Hi there.... can't comment on anything east of Brum but can on points north & west of it.
West ..... Wolverhampton aka Halfpenny green that was..... sadly it's getting more expensive and pretentious, but a couple of schools are there. Wouldnt be my first choice though.
Cosford - RAF though there is a group of civvies that fly from there and there's rumours it's opening up for more civilian operations soon...
Sleap .... maybe a bit too far but a good club with good selection of a/c for hire at reasonable rates.
Nice little strip just north of Telford if you are into strip flying and are reasonably well experienced (email me on
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North.....
Tatenhill is worth checking out. Again, a reasonable fleet at reasonable rates on a reasonable ex-military airfield.
On balance I'd probably go for Tatenhill but that's just me. Sounds like you ought to check these out and see how they match to your requirements.
Good Luck!