Finished my training with them last winter and passed 1st time both my CPL and my IR. Did 28.4 hrs on my CPL (minimum is 28 for the combined CPL and MEP course) and 50.5 for my IR (minimum is 50).
The whole training (multi CPL and IR) lasted 3.5 months for me, with some really crap weather. Overall, not bad at all. They usually pair you with another student and this does help a lot to get you up to speed.
Most of the other guys there passed 1st time and roughly in minimum time.
That is true though if you are not ready, they'll advise you not to go take your test unlike other schools. I think that's a very good thing as having to re-take a test costs you another £1500.
Their pass rates are surely extremely good, much much higher than another Bournemouth school just across the road.
No doubt CTC have very good pass rates as well.
PAT got a 4th Be76 since last year, we had no trouble with three multi but that surely can't be a bad thing to have a spare aircraft.
Also, and I think that's worth noticing, about half of the people I trained with already managed to secure a pilot job.