Free IELTS utilities
IELTS Score Calculator
Convert Listening and Reading raw scores (0 to 40) into IELTS bands with Academic and General Reading tables.
- Raw scores for L & R
- Separate Reading tables
- Listening table for both modules
- No credits required
0–40
Raw scores for L & R
A/G
Separate Reading tables
Shared
Listening table for both modules
Free
No credits required
Estimated band
7.0
Based on published IELTS raw-to-band conversion charts. Official boundaries can vary slightly by test form.
| Raw score | Band |
|---|---|
| 39–40 | 9.0 |
| 37–38 | 8.5 |
| 35–36 | 8.0 |
| 32–34 | 7.5 |
| 30–31 | 7.0 |
| 26–29 | 6.5 |
| 23–25 | 6.0 |
| 18–22 | 5.5 |
| 16–17 | 5.0 |
| 13–15 | 4.5 |
| 10–12 | 4.0 |
| 8–9 | 3.5 |
| 6–7 | 3.0 |
| 4–5 | 2.5 |
| 0–3 | 2.0 |
How to use the Score Calculator
- 1
Pick the skill
Choose Listening or Reading. Listening uses one table; Reading needs Academic or General.
- 2
Enter correct answers
Type how many items you got right from 0 to 40 after a scored practice pack.
- 3
Read the band
Use the result as a weekly target marker, then open error review for the misses behind the number.
- 4
Log the pack
Note pack name, date, raw score, and band. Trends matter more than a single conversion.
How raw scores become bands
Listening and Reading are marked objectively. Public conversion charts map correct answers to bands from 0 to 9 in 0.5 steps.
Academic and General Training Reading do not share the same cut-offs. Mixing them up is a common planning mistake.
Tables used here follow widely published study conversions. Exact boundaries can vary slightly by test form, so treat results as guidance.
Worked example
You finish an Academic Reading pack with 30/40 correct. On a typical public Academic table that sits around band 7.0.
The same 30/40 on General Training Reading often converts lower because GT usually needs a higher raw score for mid bands. Always toggle the module before you trust the number.
When to use this calculator
- Immediately after Listening or Reading section practice.
- When comparing Academic vs General Reading progress on separate logs.
- Before you set the next week’s target (for example moving Listening from 6.5 toward 7.0).
Guides for score planning
Read the chart narrative, then convert every scored pack with the tool above.
IELTS Band Score Chart 2026: How Raw Scores & Overall Bands Work
Full raw-to-band walkthrough for Listening and Reading.
What IELTS Band Scores Mean: Plain-Language Profiles From 5.0 to 8.0+
What overall and section bands mean for study targets.
IELTS Listening Distractors & Spelling 2026
Why Listening raw scores stall even when comprehension feels fine.
IELTS Reading Timing & Question Types 2026
Timing plans that raise Reading raw scores.
Related tools and practice
Keep the loop moving: measure → feedback → timed practice → full mock.
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Practice next
- Listening practice
One-listen packs with instant scoring.
- Reading practice
Academic and General timed passages.
- Full mock tests
Confirm L/R bands under full-exam pressure.
Use numbers to choose the next study block
A rising Listening raw score with a flat Reading score is a clearer signal than an overall band alone.
Convert after every scored pack, then spend the next session on the skill that is lagging. When both L and R sit at target, book a full mock.
For Writing and Speaking estimates, leave this calculator and use descriptors plus Writing Checker instead.
Continue with a full mock test or return to all IELTS tools. full mock test · all IELTS tools
Score Calculator FAQs
Yes. General Training usually needs more correct answers for the same band. Toggle Academic / General when calculating Reading.
Convert a practice raw score
Enter today’s Listening or Reading correct answers, then open the matching Guides when the same error type keeps repeating.