PTE Score Calculator: IELTS Alignment and Core CLB Lookup

Enter scores from your report to look up Pearson’s published alignment tables. This tool does not score a test or determine visa eligibility.

1. Which test?

2. Your scores (10–90)

ListeningWhole number from 10 to 90; leave blank if unknown.

ReadingWhole number from 10 to 90; leave blank if unknown.

SpeakingWhole number from 10 to 90; leave blank if unknown.

WritingWhole number from 10 to 90; leave blank if unknown.

Overall score from your report (optional)Enter the overall printed on your report. We never average your skills.

IELTS Academic Alignment

Your results appear here. Enter at least one skill score or your reported overall.

Pearson’s July 2025 research gives an estimated alignment with IELTS Academic. Predictions across tests contain measurement error; an alignment is not an IELTS certificate or proof of acceptance.

Pearson PTE Academic Test Taker Score Guide, section 4 (July 2025 alignment)
Source checked 2026-10-26.

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Australian Language-Score Thresholds

These comparisons check language-score thresholds only, not visa eligibility. Practice estimates are not accepted language evidence.

Date of your PTE Academic test

This lookup supports tests taken on or after 7 August 2025. Test age and visa subclass requirements still need checking.

Enter a valid test date to select the Australian score table.

Official source for this comparison · source review recorded 26 October 2026. Recheck the linked source before applying.

Why We Do Not Average Your Scores

Pearson’s overall is based on performance across the whole test. It is not an average of the four communicative skill scores. Use the overall printed on your report, or leave it blank.

Published Alignment Tables

These are the lookup ranges used above. “Not given” cells remain unassigned.

PTE Academic / UKVI to IELTS Academic · July 2025 alignment
IELTS	Overall (reported)	Listening	Reading	Speaking	Writing
4.5	24–30	26–32	29–35	14–23	17–28
5.0	31–38	33–39	36–41	24–38	29–40
5.5	39–46	40–46	42–47	39–53	41–50
6.0	47–54	47–52	48–53	54–65	51–59
6.5	55–62	53–57	54–58	66–75	60–68
7.0	63–70	58–63	59–64	76–82	69–76
7.5	71–78	64–68	65–69	83–87	77–84
8.0	79–85	69–74	70–74	88–89	85–89
8.5	86–89	75–80	75–80	90	90
9.0	90	81–90	81–90	Not given	Not given

Pearson PTE Academic Test Taker Score Guide, section 4 (July 2025 alignment)

PTE Core to CLB · skill scores only
CLB	Listening	Reading	Speaking	Writing
10	89–90	88–90	89–90	90
9	82–88	78–87	84–88	88–89
8	71–81	69–77	76–83	79–87
7	60–70	60–68	68–75	69–78
6	50–59	51–59	59–67	60–68
5	39–49	42–50	51–58	51–59
4	28–38	33–41	42–50	41–50
3	18–27	24–32	34–41	32–40

Pearson PTE Core scoring: CLB table