About Us

Our purpose is to help learners demonstrate and fulfil their potential.

We comprise of OCR, Cambridge Assessment International Education, and Cambridge Assessment English. We are the oldest exams group still in existence and the only one attached to a university.

As a department of the University of Cambridge, we provide education programmes and exams in over 170 countries, for over 8 million learners of all ages and abilities. Our qualifications are backed by world-class research.

We are an international not-for-profit organisation with 160 years of expertise. We support and learn from teachers, schools and governments. Together, we are shaping education and creating a confident future for learners.

Our Values

Our mission is to provide excellence in education and make sure all learners benefit from a fair and accurate assessment of their skills, knowledge and understanding.

We are committed to ensuring that all our assessments are fair, ethical and delivered to the highest standards.

We believe that educational integrity should be at the heart of all assessment and that tests and qualifications need to reflect each individual's knowledge and understanding.

Cambridge English provide the world’s leading range of qualifications and tests for learners and teachers of English. 

As one of the UK’s major exam boards, we provide GCSE’s and A Levels in over 40 subjects, and 450 vocational qualifications, relying on our team of over 10,000 assessors to help us deliver these

Cambridge Assessment International Education prepares school students for life, helping them develop an informed curiosity and a lasting passion for learning.