University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate
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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.
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Abbreviation | UCLES, CA |
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Formation | 1858 |
Type | inactive, merged |
Legal status | Department of the University of Cambridge |
Headquarters | The Triangle Building, Cambridge, UK |
Services | Examinations 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 |
Website | www |
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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]