ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ, ðɪ ɐkˈædəmi ɐkwˈaɪɚd ðə tɛknˈɑːlədʒi kˈɑːlɪdʒ spˌɛʃələzˈeɪʃən; ɪt wʌz ðˈʌs sˈɪmpli nˈoʊn æz dʒˈɔːɹdʒ spˈɛnsɚ faʊndˈeɪʃən skˈuːl ænd tɛknˈɑːlədʒi kˈɑːlɪdʒ, ænd wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐ lˈiːdɪŋ ˈɛdʒ skˈuːl;  ɪts sˈɪksθ fˈɔːɹm tɛknˈɑːlədʒi kˈɑːlɪdʒ ˈoʊpənd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ.
In 1994, the academy acquired the Technology College specialisation; it was thus simply known as George Spencer Foundation School and Technology College, and was also a Leading Edge school;  its sixth form Technology College opened in 2004.