Free IELTS band score calculator for Listening and Reading
Convert your IELTS Listening and Reading raw scores into band scores, then calculate your overall band from all four skills—free and instant.
By English Grader study guides · AI-assisted educational content · Official sources linked below
The short answer
Listening and Reading bands come from your raw score out of 40—knowing the conversion tells you exactly how many more correct answers you need.
How the conversion works
Both Listening and Academic Reading are marked out of 40 and converted to a band from 0 to 9. The conversion is not linear: the jump from 30 to 35 correct answers matters far more than from 15 to 20.
General Training Reading uses a stricter conversion than Academic Reading—you need more correct answers for the same band.
- Listening: about 30/40 for Band 7, 35/40 for Band 8
- Academic Reading: about 30/40 for Band 7, 33/40 for Band 7.5
- General Reading: about 34/40 for Band 7
Calculating your overall band
Your overall band is the average of the four skill bands, rounded to the nearest half band—so 6.5 + 7 + 7 + 6.5 = 6.75 rounds to 7.0.
This means one strong skill can pull a weaker one up by half a band.
Related guide: Speaking band score guide
Set a raw-score target
Instead of aiming for 'Band 7', aim for '32 correct answers in Listening'. Concrete targets are easier to train toward.
After every practice test, record your raw score and watch it climb.
Check your target →Next step
Calculate your current band, then focus your practice on the skill furthest from your target.
Use the calculator →Put this into practice
Enter your raw scores and see your estimated band for each skill and your overall band.
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Official sources and further reading
Practice examples and study routines are illustrative advice, not official band-scored answers or predictions of exam questions.