Charging more than the competition for no real reason, is a "rip off".
In the same way that charging £2.00 for a can of coke is a rip off. It is unnecessary and I don't like to see new people coming into GA being taken advantage of because of their inexperience.
I have no idea where this school is or what it is called, all I know is that the prices mentioned seem to be high to me, given a certain set of circumstances. For instance it hasn't been made clear what the actual rate is, since the figures could be for 45 OR 55 hours, that isn't clear. If the breakdown gives a figure of £125/hr, then this is reasonable, BUT £155/hr when the average is closer to 125 is very expensive.
Charging landing fee's when the airfield itself doesn't actually charge them is definately a "rip off" in my book.