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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North of England Rankings:

#	Band Name	Region	Section	Score
1	NASUWT Riverside	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	C Championship	482.386
2	Flookburgh	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	3 Third	474.161
3	Tewit Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	C Championship	421.418
4	Ferryhill Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	2 Second	401.000
5	Easington Colliery	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	C Championship	345.038
6	Durham Miners Association	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	1 First	341.702
7	Cockerton Prize Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	1 First	297.215
8	City of Hull	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	C Championship	295.762
9	EverReady	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	C Championship	292.286
10	Trimdon Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	3 Third	272.145
11	North Lakes Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	3 Third	268.020
12	North Skelton	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	1 First	252.733
13	Ellington Colliery	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	2 Second	232.306
14	Jayess Newbiggin	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	2 Second	229.192
15	Dunston Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	2 Second	227.361
16	Spennymoor Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	3 Third	225.214
17	Penrith Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	4 Fourth	222.896
18	Billingham Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	4 Fourth	211.311
19	Barton Community	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	3 Third	206.749
20	Ripon City	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	1 First	198.091
21	York Railway Institute	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	C Championship	184.750
22	NASUWT Concert	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	2 Second	184.556
23	Craghead Colliery	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	3 Third	180.529
24	Felling	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	2 Second	175.222
25	Ashington Colliery	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	2 Second	169.583
26	Harrogate	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	1 First	164.452
27	East Riding of Yorkshire	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	3 Third	163.950
28	Shepherd Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	C Championship	152.714
29	Kirkbymoorside Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	C Championship	138.133
30	Backworth Colliery	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	4 Fourth	137.619
31	Houghton Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	1 First	135.567
32	Fishburn	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	C Championship	129.000
33	Knaresborough Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	4 Fourth	115.000
34	Swinton and District Excelsior	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	4 Fourth	112.210
35	Tewit Community	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	4 Fourth	108.527
36	GT Group Peterlee	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	1 First	81.267
37	Westoe	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	2 Second	79.857
38	Bearpark and Esh Colliery	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	2 Second	67.111
39	Easingwold Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	4 Fourth	40.179
40	Burneside Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	4 Fourth	28.571
41	Cleethorpes	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	4 Fourth	13.333
42	Marske Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	4 Fourth	0.000