University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate

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University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate
AbbreviationUCLES, CA
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
Revenue (2019/20[1])
£382m
Staff (2019)
2694
Websitewww.cambridge.org

University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES) is a non-teaching department of the University of Cambridge,[2] which operates under the brand name Cambridge Assessment, and is part of Cambridge University Press & Assessment. It 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 the award-winning Triangle Building in Cambridge.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Annual Report". Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Colleges and Departments". University of Cambridge. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Award for Projects up to 1500m2". BCO. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.