About Ascend

Know your band before test day.

Too many candidates pay for IELTS without knowing where they stand. Ascend gives students full, timed practice under real conditions, with marking that is honest about what's holding them back.

How we work

Four principles

  1. Real conditions

    The same sections, order and timing as IELTS Academic. Recordings play once, timers don't stop, and Writing has no copy-paste.

  2. Examiner criteria, not guesswork

    Writing and Speaking are marked on the four official criteria for each, with comments that point to your own words.

  3. A teacher has the final word

    AI gives fast feedback. A teacher checks it, listens to your recordings and confirms the band.

  4. Free for students

    Schools and training centres give their students voucher codes, so students never pay to practise.

For schools & teachers

Run mock tests for a whole class

Ascend handles the timing, marking and record-keeping. You decide who gets access and check the bands.

Ask about vouchers

  • Voucher codesMake one code for a whole class or one per student, and set how long access lasts.
  • Grading queueEvery Writing and Speaking submission is waiting for you, already pre-marked by the AI.
  • Results for every studentSection bands, overall band, answers, scripts and recordings, all in one place.
  • Your own testsBuild new mock tests with audio, passages, charts and speaking cue cards.