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Who accepts IELTS One Skill Retake?

Pick a university, regulator or visa body. See whether its own page says it accepts a One Skill Retake, with the exact wording and a link, so you can check before you pay for one.

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Every institution we checked

6 say they accept it, 6 say they do not, and 5 do not say. We read each page on the date shown. We left out any page we could not open, such as UCL's, rather than guess.

InstitutionOne Skill RetakeIn their words
General Medical Council (GMC)
United Kingdom · Doctors: PLAB and registration with a licence to practise		Accepts One Skill RetakeWhere you do not achieve our minimum score in one section of the full test, we will accept a One Skill Retake (OSR) pass in that section that achieves the required score. Source
Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
United Kingdom · Nurses, midwives and nursing associates joining the UK register		Does not accept One Skill RetakeWe do not accept the IELTS One Skill Retake test. This is because you must be tested in all four domains at the same time to use this evidence type. Source
UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)
United Kingdom · Visas that need a Secure English Language Test (SELT)		Accepts One Skill RetakeGOV.UK: "In certain circumstances, if you failed one component of the test, you may be allowed to sit that component again. You will need to check the test provider's terms and conditions." IELTS: "UKVI is accepting IELTS One Skill Retake for IELTS Academic and General Training tests on computer in selected locations." Source
Department of Home Affairs
Australia · Australian visas that need an English test		Accepts One Skill RetakeIELTS Academic, including One Skill Retake (OSR); IELTS General Training, including One Skill Retake (OSR). Tests must be taken at a secure test centre. Source
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Canada · Express Entry		Does not accept One Skill RetakeYou must take the IELTS General Training option. We don't accept IELTS One Skill Retake for Express Entry. Source
University of Manchester
United Kingdom · Degree admissions		Accepts One Skill RetakeIELTS Academic and IELTS UKVI, which we accept. We accept IELTS One Skill Retake of these two tests only. Source
University of Leeds
United Kingdom · Degree admissions		Accepts One Skill RetakeYou must meet the requirements through a single IELTS test, or via a single test and One Skill Retake. Source
Cardiff University
United Kingdom · Undergraduate and postgraduate admissions		Accepts One Skill RetakeWe will accept all IELTS (Academic) tests (including the one skill retake) from any IELTS test centre but do not currently accept the online IELTS test. Source
King's College London
United Kingdom · Undergraduate and postgraduate taught admissions		Does not accept One Skill RetakeAll elements of the test results must be demonstrated in one test. We cannot take a combination of your scores across two tests. We cannot take TOEFL MyBest scores or IELTS One Skill scores. Source
Imperial College London
United Kingdom · Undergraduate and postgraduate admissions		Does not accept One Skill RetakeIELTS single score re-takes are not accepted. Candidates must meet the IELTS requirements on a single test sitting. Source
University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom · Undergraduate admissions		Does not accept One Skill RetakeEnglish requirements must be met in a single test. We do not accept IELTS One Skill Retake, IELTS General, IELTS for UKVI General or IELTS Life Skills for UKVI to meet our English language requirements. Source
University of Warwick (undergraduate)
United Kingdom · Undergraduate admissions		Does not accept One Skill RetakeMust be completed in one sitting. IELTS 'One skill Retake' not acceptable. Source
University of Oxford
United Kingdom · Undergraduate admissions		Not stated: ask themYou must, where applicable, receive all qualifying test component scores (Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking) from the same session; we will not consider scores from multiple sessions ('superscoring'). Source
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom · Undergraduate admissions		Not stated: ask themThe component scores should normally be achieved in a single sitting of the test. Source
London School of Economics (LSE)
United Kingdom · Undergraduate admissions		Not stated: ask themCAE, CPE, IELTS, TOEFL, and Trinity test scores must be achieved from one sitting. We will not accept individual components scores from multiple tests. Source
University of Warwick (postgraduate)
United Kingdom · Postgraduate admissions		Not stated: ask themThe page sets out IELTS bands A to D for postgraduate courses but does not mention One Skill Retake. Source
University of Nottingham
United Kingdom · Degree admissions		Not stated: ask themThe page says IELTS requirements are listed on each course page and does not mention One Skill Retake. Source

Questions

Do UK universities accept IELTS One Skill Retake?

Some do and some do not. Of the UK universities we checked, Manchester, Leeds and Cardiff say they accept it. King's College London, Imperial, Edinburgh and Warwick (undergraduate) say they do not. Oxford, Cambridge and LSE ask for scores from one sitting without mentioning One Skill Retake, so ask them.

Does King's College London accept IELTS One Skill Retake?

No. King's says all elements must be shown in one test and that it cannot take IELTS One Skill scores.

Does the GMC or the NMC accept IELTS One Skill Retake?

The GMC does: it accepts a One Skill Retake pass in the section you missed. The NMC does not, because it wants all four skills tested at the same time, though it lets you combine two full sittings.

Can I use One Skill Retake for a UK visa, Australia or Canada?

IELTS says UKVI accepts One Skill Retake for Academic and General Training on computer in selected locations. Australia's Department of Home Affairs lists IELTS Academic and General Training including One Skill Retake. Canada does not accept it for Express Entry.

What if the university does not mention One Skill Retake?

Then its page does not answer the question, and this tool shows it as not stated. Ask the admissions office in writing before you book a retake.

Accepted and still short? Work out the band your retake needs.

Sources

Each answer comes from the institution's own page, plus IELTS's own statement on UKVI. If a page changes, the page wins.