Nick, looking at each school's first time pass rates would probably be the best way to determine which FTO is considered best. I haven't done this nor am I planning on doing it either, but just through talking to people in the industry and looking on our trusty forum here, for modular, it seems that Bristol Flight centre and Airways in Exeter rank pretty highly for first time pass rates. And before people jump on me, I haven't looked at every school in the land but this is just my general observation. I know that there are other excellent ones out there and if you got a ftp at school x this will probably be the best in your opinion.
Does anyone know if such a summary of UK FTO's first time pass rates actually exists anywhere?
Hope that helps
ZW