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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Midlands Rankings:

#	Band Name	Region	Section	Score
1	Desford Colliery	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	C Championship	578.279
2	GUS	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	C Championship	564.314
3	Raunds Temperance	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	1 First	525.316
4	Audley Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	1 First	492.338
5	Syston	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	3 Third	384.321
6	Thrapston Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	2 Second	368.938
7	Jackfield	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	1 First	352.872
8	Langley	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	C Championship	335.755
9	Shirland Welfare	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	1 First	317.268
10	Brackley and District	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	4 Fourth	302.146
11	Sovereign Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	C Championship	290.420
12	Ratby Co-operative	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	C Championship	289.249
13	Derwent Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	C Championship	287.370
14	Kibworth	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	C Championship	264.667
15	Avonbank (Evesham)	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	3 Third	263.375
16	Foss Dyke	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	1 First	263.067
17	Staffordshire	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	C Championship	246.619
18	Whitwell Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	3 Third	244.081
19	Ibstock Brick Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	3 Third	240.270
20	Ratby Co-operative Mid	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	2 Second	235.725
21	Newhall	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	4 Fourth	232.781
22	Thoresby Colliery	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	C Championship	231.202
23	Long Eaton Silver Prize	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	3 Third	228.985
24	Rushden Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	1 First	219.486
25	Carlton Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	2 Second	218.421
26	Hathern	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	1 First	214.573
27	Harborough	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	2 Second	202.305
28	Newstead Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	C Championship	201.618
29	Hucknall & Linby MC	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	1 First	192.214
30	Towcester Studio	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	2 Second	187.262
31	Shirebrook Miners Welfare	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	3 Third	183.526
32	Enderby	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	C Championship	183.030
33	Wigston	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	3 Third	182.731
34	Trentham	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	4 Fourth	180.779
35	Cubbington Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	4 Fourth	180.392
36	Matlock	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	4 Fourth	179.927
37	Wem Jubilee	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	3 Third	178.885
38	Market Rasen	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	3 Third	170.308
39	Ireland Colliery (Chesterfield)	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	3 Third	169.712
40	Rolls-Royce (Derby)	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	2 Second	168.685
41	Wellington (Telford)	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	2 Second	166.199
42	City of Birmingham	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	2 Second	155.959
43	Croft Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	4 Fourth	154.615
44	City of Coventry	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	1 First	153.174
45	Tintwistle	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	2 Second	152.308
46	Brass Band of Central England	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	1 First	149.121
47	Stourport-on-Severn	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	2 Second	144.588
48	Gresley Colliery	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	1 First	142.013
49	Newark Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	3 Third	141.971
50	Amington	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	3 Third	141.456
51	Shipston Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	3 Third	141.185
52	Coventry Festival	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	4 Fourth	138.886
53	Leicestershire Co-op	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	2 Second	135.667
54	Stamford Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	2 Second	135.649
55	Bilton Silver (Rugby)	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	1 First	135.410
56	Pleasley Colliery Welfare	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	3 Third	128.769
57	Oddfellows	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	1 First	126.829
58	Bedworth Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	1 First	125.733
59	Arrow Valley	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	4 Fourth	121.418
60	Bilton Silver (Evolution)	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	4 Fourth	121.319
61	Moulton 77 Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	4 Fourth	112.802
62	Cleobury Mortimer Concert	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	3 Third	104.317
63	Blidworth Welfare	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	C Championship	92.655
64	Dunchurch	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	4 Fourth	87.692
65	Corby Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	4 Fourth	85.476
66	Glossop Old	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	2 Second	80.382
67	Shirley	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	1 First	72.107
68	Daventry Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	3 Third	69.854
69	Bretforton Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	4 Fourth	60.769
70	University of Warwick	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	4 Fourth	55.000
71	Skegness Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	4 Fourth	53.571
72	Burbage Buxton	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	2 Second	33.295
73	Bakewell Silver Band	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	4 Fourth	31.429
74	Malvern Hills and District	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	4 Fourth	22.527
75	Melton	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	4 Fourth	21.000
76	Ilkeston Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	4 Fourth	0.000
76	Fairfield (Buxton)	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	4 Fourth	0.000
76	Kirkby Colliery Welfare	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	4 Fourth	0.000
76	Sherwood Forest Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	4 Fourth	0.000