A placement test first
Everyone sits a short diagnostic test before joining, so you start at the level that fits rather than guessing at it.
Cambridge exam preparation, B2 to C2
Cambridge exam groups are filling for the next sitting
Come and prepare for B2 First, C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency with teachers who have taken candidates through these papers, in small groups, in person or online. A placement test comes first, so you start on the right track.
- Weekday mornings · General English groups
- Weekday afternoons · B2 First track
- Weekday evenings · C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency
- Saturday mornings · IELTS and Business English
About Us
A school built around the Cambridge papers
Crestwell School of English exists for one purpose: getting candidates through a Cambridge exam with the grade they need.
We started this school because Cambridge preparation deserves its own timetable, not an evening bolted onto a general English course. Each level runs as a separate track, with its own skills work for every paper. Classes are small groups, taught in person or online, so there is nowhere to hide and no wasted turn.
Groups stay small
Your speaking turn comes round often, and your teacher notices which paper is holding you back.
Two ways to attend
Attend in-person classes at the centre or join the same lesson online. Same teacher, same materials.
Opening Hours
When the groups meet
Cambridge groups run through the autumn and spring terms, with revision blocks before each exam session. Places are limited because groups stay small, and the December sitting always fills first.
Arrive ten minutes early for your first class and ask at reception for your teacher. Timetables are confirmed when you book, and we will tell you which room or link to use.
- General English groups
- B2 First track
- C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency
- IELTS and Business English
Courses
Choose your Cambridge track
Four ways to work with us, from a diagnostic placement test to the Proficiency seminar. Each track follows one Cambridge level, and each group is capped so that the speaking paper gets proper time.
B2 First
A full Cambridge B2 First track with paper-by-paper skills work, marked writing and speaking tests in small groups.
C1 Advanced
For candidates who need C1 Advanced for a university offer or professional registration, with weekly timed practice and detailed marking.
C2 Proficiency
Our smallest group. Proficiency candidates work on nuance, register and the set texts with a specialist teacher.
Placement test
A diagnostic placement test that shows which Cambridge level fits you now and which paper needs the most work.
Upcoming
Dates for this term
Clinics, workshops and taster classes run alongside the term. Numbers are capped by the rooms we have, so reserve a place early.
14 OCT
Cambridge Speaking Clinic
6:30 PM Main classroom
A full Cambridge speaking test in exam conditions, with examiner feedback afterwards. For B2 First and C1 Advanced candidates.
21 OCT
IELTS Writing Workshop
6:00 PM Room 2
Two timed Task 2 essays, marked against the IELTS band descriptors, with comments on what to change.
04 NOV
Business English Evening
6:30 PM Room 2
An evening for professionals who use English at work, with a look at how our Business English groups run.
11 NOV
General English Taster Class
10:00 AM Main classroom
Sit in on a General English lesson, meet a teacher and see how small group classes work here.
Exam clinics
Listen back to our clinics
Recordings from our exam clinics and level talks. Listen before you choose a track, or come back to a paper you are re-sitting.
“How the Reading and Use of English paper is marked, and the three question types where B2 First candidates most often lose marks.
Reading and Use of English, part by part B2 First 12 May
“What separates a good C1 essay from a passing one, with two real scripts read aloud and marked against the criteria.
Writing that scores at C1 C1 Advanced 02 Jun
“Register, collocation and the small choices that decide a Proficiency result, with examples drawn from the set texts.
Register and nuance at C2 C2 Proficiency 21 Jun
Book your placement test before groups fill
Groups stay small, so places go quickly once a term starts. Book a placement test and we will tell you which Cambridge track fits and what to work on first.