Band Rankings

Our rankings system reflects a band's recent form based on their results at the Regional Championships (Area contests) and the National Finals.

Each result from the past five years is converted into a points score using a formula that accounts for the band's placing and the number of competitors in their section. This ensures fairness across contests with different band counts.

Additional bonus points are awarded to bands that qualify for the National Finals and to those that gain promotion in any given year.

To reflect recent form more strongly, points are weighted by year using a decay system - a result from the most recent contest is worth more than the same result from five years ago.

To better reflect the increasing difficulty of higher sections, results are also weighted by a small section multiplier - for example, a Championship Section result scores slightly more than an equivalent result in the Fourth Section. This rewards bands for success at more competitive levels while still allowing comparison across all sections.

More info on how we calculate scores

How Points Are Awarded

A band that places 1st in an Area contest receives 100 points; last place (or withdrawal/disqualification) receives 0. Placings in between are scaled proportionally based on the number of bands in the section.
Bands that qualify for the National Finals receive a 15-point bonus.
Bands that gain promotion also receive a 15-point bonus.
At the National Finals, 1st place earns 125 points; last place (or withdrawal/disqualification) receives 0. Placings in between are similarly scaled by field size.
Each score is also multiplied by a small section factor: for example, 1.20 for Championship, 1.05 for Third, 1.00 for Fourth, etc. This rewards strong results at tougher levels.
Results are also subject to a decay multiplier, so that more recent results have more of an impact on the band's overall score than older results

How are ranking points calculated?

Each band’s contest result is converted into a score using the following formula:

(1 - ((placing - 1) / (competitors - 1))) × base points × section multiplier

This ensures that:

Placing 1st always gives the full base points
Placing last gives a score of 0
Other positions are evenly scaled in between

Why do we subtract 1?

We subtract 1 from both the placing and number of competitors to ensure consistent scaling across contests of different sizes. This way, the best possible result always equals the full score, and the worst equals zero.

1st of 10: (1 - (0 / 9)) × 100 = 100
10th of 10: (1 - (9 / 9)) × 100 = 0
5th of 10: (1 - (4 / 9)) × 100 ≈ 55.56

Result Decay Multipliers

Contest Age	Multiplier
Most recent contest	×1.0
1 contest ago	×0.8
2 contests ago	×0.6
3 contests ago	×0.4
4 contests ago	×0.2

Section Multipliers

Section	Multiplier
Championship	×1.20
First	×1.15
Second	×1.10
Third	×1.05
Fourth	×1.00

Scoring Examples

Below are examples showing how points are calculated using placing, number of bands, bonuses, section multiplier, and year-based decay:

🎯 Example 1: Area Contest

A band places 3rd out of 14 in the Area contest, 2 years ago, in the First Section.

Base Score = (1 - ((3 - 1) / (14 - 1))) × 100 = (1 - (2 / 13)) × 100 ≈ 84.62
Section multiplier (First Section) = ×1.15 → 84.62 × 1.15 ≈ 97.31
No finals qualification or promotion bonus
Decay multiplier = ×0.6
Final score = 97.31 × 0.6 = 58.39

🎯 Example 2: National Finals

A band qualifies for the Finals and places 5th out of 18, 1 year ago, in the Championship Section.

Base Score = (1 - ((5 - 1) / (18 - 1))) × 125 ≈ 96.32
Section multiplier (Championship) = ×1.20 → 96.32 × 1.20 = 115.58
Nationals bonus = +15
Decay multiplier = ×0.8
Final score = (115.58 + 15) × 0.8 = 104.46

🎯 Example 3: Promotion Bonus

A band finishes 2nd out of 10 at the Area contest this year in the Second Section and gains promotion.

Base Score = (1 - ((2 - 1) / (10 - 1))) × 100 = 88.89
Section multiplier (Second Section) = ×1.10 → 88.89 × 1.10 = 97.78
Promotion bonus = +15
Decay multiplier = ×1.0
Final score = (97.78 + 15) × 1.0 = 112.78

Filter by Region

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London & Southern Counties Rankings:

#	Band Name	Region	Section	Score
1	Zone One Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	C Championship	520.911
2	City of Cambridge	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	2 Second	478.063
3	Kidlington Concert Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	464.436
4	Betteshanger Colliery	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	3 Third	451.342
5	Putney & Wimbledon	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	3 Third	431.176
6	Thundersley Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	363.513
7	Friary Brass Band	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	C Championship	357.145
8	Horsham Borough	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	329.852
9	Redbridge Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	C Championship	323.397
10	Watford	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	3 Third	315.924
11	East London Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	C Championship	314.909
12	Chinnor Silver Band	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	2 Second	311.699
13	Jersey Premier Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	2 Second	300.872
14	Alder Valley Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	2 Second	291.071
15	St. Sebastian Wokingham	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	290.215
16	Littleport	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	3 Third	284.844
17	City of Oxford	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	4 Fourth	277.650
18	Sandhurst Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	C Championship	275.123
19	Hemel Hempstead	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	3 Third	265.093
20	Tilbury	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	261.043
21	Hangleton	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	3 Third	258.113
22	Regent Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	246.815
23	Milton Keynes Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	C Championship	235.330
24	Amersham	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	C Championship	234.091
25	Medway Band	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	C Championship	218.890
26	Waterbeach Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	2 Second	217.331
27	Wantage Concert Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	216.208
28	Tendring Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	2 Second	213.605
29	Wantage	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	C Championship	211.636
30	Wantage Academy	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	4 Fourth	210.613
31	Hungerford Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	3 Third	209.149
32	Godalming	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	4 Fourth	199.446
33	Amersham Concert Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	2 Second	198.731
34	Tadley Concert Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	3 Third	197.855
35	Haverhill Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	C Championship	195.818
36	Welwyn Garden City	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	2 Second	195.459
37	Bedford Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	194.830
38	East of Engand Co-op	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	193.167
39	Simon Langton Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	2 Second	193.136
40	City of Norwich	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	183.467
41	Egham	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	176.412
42	Chiltern Hills Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	2 Second	172.624
43	Olney Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	2 Second	166.173
44	LGB Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	2 Second	163.139
45	Reading Spring Gardens	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	4 Fourth	161.140
46	Staines Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	2 Second	161.122
47	Hitchin Band	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	C Championship	159.340
48	Fairlop Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	2 Second	155.763
49	Cobham	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	4 Fourth	154.063
50	Epping Forest	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	3 Third	151.820
51	Bradwell Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	3 Third	151.621
52	Letchworth Garden City	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	4 Fourth	150.630
53	Epsom & Ewell Silver Band	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	145.049
54	Oxford Cherwell Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	2 Second	144.382
55	Cottenham Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	4 Fourth	138.395
56	Marconi Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	2 Second	135.882
57	Chichester City	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	3 Third	133.864
58	Witney Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	4 Fourth	133.814
59	Aveley & Newham	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	130.812
60	Yiewsley and West Drayton	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	3 Third	127.014
61	Ware Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	2 Second	126.601
62	Brighton and Hove City Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	4 Fourth	126.060
63	Abbey Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	4 Fourth	125.396
64	Fulham Brass Band	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	C Championship	122.182
65	Jubilee Brass (Oxford)	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	3 Third	117.779
66	Grimsdyke Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	2 Second	117.580
67	Hadstock Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	4 Fourth	109.725
68	Cawston	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	108.429
69	Great Yarmouth Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	3 Third	101.196
70	Soham Comrades	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	100.813
71	Royston Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	4 Fourth	99.279
72	Crystal Palace Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	3 Third	98.993
73	Woodbridge Excelsior	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	4 Fourth	94.856
74	Cold Ash Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	3 Third	93.249
75	Pangbourne & District Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	4 Fourth	74.885
76	Dereham	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	4 Fourth	72.500
77	Colchester	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	4 Fourth	70.485
78	Regent Community Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	3 Third	55.853
79	Patcham Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	4 Fourth	30.141
80	Norfolk Wherry	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	4 Fourth	26.053
81	Castleton	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	4 Fourth	20.353
82	Luton Youth	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	4 Fourth	8.421
83	Amersham Community Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	4 Fourth	7.368
84	East Coast Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	4 Fourth	6.000
85	Snowdown Colliery	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	4 Fourth	5.263
86	Bletchington Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	4 Fourth	3.158