You need to have excellent grades at CPE level amongst other IGCSE and GCE-As/A level subjects.

http://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/courses/english

Typical offers require

A Level: A*AA
IB: 40-42points, with 776 at Higher Level

Course requirements

Required by all Colleges: A Level/IB Higher Level English Literature (A Level/IB Higher Level English Literature and Language or English Language is/may be accepted as a substitute at some Colleges – see individual College websites for details)

All undergraduate admissions decisions are the responsibility of the Cambridge Colleges so check College websites for College-specific requirements. See also Entrance requirements and PDF icon The Subject Matters for additional advice about general requirements for entry, qualifications and offers.
Admission assessment

All applicants are required to take the English Literature Admission Test (ELAT) pre-interview for English at an authorised centre local to them (for a lot of applicants, this will be their school/college).



Assessment format

ELAT (90 minutes)
http://www.admissionstestingservice.org/for-test-takers/elat/about-elat/

http://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/applying/entrance-requirements

http://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/colleges/college-contacts