4 or above |
Password Skills Plus |
7.0 with no component under 7.0 |
Pearson Academic (PTE) |
68 (with no less than 68 in each Communicative Skill) |
Trinity ISE (revised) Language Tests taken in the UK on the same day |
Level III or above (with a distinction in both modules) |