Universities that accept One Skill Retake
One Skill Retake lets you resit Listening, Reading, Writing or Speaking alone within 60 days of an IELTS on computer test, once per full test; the new Test Report Form recalculates your overall band (One Skill Retake rules). In India it costs INR 12,650 against INR 19,000 for a full test (IELTS fee in India).
How we counted: each figure comes from our own guide to that university, which restates its admissions pages (read 4 to 9 October 2026). We took the lowest rule each guide's tables give; where a table could not be read cleanly the university is left out of the count rather than guessed. Acceptance was classified by hand from each guide's text. The full list, with a CSV, is on our IELTS university requirements data. A course page can ask for more than the university minimum, so check yours before you book.
Universities that do not accept it
These want every score from one sitting. A retake result will not count, so resit the full test instead.
| University | What our guide says |
|---|---|
| Edinburgh | Single test only |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Not on GCU's accepted list |
| Imperial College | Single-score retakes not accepted |
| King's College London | Cannot take One Skill scores |
| Oxford | Scores must come from one test |
| UCL | Accepts IELTS Online, not OSR |
| University of Salford | Also no IELTS Online |
| Warwick | One sitting only |
| LSE | Graduate study, at the selectors' discretion (case by case) |
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41 guides find nothing either way on the university's pages: Abertay University, Bangor University, Bath Spa University, Bournemouth University, Brunel University of London, Canterbury Christ Church University, Coventry University, De Montfort University, Edge Hill University, Keele University, Leeds Beckett University, Liverpool Hope University, Liverpool John Moores University, London South Bank University, Northumbria University, Nottingham Trent University, Royal Holloway, Sheffield Hallam University, Teesside University, UEA, UWS, University of Bedfordshire, University of Bolton (Greater Manchester), University of Bradford, University of Buckingham, University of Cumbria, University of East London, University of Gloucestershire, University of Hertfordshire, University of Hull, University of Liverpool, University of Northampton, University of Reading, University of Roehampton, University of Stirling, University of Sunderland, University of Winchester, University of Wolverhampton, University of Worcester, Wrexham University, York St John University. Email admissions with your Test Report Form number before you pay for a retake.
Timing matters: the 60-day window runs from your original test date, and the retake keeps that date, so the two-year validity does not restart. If two skills are short, a retake cannot fix both; book a full test. A scored practice module first is the cheapest way to check the gap is closable (free IELTS mock test).
Frequently asked questions
Does Oxford, Imperial or UCL accept IELTS One Skill Retake?+
No. All three want every score from a single sitting, as do KCL, Edinburgh and Warwick.
Which Russell Group universities accept One Skill Retake?+
In our data: Cambridge (postgraduate list), Manchester, Bristol, Glasgow, Leeds, Birmingham, Sheffield, Nottingham, Southampton, Exeter, York, Durham, Newcastle, Queen Mary, Cardiff and Queen's Belfast.
Is One Skill Retake accepted for a UK visa?+
Our One Skill Retake guide records that the UK government approved it for SELT purposes in October 2023, for tests on computer at selected locations. Check your university accepts it too.
How soon must I take the retake?+
Within 60 days of your original IELTS on computer test, once per full test. Some universities, such as Kent, allow only one retake per academic year.
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