The chart-topper runs a charity to promote music and learning and it has been handing cash to the school for several years, including a £1m gift. His Music Foundation has handed over another £280,000 to Thomas Mills High School in Framlingham, Suffolk.
Caring Ed Sheeran splashed out hundreds of thousands of pounds last year to pay for vital work at his old school. The chart-topper runs a charity to promote music and learning and it has been handing cash to the school for several years, including a £1m gift.
And the Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation has handed over another £280,000 to his former seat of learning. He attended Thomas Mills High School in Framlingham, Suffolk, and has vowed to help others with his earnings.
A report attached to his good cause’s annual accounts revealed: “Further grants were given to Thomas Mills High School, to continue to provide students and teachers with top class learning resources. The main focus of this year’s increased grant has been the refurbishment of the changing rooms.”
Both areas were re-designed and re-fitted improving the accessibility, increasing practical space and rebuilding shower and changing areas. That has created a “variety of options for users”.
New lighting and repairs to the heating and ventilation systems have brought the two areas up to “a higher standard generally”, the report adds.
Money was also invested in upgrades to the Music department Mac suite, described as “an immensely important asset to the department and school”.
The charity annual accounts add: “Art department continues to thrive and as a result of the grant has been able to continue trips and events otherwise not available, offering exceptional artistic opportunities to our pupils.
“The ambition of the staff is wonderfully demonstrated by making use of a local art gallery to display this year’s exam work, both for moderation and public display, thus truly involving the school within the local community.”
His charity also donated £35,000 to a music trust that brings the arts into schools and old people’s homes in the area. Sheeran revealed that he had given up booze and cigarettes for good in a US interview earlier this year.
His previous donations included the £1 million gift to fund the art department and grants for equipment like cameras, and soundproofing, which helped the school upgrade its IT, music, and art facilities.
Sheeran has also been a vocal advocate for better music education funding in all schools across the UK.








