our website gives details of the entrance examination papers that are sat for the different points of entry. Take time to read this information carefully, and note the format and timing. You will be able to find specimen entrance examination papers for many other schools on their websites. These can be good for practice, but remember that the format may differ, and you need to be looking at schools which are of a similar academic calibre to CLS (compare the GCSE and A Level results as a guide).
Our English examinations at 10+ and 11+ contain a multiple-choice comprehension section: this requires high levels of inference skills after close reading of the text, so your son needs to be familiar with spotting answers that can easily be ruled out, leaving time to focus and ponder on the answers that are likely to be correct. We expect candidates to be reading widely, and reading books with a demanding vocabulary (such as Classic Starts and Puffin Classics).

There is a wide range of online and printed resources available that may help your son to prepare, most of which include the answers so you do not have to do all the work yourself! We do not recommend specific publishers or series of books, but remember that our 10+ reasoning entrance examination focuses on Verbal Reasoning, whilst the 11+ reasoning entrance examination contains both Verbal and Non- Verbal sections. Look for those resources appropriate to your son’s age as a starting point. You could then use resources aimed to stretch or for an older age group to refine his skills