A file is created at the flying school in the UK. Each exam is sat and once passed, the relevant paper is put within that file until it has 7 theoretical pass papers and 1 for the radiotelephony. As soon as the PPL skills test is passed, the file consisting of the exams and skills tests passes is then sent to the CAA for license approval.
If your english is of a better standard than french, I would advise you to get yourself into a flying school which teaches in english.
All the best in what ever choice you make
G-XO