I have had some Business dealings with the outfit at Stapleford and have been impressed by their financial stability over the years and have flown with a few guys in the airlines who trained with them and it was clear that the training was a cut above the average.
over the years I have visited stapleford on a number of occasions and it is a bit of a cold atmosphere but it is the training you want, once you get the PPL you an move on to a place with more of a club atmosphere.