Free IELTS Writing Assessment

AI tools keep giving you different bands? Get your essay assessed by a former IELTS examiner and IELTS teacher with 28 years experience.

Send one Writing Task 2 essay and receive a personal report with a band estimate for each criterion, your three priorities and a 4-week study plan.

🎁 Free pilot: 10 places only. In return, I ask for short, honest feedback on your report.

What you get

• A band estimate for each of the four criteria, with examples from your essay
• Your three priorities: the changes that will make the biggest difference
• Your key mistakes corrected, and one paragraph rewritten one band higher
• Why AI tools give you different scores, and which number to trust
• A likely range for exam day, with tips for the test
• A 4-week study plan using Start IELTS lessons
• After your feedback: a free second assessment and a free lesson bundle

How it works

1. Choose one of the three questions below and write your essay: at least 250 words, about 40 minutes, without help.
2. Send it using the form.
3. You’ll get your report by email within 72 hours.
4. Send your honest feedback, and receive your free second assessment and lesson bundle.

Send your essay

Your name *

Email Address *

Country *

Your target band *Please select an option5.56.06.57.07.5 or higher

Test date, if you have booked one

Choose one question *A · Opinion: Some people think that the best way to reduce crime is to give longer prison sentences. To what extent do you agree or disagree?B · Discussion: Some people believe children should start learning a foreign language at primary school, while others think they should wait until secondary school. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.C · Problem and solution: In many cities, traffic congestion is becoming a serious problem. What are the causes of this problem, and what measures could be taken to solve it?

Your essay *Write at least 250 words. Type it yourself, without help from AI or a teacher, so the assessment shows your real level.0 / 450

Have AI tools or other platforms scored your writing? What bands did they give you?

If I quote your feedback on the site, show your name as *First name and countryAnonymous

Feedback *

In return for a free assessment, I agree to give short, honest feedback after I receive my report.

Privacy *

I agree that Start IELTS may store my essay and details to prepare my report and second assessment.

Send my essay

I use digital tools to help prepare each report, but I check every band and every comment myself, and the final assessment is mine. Band scores are estimates based on the public IELTS band descriptors, not official IELTS results.

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