Essential information

Please note that test takers are no longer required to upload their ID at the time of registration. Your ID will be photographed and checked by test centre staff on the test day.

Accepted forms of ID document:

• Passport - This must have your photo, name in English, date of birth, ID number and expiry date.
• National ID Card (for EU Citizens only) - This must have your photograph, name in English lettering, signature, date of birth and a unique number.
• This IELTS test centre is able to accept English language testing applications from UK Visas & Immigration applicants who have recently taken an English language test in the UK or Ireland with another SELT provider, and who are now required to submit other evidence of English language proficiency. If this applies to you, we are able to accept a certified passport copy if it is accompanied by the UK Visas & Immigration letter indicating that you may choose to take a new English Language test with another SELT provider. You can send us copies of these documents by post or email. If we approve your documentation you will need to bring both these documents with you on the test day.
• United Kingdom Biometric Residency Cards
• Application Registration Card - issued by the UK Home office.

Further information on accepted forms of ID document: 

• If you cannot supply a passport/ID Card, you should contact us for advice.
• Student cards/drivers licences are not accepted forms of ID.
• You must bring the original document on the test day - the SAME ONE as you used for your application form.  If you do not bring the same document with the same ID number as on your application form, you will not be permitted to take the test and and your fee will not be refunded. 
• If you renew, change or lose your ID document before the test, and are therefore unable to bring the same document, you must contact us immediately (before the test day) for advice.
• Copies of ID documents will not be accepted on the test day and no refund will be granted under these circumstances.

Only one Test Report Form (TRF) is sent to each test taker. 

You can request up to five additional TRFs to be sent (free of charge) to Recognising Organisations (academic institutions, government bodies or employers) on your application form. If you require additional TRFs to be sent to Recognising Organisations after application, this can be done at a cost of £15 per TRF. 

You can request this by completing the application form and paying £15 per TRF online (we will send appropriate link).

IELTS on paper Test Start and Finish Times

*Tests are held on Saturdays only

IELTS on computer test start and finish times may vary. The information will be provided to you in a confirmation email.

You may change your test date at any time before the test. However, depending on when you make your transfer request – that is, how near to the test day – your request may be treated as a cancellation.

You must select a test date, where available, within three months from your original test date. If your preferred test date is more than three months after your original test date then your transfer will be treated as a cancellation.

You can only transfer the same booking once.

To make a change to a test date, please email us with the details.

Please note that an additional payment of £25.00 is required for each transfer request.*

*Transfer requests must be made before close of business (5.00pm GMT) on the Thursday prior to the test date for IELTS on Paper tests.

If you are absent on the day of the test you will forfeit the full test fee.

You will be classed as absent if you arrive after the specified arrival time for the test day; and therefore forfeit the full test fee.

If you are unable to attend due to a serious reason; please contact the IELTS Office immediately for advice. For reasons of a medical nature, please contact the centre within 5 working days of your test with evidence of any medical reason.

The nearest car park is Cecil Street Car Park (view on Google Maps).

Visit the Car Parking at the University page for car parking rates.

There are vending machines in the main foyer at Mansfield Cooper Building and in the downstairs canteen at Samuel Alexander building for drinks and snacks.

Restaurants, takeaways and supermarkets are located on Oxford Road (view on Google Maps), which is just 5 minutes’ walk from the Test Centre.

If we are unable to provide a test date that is suitable for you, you may wish to try another test centre. Please visit the IELTS website for a full list of UK test centres.

Further information on the test can be found through the British Council: Take IELTS website.

Results are issued 13 calendar days after the IELTS on paper test and 3-5 days after IELTS on computer test. An email notification is sent to the email address you registered with when the results are released. You can also check the results online once available. The hardcopies of Test Report Forms are sent by post and should be with you shortly after the results release day. You can request to collect your results from the Test Centre. Collection in person must be arranged with the IELTS office in advance.

For more information please visit the 'After the test' page.