The problem with recommendations like this is that "generally" you can only recommend one school as the majority of pupils only ever use one unless they have a bad experience (for commercial training).
I did my PPL at Bristol & my CPL/IR/FIC at Aeros and I can say that Bristol were "ok" at best as far as the PPL goes (they don't do PPL now), and Aeros were absolutely top notch for my commercial training, gained a FTP in all tests. Also the IR is very competitively priced and also gives you a 25hr/25hr split between the sim & the Seneca, this is something not alot of schools offer.
(Aeros' charges are airbourne + 10 against Bristol's +0.2, 2 minutes in the Seneca at £6 per minute adds up over the course, you do the sums)
Usual advice is to go round and visit them both, talk to current students and ask them to put you in touch with ex students etc. Do your homework and go with the one you feel most comfortable with.
Rgds
D777
p.s. I work for neither.