Philip Britton is the Head of Foundation of Bolton School. He was brought up on Tyneside, took a first in physics at Oxford and did teacher training at Cambridge. He worked as physics teacher, Head of Physics and Deputy Head at Leeds Grammar School, where he is now a Governor, before moving to Bolton in 2008.
In 2010 he was awarded an MBE for services to physics and is a Fellow of the Institute of Physics where he was Vice President for education and has been much involved in physics education, encouraging teachers to encourage the next generation of physicists.
He has a Honorary Doctorate from the University of Greater Manchester and is a Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching, having a long term interest in innovative teaching and learning. Philip is Chair of HMC, the members organisation for Leading Independent Schools and a director of the Independent Schools Council. He is also Joint Group Lead Volunteer in the scout group.
Philip was commissioned as a Deputy Lieutenant in 2025.