Well, yes, as it happens ....
But mainly the tailwheel variety.
My club has a Robin, but unfortunately its not used for ab-initio. It is however the most popular club aircraft.
I'd personally like to see an updated version of the Chipmunk for PPL training, though early instruction in a tandem cockpit may be more difficult (I've not tried it).
I think the C150s and PA28s out there do quite a good job, and its the cheap secondhand market that keeps a lot of the smaller clubs going.
...Surprised this topic hasn't raised more debate and opinion, maybe its all been said before.