On 21 October 2010, George Spencer's hall was used as a venue for a question-and-answer session on government spending cuts, which saw prime ministers David Cameron and Nick Clegg (a deputy prime minister) visiting the school in the afternoon.
ˌɔn twˈɛnti wˈʌn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn, dʒˈɔːɹdʒ spˈɛnsɚz hˈɔːl wʌz jˈuːzd æz ɐ vˈɛnjuː fɚɹə kwˈɛstʃənændˈænsɚ sˈɛʃən ˌɔn ɡˈʌvɚnmənt spˈɛndɪŋ kˈʌts, wˌɪtʃ sˈɔː pɹˈaɪm mˈɪnɪstɚz dˈeɪvɪd kˈæmɚɹən ænd nˈɪk klˈɛɡ ɐ dˈɛpjuːɾi pɹˈaɪm mˈɪnɪstɚ vˈɪzɪɾɪŋ ðə skˈuːl ɪnðɪ ˌæftɚnˈuːn.