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 West Rankings:

#	Band Name	Region	Section	Score
1	Foden's	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	C Championship	760.351
2	Diggle	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	1 First	533.181
3	Morecambe	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	2 Second	487.609
4	Tyldesley	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	1 First	464.392
5	Skelmersdale	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	1 First	458.445
6	Dobcross Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	3 Third	451.313
7	Liverpool	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	2 Second	427.587
8	Golborne	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	2 Second	416.369
9	Leyland	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	C Championship	410.335
10	Whitworth Vale and Healey	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	1 First	374.745
11	Oldham (Lees)	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	C Championship	367.349
12	Wardle Anderson Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	C Championship	356.543
13	Freckleton	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	1 First	346.181
14	Eagley	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	2 Second	337.678
15	KDNS Fairey	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	C Championship	327.879
16	Littleborough	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	4 Fourth	321.818
17	Red Admiral Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	4 Fourth	321.343
18	Rivington & Adlington	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	3 Third	319.118
19	Besses Boys	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	2 Second	313.946
20	Stalybridge Old	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	3 Third	290.145
21	Darwen Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	4 Fourth	274.315
22	Boarshurst Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	C Championship	267.630
23	Pemberton Old Wigan DW	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	C Championship	267.043
24	Valley Brass (Haydock)	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	1 First	253.067
25	Blackburn and Darwen	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	1 First	250.108
26	Acceler8	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	C Championship	242.699
27	Ramsey Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	4 Fourth	240.398
28	Lostock Hall Memorial	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	2 Second	226.656
29	Pemberton Old Wigan DW (B)	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	1 First	218.494
30	Milnrow	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	C Championship	209.455
31	Poulton-Le-Fylde	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	2 Second	207.322
32	Eccles Borough	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	1 First	205.645
33	Eccleston Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	3 Third	205.288
34	Roberts Bakery	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	1 First	197.428
35	Onchan Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	4 Fourth	196.692
36	Middleton	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	2 Second	195.477
37	Ashton-under-Lyne	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	1 First	187.308
38	Pilling Jubilee Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	3 Third	180.554
39	Hawk Green	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	2 Second	179.549
40	Hazel Grove	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	1 First	178.817
41	Manx Concert Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	1 First	173.396
42	Thornton Cleveleys	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	3 Third	170.465
43	Flixton	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	1 First	169.652
44	Uppermill	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	2 Second	167.490
45	Sale Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	3 Third	161.850
46	Goodshaw (BMP Europe)	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	3 Third	159.669
47	Delph	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	2 Second	159.112
48	Rainford	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	C Championship	152.727
49	Haydock	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	1 First	152.635
50	Bollington Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	2 Second	148.198
51	Old Hall Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	2 Second	141.566
52	Silk Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	1 First	139.068
53	City of Chester Bluecoat	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	2 Second	127.712
54	Hoover Bolton	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	3 Third	124.151
55	Wingates	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	C Championship	122.182
56	Longridge	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	C Championship	121.786
57	Trinity Girls	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	3 Third	121.110
58	Brindle	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	4 Fourth	117.553
59	Blackpool Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	3 Third	115.169
60	Haslingden & Helmshore	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	2 Second	111.682
61	CWA Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	3 Third	106.071
62	Clock Face Miners Heritage	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	3 Third	104.565
63	Marple	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	2 Second	102.477
64	Cadishead Public	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	4 Fourth	97.619
65	Allerton Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	2 Second	96.541
66	Stacksteads	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	4 Fourth	90.355
67	Dobcross Youth	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	4 Fourth	88.897
68	St. John's Mossley	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	4 Fourth	87.960
69	Greenfield	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	3 Third	83.317
70	Rode Hall Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	3 Third	79.343
71	Mossley	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	1 First	70.533
72	Blackley	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	4 Fourth	68.571
73	Manx Youth	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	4 Fourth	58.333
74	VBS Poynton	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	2 Second	52.800
75	Besses o' th' Barn	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	3 Third	50.967
76	Douglas Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	4 Fourth	40.584
77	Crewe Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	4 Fourth	26.082
78	Port Sunlight Lyceum	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	4 Fourth	20.059
79	Farnworth and Walkden	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	3 Third	14.667
80	Cheshire Constabulary	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	3 Third	13.278
81	Parr St. Helens	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	4 Fourth	5.250
82	Denton	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	4 Fourth	0.000