Hey, I recently got accepted onto the university course at Bucks New Uni adn unfortunately it's not exactly how you think it is.
From Student Finance, you get a loan of £9,000 a year for 3 years, in total £27,000. £19,500 of this goes to the University.
In the first year the entire £9k goes to the uni AND you have to pay ~£10,000 extra to obtain your PPL.
In the second, £1.5k goes to the uni, and the rest goes to your chosen FTO, and then you pay the extra tens of thousands for your ATPL.
In the third, the £9k will all go to the uni again.
As for just getting the loan and going straight into training, nope. Student Finance (
AFAIK) only applies to university courses. Period.