I don't see a reason for a rant ? , if you feel the need to rant don't ask for advice on a public forum if you are going to take exception to people's comments/advice.
Personally , i would get a ppl and gain more experience of what you want that way. It seem's from your post though you have your mind set on where you are going so as the previous post says save your fuel money and stick to Stapleford if its what you want and on the doorstep.
Just as an aside , i note the excellent pass rates of Stapleford you mention but i know of 1 partial and 1 fail in the last 2 weeks , fail by Capt A and partial by Capt B........