Hi Nigel,
Like Taildragger99 I did my CPL theory course at GTS Bournemouth. It was pretty hard work but I completed it all in 5 1/2 months and averaged over 95% accross all the exam papers ... so maybe I overdid the study a bit as the pass is 75%.
The guys there obviously know their stuff and how to get students through exams. Roger the boss is particularly precise which suited me just fine. They are incredibly fast, and detailed, at responding to Emails and there's no time wasted on the consolidation courses either.
At the exam at Gatwick most of the entrants were our class at GTS, with very few from elsewhere.
I'm 54 years old and now on an FI course at Thruxton (which is fantastic).
sfsg.