AFAIK NEAR only offer the groundschool bit, then you're supposed to get on a plane to the States and do all the flying with a U.S. school, then I don't really know how, you end up with a Norwegian licence.
If it were me, and assuming you are in the UK, I would just find somewhere close to where I live and do it there on my spare time.
Matter of fact, you said you live 15 min from Shoreham and you liked the place... well, get your licences there then!
additionally do you have to state where you got your licenses from
No, it doesn't matter a bugger.