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	559.490
2	Friary Brass Band	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	C Championship	410.900
3	Horsham Borough	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	356.810
4	City of Cambridge	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	2 Second	356.063
5	Redbridge Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	C Championship	342.187
6	Putney & Wimbledon	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	3 Third	340.751
7	Betteshanger Colliery	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	3 Third	340.000
8	Watford	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	3 Third	338.100
9	Kidlington Concert Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	333.821
10	Sandhurst Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	C Championship	330.661
11	Alder Valley Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	2 Second	319.954
12	Chinnor Silver Band	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	2 Second	307.787
13	St. Sebastian Wokingham	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	305.437
14	Hemel Hempstead	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	3 Third	293.657
15	Tilbury	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	278.007
16	East London Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	C Championship	274.909
17	Hangleton	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	3 Third	274.446
18	Medway Band	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	C Championship	262.835
19	Wantage Concert Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	257.594
20	Regent Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	252.842
21	Amersham	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	C Championship	252.424
22	Tendring Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	2 Second	244.577
23	Milton Keynes Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	C Championship	239.928
24	Simon Langton Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	2 Second	232.247
25	Hungerford Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	3 Third	227.346
26	Thundersley Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	219.894
27	Tadley Concert Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	3 Third	218.503
28	Waterbeach Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	2 Second	217.331
29	Bedford Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	212.659
30	Wantage	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	C Championship	211.636
31	Amersham Concert Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	2 Second	211.402
32	Littleport	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	3 Third	207.673
33	City of Norwich	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	202.643
34	East of Engand Co-op	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	200.001
35	Welwyn Garden City	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	2 Second	199.840
36	Godalming	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	4 Fourth	199.446
37	Haverhill Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	C Championship	198.818
38	Chiltern Hills Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	2 Second	185.330
39	Egham	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	176.412
40	Olney Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	2 Second	175.454
41	Wantage Academy	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	4 Fourth	172.175
42	Epsom & Ewell Silver Band	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	170.697
43	City of Oxford	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	4 Fourth	168.900
44	Reading Spring Gardens	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	4 Fourth	168.551
45	Chichester City	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	3 Third	168.393
46	Hitchin Band	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	C Championship	168.392
47	Bradwell Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	3 Third	164.464
48	Fairlop Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	2 Second	164.289
49	Jersey Premier Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	2 Second	163.649
50	LGB Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	2 Second	163.139
51	Epping Forest	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	3 Third	162.540
52	Staines Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	2 Second	161.122
53	Letchworth Garden City	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	4 Fourth	150.630
54	Oxford Cherwell Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	2 Second	144.382
55	Cottenham Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	4 Fourth	142.865
56	Fulham Brass Band	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	C Championship	142.432
57	Marconi Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	2 Second	135.882
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	Jubilee Brass (Oxford)	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	3 Third	117.779
65	Grimsdyke Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	2 Second	117.580
66	Great Yarmouth Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	3 Third	113.019
67	Hadstock Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	4 Fourth	109.725
68	Cawston	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	108.429
69	Soham Comrades	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	100.813
70	Cobham	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	4 Fourth	100.000
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	79.808
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