ENTRY CRITERIA: ENGLISH LANGUAGE – MINIMUM OF IELTS 5.0

Minimum of IELTS 5.0

A student’s English proficiency can be judged through sitting the IELTS test or an alternative ‘external’ test such as Pearson’s PTE, or through an approved ‘internal’ Abbey DLD test (such as the Oxford Placement Test).

Students who are at IELTS 4.5 can join the full time English programme in September for three terms, January for two terms, April for one term, or July for two months prior to a guaranteed entry into the one year GCSE programme the following September.

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Upcoming Webinar: Preparing for Medicine at Abbey College Cambridge

Friday 19th June 2026, 10.30am – 11.30am

In this webinar, Abbey College Cambridge’s Head of Medicine Sephora Day will introduce you to the Medicine Preparation Programme; a special two-year programme designed to ensure that students are prepared in every aspect required to succeed on this most competitive of university courses. 

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