Cambridge English Scale

The Cambridge English Scale is a single range of scores used to report results for Cambridge English Language Assessment exams. It was introduced in January 2015, with Cambridge English Scale scores replacing the standardised score and candidate profile used for exams taken pre-2015. The scale aims to provide exam users with more detailed information about their exam performance than was previously available.

From January 2015, results for Cambridge English: First (FCE), Cambridge English: First for Schools (FCE), Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) and Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) bean reporting on the scale. From February 2016 Cambridge English: Key (KET) and Key for Schools, Cambridge English: Preliminary (PET) and Preliminary for Schools, and Cambridge English: Business Certificates (BEC) have reported on the scale.IELTS is mapped to the Cambridge English Scale, but will continue to use its existing nine-band scale for reporting results.

The Cambridge English Scale was developed in response to feedback from exam users, including learners, teachers, universities and immigration departments. It builds on previous ways of reporting results and is based on years of research. It is designed to complement the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), building on Cambridge English Language Assessment’s longstanding role in the development of the CEFR and the well-established links between Cambridge English exams and the CEFR.

Successful candidates receive a Statement of Results and a Certificate. The Statement of Results can also be accessed on the online Results Verification Service, which allows recognising organisations to securely verify results. Both the Statement of Results and the Certificate provide the following:

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