I've visited a few flying schools in and around London and found one which offers PPL training but which i would not be able to stay with as and when i want to move onto CPL training. The other (Stapleford Flying Centre) offers both PPL and CPL training and so i woulD be able to stick with the same FTO for the whole duration of my training. I know it has already been brought up in the thread but will it really matter whether or not i've done all of my training with the same FTO?
On another note i've just visited the opticians to find out whether or not my vision meets the requirements of the CAA Class 1 medical which it does. I can imagine it would have been slightly embarrassing getting the Gatwick only to find out that i couldn't meet the basic requirements.