University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate

This article is about the former institution before the 2021 merger. For the current institution, see Cambridge University Press and Assessment.
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University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate
AbbreviationCambridge Assessment
UCLES
SuccessorCambridge University Press and Assessment
Formation1858
Typeinactive, merged
Legal statusDepartment of the University of Cambridge
HeadquartersThe Triangle Building, Cambridge, UK
ServicesExaminations and academic assessments
CEO
Peter Andrew Jestyn Phillips
Key people
Stephen Toope
Parent organization
Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Subsidiaries
Employees(in 2019)
Websitecambridgeassessment.org.uk

The University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), branded as Cambridge Assessment, was a non-teaching department of the University of Cambridge.[1] It merged with Cambridge University Press to form Cambridge University Press and Assessment under Queen Elizabeth II's approval in August 2021.

Cambridge Assessment provides educational assessments, which include the Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations (OCR) examination board, Cambridge Assessment International Education, Cambridge Assessment Admissions Testing, and Cambridge Assessment English for learners of the English language.

Cambridge Assessment is not responsible for internal examinations at the University of Cambridge other than admissions tests.

Cambridge Assessment is based at Triangle Building in Cambridge.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Colleges and Departments". University of Cambridge. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Cambridge Assessment's Triangle building wins office award". Cambridge Assessment Network and Research. 29 August 2019. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Award for Projects up to 1500m2". BCO. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.