FCE
Cambridge First Exam
This English exam is one of the most popular for students all over the world. It proves that the student is able to live and work in an English speaking country and study courses taught in English. We always recommend it to students looking for office work in London and for au pairs living with a family for a year. It is the level at which you can truly say, “I speak English.” A Cambridge English: First (FCE) qualification demonstrates you have the language skills needed to communicate confidently in an English-speaking environment. This exam is the step in your language learning between Cambridge English: Preliminary (PET) and Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE).
B2 First shows you can:
Communicate effectively, giving opinions, participating in discussions and arguments
Write letters, reports, stories and lots of other types of text
Reasons to choose B2 First:
Accepted for entry to foundation and pre-sessional courses in English speaking countries
Pros: Very well recognised by employers and institutions in the UK & overseas. A good First course will genuinely improve your General English
Cons: Exams not held as regularly as some competitors
Best suited to: Those who want to work in an English-speaking company.
CEFR Level: B2
English Test Format: Computer or paper-based
No of Papers: 4
How long is the exam? 3 hours 50 mins
Skills Tested: Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking
How long until I get my test score? 4 - 6 weeks paper-based and 2 - 3 weeks computer-based
How long is the test valid for? No expiry
Exam centres offering the FCE exam
| Name | Address | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The London Exam Centre (Platinum Centre) | Tuition House 27-37 St George's Road Wimbledon, London SW19 4EU United Kingdom | Open |
| Barnet and Southgate College | High Street Southgate London, London N14 6BS United Kingdom | Internal |
| Bell International Institute | United Kingdom | Open |
| Bromley College of Further and Higher Education | Rookery Lane Bromley London, London BR2 8HE United Kingdom | Internal |
| EF ILS London | 74 Roupell Street London, London SE1 8SS United Kingdom | Open |
| Harrow College | Lowlands Road Harrow, London HA1 3AQ United Kingdom | Internal |
| Hampstead School Of English | 553 Finchley Road Hampstead, London NW3 7BJ United Kingdom | Internal |
| INTO London World Education Centre | 102 Middlesex Street London, London E1 7EZ United Kingdom | Open |
| Kingston College | Kingston Hall Road London KT1 2AQ United Kingdom | Internal |
| International House London Central | 16 Stukeley Street London WC2B 5LQ United Kingdom | Open |
| EHWLC - Acton Campus | Gunnersbury Lane London W3 8EA United Kingdom | Open |
| EHWLC - Hammersmith Campus | Gliddon Road London W14 9BL United Kingdom | Open |
| Language Studies International London Hampstead | 13 Lyndhurst Terrace London NW3 5QA United Kingdom | Open |
| Language Studies International, London Central | 19-21 Ridgmount Street London WC1E 7AH United Kingdom | Open |
| Lewisham Southwark College | Tressillian Building London SE4 1UT United Kingdom | Internal |
| South Thames College | Wandsworth High Street London SW18 2PP United Kingdom | Internal |
| West Thames College | Heath House, London Road, London TW7 4HS United Kingdom | Internal |
| North East Scotland College | Gallowgate Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire AB25 1BN United Kingdom | Open |
| University of Bath | Claverton Down Bath, Somerset BA2 7AY United Kingdom | Internal |
| International House Belfast | 109 - 111 University Street Belfast BT7 1HP United Kingdom | Open |
| Reading College | King's Road Reading, Berkshire RG1 4HJ United Kingdom | Internal |
| Reading Examination Centre | 6b Church Street Reading, Berkshire RG1 4HJ United Kingdom | Open |
| Language Studies International Brighton | 13 Ventnor Villas Brighton, Sussex BN3 3DD United Kingdom | Open |
| Stafford House International Brighton | 61 Western Road Hove, Sussex BN3 1JD United Kingdom | Internal |
| English Language House | Church of Christ the Cornerstone 300 Saxon Gate West Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK9 2ES United Kingdom | Open |
| Cambridge Open Centre | 18 Beche Road Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB5 8HU United Kingdom | Open |
| Stafford House Cambridge | 15 Round Church Street Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB5 8AD United Kingdom | Internal |
| Warrington Collegiate | Winwick Road Warrington, Cheshire WA2 8QA United Kingdom | Open |
| Suzanne Sparrow Plymouth Language School | 72-74 North Rd Plymouth, Devon PL4 6AL United Kingdom | Open |
| Cambridge Examinations Bournemouth | 26, Dean Park Road Bournemouth, Dorset BH1 1HZ United Kingdom | Open |
| Eastbourne Didac School | 16 Trinity Trees Eastbourne, Sussex BN21 3LA United Kingdom | Internal |
| Mayfield School | Mayfield, Sussex TN20 United Kingdom | Internal |
| St Giles International Eastbourne | 13 Silverdale Road Eastbourne, Sussex BN20 7AJ United Kingdom | Open |
| Sussex Coast College Hastings | Station Plaza Station Approach Sussex TN34 1BA United Kingdom | Internal |
| Sussex Downs College (Lewes) | Lewes Campus Lewes, Sussex BN7 2XH United Kingdom | Internal |
| Edinburgh College | Information Centre, Bankhead Ave Edinburgh EH11 4DE United Kingdom | Internal |
| ELA-Edinburgh | 71 George Street 4th floor Edinburgh EH2 3EE United Kingdom | Internal |
| North Essex Adult Community College | Maltings Academy Witham, Essex CM8 1EP United Kingdom | Internal |
| Redbridge Institute of Adult Education | Gaysham Avenue Essex IG2 6TD United Kingdom | Internal |
| INTO University of Gloucestershire | The Park Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 2RH United Kingdom | Open |
| Winchester School Of English | Beaufort House 49 Hyde Street Winchester, Hampshire SO23 7DX United Kingdom | Open |
| St Edmund's College | Old Hall GreenWare, Hertfordshire SG11 1DS United Kingdom | Internal |
| Stafford House International Canterbury | 9 New Dover Road Canterbury, Kent CT1 3AS United Kingdom | Internal |
| West Kent College (Tonbridge) | K College Brook Street Tonbridge, Kent TN9 2PW United Kingdom | Internal |
| University Of Leicester Cambridge Exam Centre | English Language Teaching Unit University Of Leicester Leicester, Leicestershire LE1 7DF United Kingdom | Open |
| British Study Centres Manchester | St Margaret's Chambers 5 Newton Street Manchester M1 1HL United Kingdom | Open |
| Melton College York | 137 Holgate Road York, Yorkshire YO24 4DH United Kingdom | Open |
| Education First EF International School Of English In Oxford | Pullens Lane, Headington Oxford, Oxfordshire OX3 0DT United Kingdom | Open |
| Oxford Open Centre | Wolsey Hall 66 Banbury Road Oxford, Oxfordshire OX2 6PR United Kingdom | Open |
| Severnvale Academy | 25 Claremont Hill Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY1 1RD United Kingdom | Open |
| West Suffolk College | Out Risbygate Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 3RL United Kingdom | Internal |
| East Surrey College | London Road Redhill, Surrey RH1 2JX United Kingdom | Internal |
| Richmond & Hillcroft Adult & Community C | Parkshot Richmond, Surrey TW9 2RE United Kingdom | Internal |
| Adult Education Wolverhampton | Wolverhampton Adult Education Service Old Hall Street Wolverhampton WV1 3AU United Kingdom | Open |
| South and City College Birmingham | The Council House Soho Road Birmingham B21 9DP United Kingdom | Internal |
| London South East Colleges Greenwich | 95 Plumstead Road London SE18 7DQ United Kingdom | Internal |
| Stafford House International | 2 Southampton Place London WC1A 2DA United Kingdom | Open |
| Teaching House at Oxford House College | 24 Great Chapel Street London W1F 8FS United Kingdom | Open |
| International House Aberdeen | 130 Union Street Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire AB10 1JJ United Kingdom | Open |
| Bath College | Avon Street Bath, Somerset BA1 1UP United Kingdom | Internal |
| Bedford College | Cauldwell Street Bedford, Bedfordshire MK42 9AH United Kingdom | Internal |
| Belfast Metropolitan College | Titanic Quarter Campus 7 Queens Road Belfast BT3 9DT United Kingdom | Internal |
| Eurospeak Language School | 29A Chain Street Reading, Berkshire RG1 2HX United Kingdom | Internal |
| Bridgend College of Technology | Cowbridge Road Bridgend CF31 3DF United Kingdom | Internal |
| EF International Language Centre | 1-2 Sussex Square Brighton BN2 1FJ United Kingdom | Open |
| Sussex Open Centre For Examinations | 4th Floor Park Gate 161-163 Preston Road Brighton, Sussex BN1 6AF United Kingdom | Open |
| City of Bristol College | City of Bristol College- Ashley Down Centre PO Box 2887 Bristol BS2 2BB United Kingdom | Internal |
| International House Bristol | 2 Queen's Avenue Clifton Bristol BS8 1SE United Kingdom | Open |
| Amersham and Wycombe College of Further Education | Amersham & Wycombe College Amersham, Buckinghamshire HP7 9HN United Kingdom | Internal |
| Education First International School Of English | 221 Hills Road Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 8RN United Kingdom | Open |
| LSI Cambridge | 41 Tenison Road Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB1 2DG United Kingdom | Open |
| Cardiff and Vale College | City centre campus Dumballs road Cardiff, Glamorgan CF10 5FE United Kingdom | Open |
| Highlands College Jersey | Highlands Jersey Channel Islands JE4 9QA United Kingdom | Open |
| English In Chester | 9-11 Stanley Place Chester, Cheshire CH1 2LU United Kingdom | Open |
| Coleg Llandrillo | Llandudno Road Rhos On Sea Llandudno Conwy LL28 4HZ United Kingdom | Internal |
| Truro College | College Road Truro, Cornwall TR1 3XX United Kingdom | Internal |
| New College Durham | Framwellgate Moor Site Framwellgate Moor Durham DH1 5ES United Kingdom | Internal |
| Lime House School | Holm Hill, Dalston Carlisle Cumbria CA5 7BX United Kingdom | Open |
| Ruthin School | Mold Road Ruthin, Denbighshire LL15 1EE United Kingdom | Open |
| North West Academy Of English | 37 Great James Street Londonderry BT48 7DF United Kingdom | Internal |
| Torbay Open Centre | 15 Saint Marychurch Road Torquay, Devon TQ1 3HY United Kingdom | Open |
| Clayesmore School | Iwerne Minster Blandford Forum Dorset DT11 8LL United Kingdom | Internal |
| Sherborne International | Newell, Dorset DT9 4EZ United Kingdom | Open |
| Dundee & Angus College | Gardyne Campus Gardyne Road Dundee DD5 1NY United Kingdom | Open |
| Buckswood School | Guestling Hastings, Sussex TN35 4LT United Kingdom | Internal |
| Buckswood School | Guestling Hastings, Sussex TN35 4LT United Kingdom | Internal |
| St Bede's School | The Dicker Upper Dicker Hailsham, Sussex BN27 3QH United Kingdom | Open |
| Sussex Downs College | Ecat House Cross Levels Way Eastbourne, Sussex BN21 2UF United Kingdom | Internal |
| Basil Paterson College | 66 Queen Street Edinburgh EH2 4NA United Kingdom | Open |
| Edinburgh Language Centre (Experience English Group) | 62-66 George Street Edinburgh EH2 2LR United Kingdom | Open |
| Colchester Institute | Sheepen Road Colchester, Essex CO3 3LL United Kingdom | Internal |
| Live Language | 10 Somerset Place Glasgow G3 7JT United Kingdom | Open |
| Gloucestershire College | Cheltenham Campus Princess Elizabeth Way Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL51 7SJ United Kingdom | Internal |
| TEG English Portsmouth | Portsmouth Language College 7-9 Edinburgh Road Portsmouth, Hampshire PO1 1DE United Kingdom | Open |
| Oaklands College St Albans | Hatfield Road St Albans, Hertfordshire AL4 0JA United Kingdom | Internal |
| Stanborough School | Stanborough Park Watford, Hertfordshire WD25 9JT United Kingdom | Internal |
| Inverness College UHI | 1 Inverness Campus Inverness IV2 5NA United Kingdom | Open |
| University College Isle of Man | Homefield Road Isle of Man Douglas, Inverness-shire IM2 6RB United Kingdom | Open |
| Thanet Open Centre | 14 Howard Road Broadstairs, Kent CT10 1QX United Kingdom | Open |
| Tunbridge Wells Adult Education Centre | St Faiths Street Maidstone, Kent ME14 1LH United Kingdom | Open |
| Ratcliffe College | Fosse Way Ratcliffe on the Wreake, Leicestershire LE7 4SG United Kingdom | Internal |
| Education First International School of English | 26 Wilbraham Road Fallowfield Manchester M14 6JZ United Kingdom | Open |
| LILA Liverpool | New Barratt House 47 North John Street Liverpool, Merseyside L2 6TG United Kingdom | Open |
| Norwich Institute for Language Education | 78-80 Upper St. Giles Street Norwich NR2 1LT United Kingdom | Internal |
| Centre of English Studies Harrogate | 8A Royal Parade Harrogate, Yorkshire HG1 2SZ United Kingdom | Open |
| York College | Sim Balk Lane York, Yorkshire YO23 2BB United Kingdom | Internal |
| Northampton College | Booth Lane Northampton, Northamptonshire NN3 3RF United Kingdom | Internal |
| ILS English | Clarendon Park Clumber Avenue Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG5 1AH United Kingdom | Open |
| OISE Ltd | Regent Oxford 90 Banbury Road Oxford, Oxfordshire OX2 6JT United Kingdom | Internal |
| The Oxford English Centre | Wolsey Hall 66 Banbury Road Oxford, Oxfordshire OX2 6PR United Kingdom | Open |
| Perth College, University of the Highlands | Crieff Road Perth and Kinross PH1 2NX United Kingdom | Internal |
| West College Scotland | Finnart Street Greenock, Renfrewshire PA16 8HF United Kingdom | Internal |
| University of South Wales | LLantwit Road Treforest, Pontypridd Rhondda Cynon Taf CF37 1DL United Kingdom | Open |
| Oswestry School | Upper Brook St.Oswestry, Shropshire SY11 2TL United Kingdom | Open |
| The University of Sheffield - English Language Teaching Centre | 78 Hoyle St. Sheffield, Yorkshire S3 7LG United Kingdom | |
| Stafford College | Earl Street Stafford, Staffordshire ST16 2QR United Kingdom | Open |
| Mobile Testing Solutions, University of Suffolk | Waterfront Building 19 Neptune Quay Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 1QJ United Kingdom | Open |
| Brooklands College | Weybridge Campus Heath Road Weybridge, Surrey KT13 8TT United Kingdom | Internal |
| Guildford College of Further and Higher Education | Stoke Park Guildford, Surrey GU1 1EZ United Kingdom | Open |
| City of Sunderland College | Bede Campus Sunderland Tyne & Wear SR3 4AH United Kingdom | Internal |
| Newcastle College | Accreditation Team Rye Hill House Newcastle Upon Tyne NE4 7SA United Kingdom | Open |
| Brasshouse Languages at The Library of Birmingham | Centenary Square Broad Street Birmingham B1 2ND United Kingdom | Open |
| Bournville College | 1 Longbridge Lane Longbridge Birmingham B31 2TW United Kingdom | Internal |
| Sandwell College (South) | 1 Spon Lane West Bromwich B70 6AW United Kingdom | Internal |
| Leeds Language College Ltd | Aquis House 12 Greek Street Leeds, Yorkshire LS1 5RU United Kingdom | Open |
| Babylon School of Languages | The Hall 4 New Street Salisbury, Wiltshire SP1 2PH United Kingdom | Open |
| Bishopstrow College | Bishopstrow Road Warminster, Wiltshire BA12 9HU United Kingdom | Open |
| New College Swindon | New College Drive Swindon, Wiltshire SN3 1AH United Kingdom | Open |
| Dialogue Language Training | Knighton House Milton Road Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 5JA United Kingdom | Open |
| South Worcestershire College | Davies Road Evesham, Worcestershire WR11 1LP United Kingdom | Open |