.... sadly even a good flying school can't control the rubbish UK weather though! Seems like a trivial point, but it can really mess up your schedule and create more demands on your budget if you end up having to do revision flights due to days and days on the ground due to wx. I did my CPL and FI course at Bonus, and was amazed that the IR guys were sat around for days due wx whilst I was able to fly.... VFR.... Apparently those NDB holds get tricky with 50kt cross winds and clouds full of ice!
I recently did my IR in Spain, and enjoyed some of the best flying weather ever - and some spectacular scenery too... The MSA really does matter when you're buzzing around IFR with 7000' mountains around you!!
Seems like Spain is becoming more and more popular as a destination for IR flight training with us Northern Europeans..... Definitely worth some consideration if time is a factor. My friend took 4 months to complete his IR in the UK... Nightmare...