My new list of possible schools, based on academic reputation as well as whether they are in the middle of a really big city:
Kings College, London
Edinburgh
Leeds
Manchester

good schools which are not in the middle of big cities:
York
Durham
Warwick
Royal Holloway, London
Bristol
Birmingham

school in the middle of a big city but not good:
Queen Mary, London



oh dear, I don't know what to do.