Am I right in thinking that there IS a different set of CPL exams (possibly same questions involved) then?
Yes.
I don't think too many folk do the CPL(A) exams but some do. When I did the CPL(H) course, there was a lone female doing CPL(A) (for the same reasons as you) and she joined up with us few rotary students in the brush-up courses.
Cheers
Whirls