David surely must be better than the last CP Barry had, the guy was never there.
I would steer away from the YBAF scene and head to a CTAF, you won't regret it and neither will your wallet. Don't worry too much about a school's name or reputation, concern yourself with the instructor's reputation.
Try Sunland if you want to train at Archerfield, BW is an exellent VFR instructor, you will get your money's worth with him in the right hand seat.